Bushman Cattle

In the early 1920's John Martin started to purchase the start of his farm ground located in Cedar Valley, the Fields around Lehi and near the point of the mountain north of Lehi. During the Depression he traded seven bags of flour for twenty acres of ground, which cause a little tension with his wife Elfraeda. Over the years he built the farm into... a profitable business venture raising beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry and crops in the Lehi area. The cattle would spend their summers in Oquirrh Mountains, west of Lehi, on range ground along with members of the Lehi Cattlemans Association. In the fall the cattle returned to Lehi to be calved during the winter and spring. This continued until Keith Bushman, his son came back from serving in World War II and finished college. In 1955 Keith returned to Lehi and was hired as a school teacher at Lehi High School and farmed in his spare time. Keith at this point started to take over the farm as John Martin was ready to retire. The farm began to increase in size and numbers. PictureRead More