About Our Family

Nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina is Lenoir's Creek Devon cattle, about 45 minutes west of Asheville in a small country area called Cruso. Our family has a fine herd of Devon cattle on a little over 200 acres, most of this is woods, in which the Devon love to roam along with plenty of open pasture.

The Trantham family manages Lenoir's Creek Devon and runs the 200+ acre farm in North Carolina. Pictured are: Robin Smith, Martha Trantham, Julie Trantham (back row, left to right), Michael Smith, Charlie Trantham, James Trantham (front row, left to right).

Charlie and I have been around cattle all of our lives. His father and my father had cattle of many different breeds. It is our opinion that the Devon cattle are the mildest tempered breed. Devon are the most docile cattle of any breed we have worked with. We can work the herd with no additional help.

We breed our largest group of Devon in December. The herd sire Lakota Guardsman F142 has been used for 9 years, but will be replaced by his son "Bill" starting in the fall of 2011. Both bulls are pictured on our "Herd" page. The calves start arriving in mid-September through October. These calves are weaned in May. We also have a small herd that is bred in June, with calving starting in March. These calves are then weaned in September.

You are welcome to come and visit our farm and see Devon cattle in their own environment. Just notify us to make arrangements, and we will be glad to show you a herd of American Devon Cattle, all of which are Registered Pure Devon.