Artist: Herman Krause DeJori (1901–1999)
Jack Turner
TURNER, JACK (1903–1987), inducted 1955
Born in Hillsboro, Texas, Jack Turner graduated from Texas Agricultural & Mechanical College in 1926 and went to work for Harrisdale Farms of Fort Worth. He served as livestock specialist for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and in 1933, assumed management of Silver Creek Farms of Fort Worth. Turner was secretary of the Texas Hereford Association from 1934 to 1938. After the Silver Creek herd was dispersed in 1942, Turner started his own Silver Crest Hereford herd and developed it as one of the leading herds in the nation. He was in demand as a judge as well. From 1946 to 1955, Jack Turner was secretary of the American Hereford Association.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 193