Cad-Re Farm and Ranch Supply opened its doors on the farm in 1970. The founder, Howard Taplin, who was in the Cavalry when they still used horses, formed the feed store name from a combination of two Cavalry terms. The Cavalry term for unit of men was Cadre; and the Cavalry term for the horse was Remount. Howard Taplin took the first part of both of those words, joined with a hyphen to form Cad-Re.

Since the early days with just feed and tack, and some buckets, CAD-RE has grown to include pet supplies, health food, blasting sand, lawn seed,chicks, (and the resulting fresh eggs), rabbits, wild bird feeds and feeders. Guess the Weight of the Turkey and Fall Sale have become two annual events.

Cad-Re maintains a policy of personal service and free advice.