The Cattleman’s Pages of History T
HE CATTLEMAN MAGAZINE IS MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD TAKE A few minutes each month to look back 50 and 100 years to fi nd out what was of interest to cattle raisers at the time. We have reprinted the text of these news
items from 1916 and 1966 as they appeared in the issue. Any comments from the edi- tor appear in brackets.
January 1916 ➤ Strenuous opposition to tick eradication developed at Ada, Oklahoma, when night riders destroyed by fi re the barns of two county commissioners. Several of the vats were previously destroyed by dynamite. A newspaper publisher who commented on the work of the night riders received a letter of warning. It is hoped that the law abiding citizens of the county will succeed in discovering the guilty parties. ➤ Ranchmen in South Texas have been having a great deal of trouble with deer hunters, who through reckless shooting often kill cattle and horses and endanger the lives of those residing on the premises. As a result, the larger ranchers for the most part have “posted” their premises, and those who trespass are fi nding it expensive. During the past month ranch hands on the ranch of Asa A. Jones discovered a hunter on “posted” premises who had killed a deer. They promptly arrested him and took him to Carrizo Springs. The Justice fi ned him $10.00 and costs, which totaled $56.00. “This may seem a little strong,” said a visitor at Association headquarters, “but after a man has had one or two $75.00 cows
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and a registered bull or two killed by hunters he will appreciate the fact that a man must protect himself against loss.” ➤ A turkey race was staged at Floydada, Texas, during the past month. Approximately 2,000 people were present. One hundred and three turkeys were turned loose and became the property of those who succeeded in capturing one.
January 1966 ➤ A measure of the importance of mesquite eradication was evident in the number of livestock producers who met in Quanah, Texas, Dec. 8 [1965] to hear authori- ties discuss ways to rid Southwestern ranges of this troublesome problem. More than 5,000 ranchers were on hand to launch a nation-wide mesquite eradication program that could have a signifi cant economic impact on thousands of ranches and countless communities. ➤ On Oct. 29, 1965, in the Second Court of Conroe, Texas, Maxie M. Taylor pleaded guilty to a charge of cattle theft. He was charged with the theft of one steer from the ranch of Billy Wood of Montgomery, Texas, where he entered the pasture and shot and killed a steer. Taylor and his alleged accomplice then took the steer with them and later butchered and sold the meat. On his plea of guilty, Taylor received a fi ve-year sentence in the state penitentiary. Investigating and arresting offi cers on the case were: Montgomery county
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sheriff’s department, Texas Ranger Ed Gooding, Bud Newberry and TSCRA Field In- spector Buck Eckols.
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