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.
May 1916 ➤ “A visitor at the Association headquarters during the past month was Sir Francis Webster, of Ashbrook, Scarbrough, Scotland. Mr. Webster is a stockholder in the Matador Land and Cattle Company, and has visited the ranch in Texas a number of times… Methods of feeding cattle in Scotland, he said, are quite different from Texas. In that country cattle are stall fed, the chief ration being turnips. The most common breeds are Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus and Ayershire.” ➤ “Tick eradication is progressing nicely in the State of Texas. According to the re- cords of Dr. L. J. Allen, U.S. Inspector in charge of this work in Texas, fi fteen coun- ties, covering an area of 16,354 square miles, have declared war on the tick during 1916. In this territory there are now 499 dipping vats and others are being built.”
The Cattleman May 1916
May 1966 ➤ The Cattleman cover, color photograph by Audie Rackley “To many cattlemen of the world, Santa Gertrudis cattle feeding on good green
pasture, as in this scene, represents a most pleasant sight to behold. This colorful picture was taken recently at the Briggs Ranch, San Antonio, Texas, where good cattle and grass are in abundance.” ➤ Bonnard Lee Parker Retires “Bonnard Lee Parker retired as Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Asso-
ciation fi eld inspector of District 16, April 1. He started with the association as a new man in a new district. In fact, he says, ‘the district was formed the day I went to work in 1943.’ “Parker is a man who is to be commended for his work as an inspector and father. “The inspector married his school sweetheart from Cameron Texas. He and
his wife Katy, raised seven children, fi ve boys and two girls. In addition to these, the couple also raised and schooled two other boys. “Since neither Parker nor his wife had the opportunity to obtain an advanced
The Cattleman May 1966
education, it was decided that their children would be provided an opportunity to fi nish high school. This was accomplished. “Both Parker and his wife have compassion for orphan children, because
as children, each had lost their father. While living in Tahoka, Parker and his wife learned of two orphan boys whose mothers had died, and their fathers seldom avail- able to care for them. The Parkers took them into their family. “When asked if they would like to attend school, one boy said he would if Parker
would let him keep his dog. The boy kept his dog and went to school. “Today, these two men are leading good lives and making a successful living,
made possible by an inspector for TSCRA who gave them a helping hand when they needed it most.”
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