The Cattleman’s Pages of History W


E ARE IN THE 103RD YEAR OF THE CATTLEMAN MAGAZINE. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD TAKE A few minutes each month to look back in history to fi nd the interests of cattle


raisers at the time. We have reprinted the text of these news items as they appeared in the issue. Any comments from the editor appear in brackets.


October 191 r 1916


The caption for the October 1916 cover is, “1916 Roundup In The White Mountains Of New Mexico.”


In that issue, we read these 2 excerpts. ³ Texas Breaks Dipping Records


“The cattlemen of Texas have broken all records by carrying out both in July and August more dippings to eradicate cattle ticks than have been performed by any other State in a single month. The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s fi eld reports from Texas show for July 760,846 dippings and for August 740,751 dippings under Federal or State


The Cattleman October 1916


supervision.” ³ A new stunt was introduced at the recent An- nual Cowboys’ Reunion at Las Vegas, New Mexico.


In “bull-dogging” a steer, “Tex” Austin jumped to the steer’s back from a Ford car instead of a horse. The car was driven by Johnny Judd. “Tex” made the jump and succeeded in throwing his steer.


October 1966 ³ The Cattleman cover, Photo by Jerry Lynas “This herd of approximately 1,000 cattle be- ing herded across the Intercoastal Canal about eight miles north of McFaddin’s Beach, belong to


to J.J. Hebert and Co. Each ch year ranch their cattle south of the canal in ord


chers move rder that the


animals may live off the winter salt grass which survives the cold weather. In the spring, the cattle are returned to their original pastures. This particular drive began near La Belle and


The Cattleman October 1966


ended near Sabine Pass. ³ In the article “Financing Agriculture In The Future” by Lindley Finch, Vice President, Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, we read this excerpt. “Audits, profi t-and-loss statement, and cash fl ow projections will be needed by both the borrower and the lender as farm


credit acquires more of the characteristics of industrial credit. The operator must have a satisfactory fi nancial plan appropriate for his crop and livestock enterprises, be pre- pared to explain and defend it fully to the lender—and then follow the approved plan. In short he must become a businessman in agriculture.”


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“One of the banner entertainment features at the Midland Fair and Interstate Stock Show was an “Old Fiddler’s Contest,” between M.J. Bonner of Weatherford, Jesse Rob- erts of Springtown and J.K.P. Harris of Maryneal, Texas. On the right is pictured M.J. Bonner, the winner, who informed us that the contest was for the World’s Championship. He is 69 years of age. In addition to his fi ddling proclivities he is an artist at the buck and wing dance. The fi ddle used by Mr. Bonner was made in 1636 and is valued at $1,000.00. He has been playing it for fi fty-fi ve years. On the left is Jesse Roberts of Springtown, who was third. J.K.P. Harris of Maryneal, who is said to have more gold med- als won in fi ddling contests than a band leader in the moving pictures, was second. He escaped before this picture was made. Messrs. Bonner, Roberts and Harris are all old Con- federate soldiers. Take a tip from me, and the next time you have a fi ddlers’ contest be sure to have this trio on hand.”


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