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The passing of the range cattle industry in Oklahoma
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A history of California's range-cattle industry, 1770-1912 : a dissertation
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Dissertation on the history of California's cattle industry. Chapters are largely divided chronologically and identified by Pulling as Spanish California Cattle Days (1770-1822), the Mexican Era (1822-1848), Early American California (1848-1862), Drought and Rebuilding (1862-1870), and An Industry at Bay (1870-1890). Covered topics include the natural environment of range cattle, their care and feeding, the price and distribution of cattle products, the number of cattle in California, range restrictions (including the Land Act of 1891), no-fence laws, diseases (including Texas fever, blackleg, and anthrax), various laws regarding cattle ownership and slaughter regulations, and the effect of droughts on the cattle industry. Includes two map drawings of California, an extensive bibliography, and appendices. Presented as a dissertation for the Ph.D. in history from the University of California, June 1944.
mssHM 72901-72902
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The cattle industry in Oregon, 1860-1890
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Seminar paper on the history of Oregon's cattle industry from 1860-1890. Topics include a description of grazing lands in Oregon, the encroachment of cattle ranchers onto grazing areas of Indian reservations in the Pacific Northwest, beef canning (particularly as related to John West and Company), the exporting of Oregon cattle (focusing on exports to Puget Sound, Montana, and eastward as far as Great Britain), cattle ranching practices (such as the acquisition of land, grazing tactics, ranch equipment, and the winter care or neglect of cattle), cattle breeding, and cattle rustling, including "slick-earing" (the stealing of motherless calves from another herd). Written as a seminar paper for a History of the Pacific Northwest course. Includes bibliography.
mssHM 72996
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Chapman, Arthur. "The Last War for the Cattle Range": [photocopy]
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