tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post817614246021749584..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Ranching in the Early 1900sGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-80689395216173174972009-05-01T18:17:00.000-05:002009-05-01T18:17:00.000-05:00By 1900, some of the big ranches had established h...By 1900, some of the big ranches had established herds of cattle that were a single breed. For example, Bartlett Richards of the great Spade Ranch in western Nebraska had a herd of Hereford cattle that numbered in the thousands by 1902, and Hereford cattle from the Spade Ranch won prizes as early as 1901 at the American Royal Stock Show in Chicago. (Source: <I>Bartlett Richards: Nebraska Sandhills Cattleman</I> by Bartlett Richards, Jr. (pages 98, 113-120). I believe the Spade Ranch had fenced boundaries, and thus was able to control breeding. However in areas where the range was still completely open, the cattle were a random herd of crossbreds.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-51991214912259579332009-05-01T12:44:00.000-05:002009-05-01T12:44:00.000-05:00What were some of the breeds of cattle at this tim...What were some of the breeds of cattle at this timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-6736368455890760482009-04-22T08:36:00.000-05:002009-04-22T08:36:00.000-05:00That probably happened every now and then. In the ...That probably happened every now and then. In the very large herd of cattle, a mother and calf would sometimes lose each other, I would guess.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-45996040938982405682009-04-20T13:13:00.000-05:002009-04-20T13:13:00.000-05:00the only thing that I have a problem with is that ...the only thing that I have a problem with is that the calves didn't always follow the mothers, some calves would follow other mothersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-21456159661969885042008-10-06T20:20:00.000-05:002008-10-06T20:20:00.000-05:00Yes, it's very interesting how people moved out we...Yes, it's very interesting how people moved out west and made a living in various ways -- cowboys, homesteaders, miners, freighters, and so on. And let us not forget the strong women too. Sometimes, it must have been surprising who was tough enough to survive and who wasn't.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-13346256368854116402008-10-06T13:15:00.000-05:002008-10-06T13:15:00.000-05:00Somewhere in my archives I have an autographed cop...Somewhere in my archives I have an autographed copy of "Retracing Old Trails" by my great-uncle Frank O'Rourke of Chadron. I also have a set of branding irons that my granddad brought from Gordon some 50 years ago. I am in awe of the perserverance of my ancestors.Runawayimaginationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392405682285496123noreply@blogger.com