The Cattleman's Pages of History

We 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 find 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.

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October 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.
➤ 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 field reports from Texas show for July 760,846 dippings and for August 740,751 dippings under Federal or State supervision.”

➤ A new stunt was introduced at the recent Annual 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.

“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 Roberts 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 fiddling proclivities he is an artist at the buck and wing dance. The fiddle used by Mr. Bonner was made in 1636 and is valued at $1,000.00. He has been playing it for fifty-five 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 medals won in fiddling 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 Confederate soldiers. Take a tip from me, and the next time you have a fiddlers’ contest be sure to have this trio on hand.”

October 1966

➤ The Cattleman cover, Photo by Jerry Lynas
“This herd of approximately 1,000 cattle being herded across the Intercoastal Canal about eight miles north of McFaddin’s Beach, belong to J.J. Hebert and Co. Each year ranchers move their cattle south of the canal in order that the animals may live off the winter salt grass which survives the cold weather. In the spring, the cattle are returned totheir original pastures. This particular drive began near La Belle and ended near Sabine Pass.

➤ 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, profit-and-loss statement, and cash flow 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 financial plan appropriate for his crop and livestock enterprises, be prepared to explain and defend it fully to the lender—and then follow the approved plan. In short he must become a businessman in agriculture.”

“Pages of History” is from the October 2016 issue of The Cattleman magazine.

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