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2. Anchor D Ranch - Wikipedia

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   The ranch was headquartered on the Beaver River, in what is now Texas County, Oklahoma. After buying his first herd of cattle in south Texas, he hired experienced cowboys to drive them to the ranch. He continued to add more cattle, until he eventually he was feeding around thirty thousand cattle on an estimated 960,000 acres (1,500 sq mi). [a]

3. King Ranch - Wikipedia

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   By 1870, 300,000 head of cattle made their way from the West to the railroads of Kansas, and thence to the stockyards of Chicago. On a Texas ranch, a steer worth $11 would bring $20 from a buyer in Abilene. The buyer in turn could ask $31.50 at the Union Stock Yards. King could drive his cattle for a hundred days to the railheads of Kansas.

4. State of steak: Can one of Oklahoma's most historic ... - AOL

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   The supply of cattle in feed yards, the last stop before slaughter, started 2024 strong, with sufficient inventory for meat packers, according to Oklahoma Farm Report. Fewer cattle ready for ...

5. XIT Ranch - Wikipedia

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   Cowboys at the XIT Ranch in 1891. The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of land, it ran for 200 miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico, varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km).

6. Cattle drives in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Map of major cattle trails between 1866-1890. The first large-scale effort to drive cattle from Texas to the nearest railhead for shipment to Chicago occurred in 1866, when many Texas ranchers banded together to drive their cattle to the closest point that railroad tracks reached, which at that time was Sedalia, Missouri.

7. Cattle thief stole 3,000 Charlotte-area cows, sold them in ...

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   Cows stolen in NC were driven to Texas and Oklahoma and sold for $1 million, prosecutors said. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...