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Cattle brands used in Mitchell County in West Texas are displayed on a public mural in Colorado City, Texas Branding irons from the Grant-Kohrs Ranch Branding iron from Swedish stallion depot. Most brands in the United States include capital letters or numerals, often combined with other symbols such as a slash, circle, half circle, cross, or ...
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).
Lea estimated the 1855 expenses were smaller. The first brand was the ere flecha (an R with arrow through it). In 1859, the ranch recorded its first official brands (HK and LK). In 1869, the ranch registered its "Running W" brand, which remains the King Ranch's official mark today. [10] At the time, the ranch grazed cattle, horses, sheep and goats.
Additionally, he changed the name to his cattle brand, 'U Lazy S', which he had registered during the American Civil War. [4] He built a ranchhouse in 1902 and acquired more acres, owning up to 126,227 acres a few years later. [2] [4] In 1906, he sold 50,000 acres to C. W. Post, who founded the new town of Post, Texas. [3] [4]
The JA Ranch is located southeast of Amarillo, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. The main ranch house, now a museum devoted to Charles Goodnight, is located a short way south of United States Route 287. It is a two-story construction, its oldest portion a log cabin which predates the American Civil War. The main portion of the house, built ...
Mar. 2—MIDLAND — For John Scharbauer, the Fifth Generation Rancher, the feeling might take a little bit longer to hit him that his family's cattle business, the Scharbauer Cattle Company is in ...
Hashknife brand. In addition to the cattle, Aztec acquired one of Continental's brands, the Hashknife, because the cattle it imported from Texas were already branded with it. In these new and unsettled Western ranches, it was especially important for cattle to be branded to prove ownership and minimize theft, which was common and at times rampant.
Burnett raised purebred Herefords and Durham bulls, which won national prizes at livestock shows all over the United States. [4] He also bred purebred quarter horses. [4] In 1918, 2,000 head of cattle were killed by a blizzard. [4] Three years later, in 1921, oil was found on the ranch, thus turning it into a very profitable enterprise. [4]