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The largest employer in the state is the United States Department of Defense, which employs approximately 69,000 workers or 3.8% of all working Oklahomans. The largest private employer is Walmart, which employs approximately 32,000 workers or 1.8% of all working Oklahomans. As of 2019, the top 20 employers in the State of Oklahoma were: [14] #
The value and production of individual crops varies substantially from year to year as prices fluctuate on the world and country markets and weather and other factors influence production. This list includes the top 50 most valuable crops and livestock products but does not necessarily include the top 50 most heavily produced crops and ...
The Anchor D Ranch in Guymon, Oklahoma was one of the largest cattle ranches in the No Man's Land section of the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandle area. It was created around 1878 by Ezra Dudley, an investor from Newton, Massachusetts and his son, John. The ranch was headquartered on the Beaver River, in what is now Texas County, Oklahoma. After buying ...
Map of major cattle trails, with the Great Western Trail in the center The Great Western Cattle Trail is the name used today for a cattle trail established during the late 19th century for moving beef stock and horses to markets in eastern and northern states.
The increase made Oklahoma City the 14th-fastest-growing city in 2023 aligning with an upward population trend in southern states. Oklahoma City lands in top 20 of largest US cities by population ...
Oklahoma City has one of the world's largest livestock markets. [12] Oil, natural gas, petroleum products, and related industries are its economy's largest sector. The city is in the middle of an active oil field, and oil derricks dot the capitol grounds.
Australia is one of the world's largest exporters of sheep and cattle. According to Meat and Livestock Australia, 2.44 million sheep were exported to markets in Asia and the Middle East in 2012, [5] reduced from 4.2 million in 2008. [6] The total number of cattle exported in 2012 was 617, 301, down 11% from the previous year.
Of all the cattle ever landed at Deptford market, the largest proportion came from the U.S.A. [85] The practice started in 1878 when American cattle and pigs were "scheduled" for port slaughter. [ 86 ] [ 87 ] [ 88 ] By 1913, when Deptford closed, 3,144,400 American cattle had been landed there, besides sheep and pigs.