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King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States. At some 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2; 1,289 sq mi) [3] it is larger than both the land area of Rhode Island and the area of the European country Luxembourg. [4] It is mainly a cattle ranch, but also produced the racehorse Assault, who won the Triple Crown in 1946.
Charles Goodnight. Charles Goodnight (March 5, 1836 – December 12, 1929), also known as Charlie Goodnight, was a rancher in the American West. [1] In 1955, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. [2]
A modern small-scale cattle drive in New Mexico. Cattle drives were a major economic activity in the 19th and early 20th century American West, particularly between 1850s and 1910s. In this period, 27 million cattle were driven from Texas to railheads in Kansas, for shipment to stockyards in St. Louis and points east, and direct to Chicago.
The ranch was founded in 1847 and is one of the oldest ranches in the United States, pre-dating many mainland ranches in Texas and other southwestern states by more than 30 years. The founder of the ranch was John Palmer Parker who assisted Kamehameha I in ridding the island of feral bulls and was granted land on which he established the ranch.
Sierra Bonita Ranch. The Sierra Bonita Ranch, founded in 1872 by Henry C. Hooker, is one of the oldest cattle ranches in the United States and the ranch buildings have been designated a National Historic Landmark. It was the first permanent American cattle ranch in Arizona. Hooker bought neighboring ranches until his operation became the ...
Cattle baron is a historic term for a local businessman and landowner who possessed great power or influence [1] through the operation of a large ranch with many beef cattle. Cattle barons in the late 19th century United States were also sometimes referred to as cowmen, [2] stockmen, or just ranchers. In Australia, similar individuals owned ...
The Herd Quitter by C. M. Russell. A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. Cattle drives ensure the herds' health in finding pasture and bring them to market. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose ...
In fact, commenters like @justanother1234 are in unanimous agreement that this cow owner is "100% living his best life." It's cool enough as it is to have a farm right next to a golf course where ...