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A Brand Book published by the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association. A Brand Book records all livestock brands registered with an organization. In the U.S. most states have branding laws that require brands to be registered before use.
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, the organization was founded in 1964 to serve as a registry for the longhorn breed. The Association was started by rancher Charles Schreiner, III, grandson of the legendary cattle baron Captain Charles Armand Schreiner who sent approximately 150,00 head of longhorn to market after the Civil War. [1]
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 ...
The standard Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association identification sign; photo taken near the ranch of Gene S. Walker, Sr., in Webb County, Texas.. Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Inc., is an organization established in 1877 by forty Texas cattlemen for the purpose of combating unbridled livestock theft.
Their cattle brand, with a connected E and J (standing for Espíritu de Jesús), became the first registered cattle brand in what was to become Texas. The brand had been modeled after one used by the Jesuits, and brought from Spain when the De León family emigrated. Martín officially registered it in Texas under the family name in 1807. [6
The cattle business in Texas is worth an estimated $15.5 billion, making it by far the most profitable agricultural commodity in the state, according to the state’s Department of Agriculture.
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.
The RSR, transferred to American Bucking Bull, Inc., becoming the heart of the organization. The DNA registry database grew from 20,000 livestock registrations to over 180,000 in a little over a decade. [9] At that point, in 2003, other investors were invited to buy stock in the ABBI. Thousands of dollars were invested, which the PBR matched.