Chapter 21: The Cattle Kingdom Section 3: Ranches, Rangers, & Cowboys
Ranching in South Texas Cattle Kingdom— ranches on the open range from Texas to Canada BEVO—it’s what’s for dinner!
Ranching in South Texas King Ranch—very important South Texas ranch King Ranch is located in Kennedy County
Ranching in South Texas More than one million acres at one time Presently 825,000 acres Larger than state of Rhode Island
Ranching in South Texas The owners of King Ranch donated land for the towns of Kingsville & Raymondville
Ranches in the Panhandle Removal of Indians opened up Panhandle to ranching Grass & flat open land good for cattle ranching Ogallala Aquifer provided water
Ranches in the Panhandle Farming in the Panhandle expanded after the appearance of windmills. Windmill
Ranches in the Panhandle John Adair & Charles Goodnight established the JA Ranch in Palo Duro Canyon Charles Goodnight
Ranches in the Panhandle XIT Ranch—Panhandle ranch bought for the cost of a new state capitol in Austin
Ranches in the Panhandle Covered 3 million acres Almost the size of Connecticut 150,000 cattle
Ranchers & Cowboys Bose Ikard— African American trail driver & rancher Bose Ikard
Cowboy Culture Cowboy Culture popularized in America by inexpensive novels that glorified cowboy life.
Cowboy Culture Myth: cowboys lived fearless, happy, & worry free lives roaming through rugged but gorgeous landscapes Fact: faced many dangers, worked long hours, and received little pay