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Highland cattle effort builds national prestige in Trans Pecos
Henry T. Fletcher reviews the Highland country in Trans Pecos Texas where steady improvement and strong cooperation among cattlemen shaped the Highland Hereford drive. The piece traces climate, range, and pioneer settlement, the rise of direct marketing, the Highland Hereford Breeders association, auction sales, and the impact on markets from Kansas to the East with leaders like W. B. Mitchell and the Marfa fair promoting growth and breed improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Fletcher
Western Livestock Magazine
Trans-Pecos Texas
California
New England
Rio Grande
Canadian
Trans-Pecos Highlands
Highland Country
Rocky Mountains
United States
Marfa
Davis Mountains
Front Range
Marfa Platea
Davi
Pecos River
Chihuahua
Mexico
Texas
Middle West
Col. O. C. Slaughter
Chicago
Missouri
Hereford
Highland
Earlands
Anyelse
Central Western States
Panhandle
Kansas
Big Bend
Highland Hereford Breeders’ Association
W. B. Mitchell
Highland Association
United States Bureau of Patents
Kansas City
New
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Towa
Southwest
Missouri River
Atlantic Sea Board
Agricultural College
Minnesota
Tennessee
America
Highland Registered Hereford Association
American Hereford Association