Blood On The Wire In Texas
Barbed wire sparked a violent era on the Texas open range from 1875 onward. Fences caused horse and cattle injuries and deaths, spurring deadly clashes, gatekeeping, and a 1884 law making fence cutting a felony as Texas wrestled with how to fence land amid a booming cattle trade. The piece notes widespread violence and the harsh toll on horses and mustangs, with deaths and injuries mounting across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy D. Hall
Texas
Kansas
Europe
Gulf
Panhandle
Red River
Rio Grande
South Plains
Concho River
Vermont
Schletcher County
Estacaedo
Hill Country
Texas Wheat Harvests Lead Nation in 1975 Prospects
Texas crop outlook shows the 1975 wheat harvest may become the largest in state history with May 1 forecasts at 140 million bushels, up 20 percent from December estimates and far above 1974’s 52.8 million. The 1976 national wheat allotment rises to 61.6 million acres, based on yield and use projections, guiding payments on allotted acres. Milk, citrus, and other farm data show declines in dairy output and reduced citrus boxes, with ongoing plantings and harvests across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Low Plains
South Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Valencia
Rio Grande Valley
Taxpayers in Jane County face larger 1974 tax bite
Special to the News reports that for 1974 tax receipts the nation may see a slight decline from last year amid a proposed broad tax cut. Jane County residents expect higher personal taxes than 1973, while unemployment lowers some contributions. Local share of Texas receipts is minimal at 0.05 percent.
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New York
Jane County
Liana County
Texas
President
Congress
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Moore State Bank
Llano News
Llano
Moara State Bank
Weather Bureau
Moore State
Moore State Bank “Sizzler
Arti
Texas Department of Agriculture
John C. White
Austin
W Johan B. Fri
Fenance
Consumer Protection Division
Brill
Treasury Department
Rio Vista
Kingsland
Johnson-Inks Real Estate
W. Young
Mark Beaubien
Frue
Liano
al Tie
Glenn Ratlitt
Sation
John Buker
P.O
Ebal
U.S
Swenson Western Auto
Ford St
James O ‘Thompson
la Forte
Pheane
James
Palmer
George Robertson
Brown
Walter Milliorn, Sr
Walter Millforn, Jr
Capitol Station
Marilyn
Winfrey
West
Llano, Texas
Mark Scott
la Paloma
Llano Hospital
L. Tatsch
Liano Hospital
Dan Hoerster
T. J. Atwood
Nell Westerman
Temple
Myron
Wasterling
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