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"We
worked under the scorching midsummer sun, when the wide plains shimmered
and wavered in the heat; and we knew the freezing misery of riding
night guard round the cattle in late fall roundup."
Theodore Roosevelt |
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"On
the range, the supply of good cooks was always low and the demand
keen. Without questions the cook is the most important man in any
ranch outfit."
Ramon F. Adams |
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"Out
where the handclasp's a little stronger, out where the smile dwells
a little longer - That's where the West begins."
Arthur Chapman |
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In
the height of the Depression, they began the Texas Cowboy Reunion.
Originally a 30,s spirit builder, is now a beloved Texas institution.
Part rodeo and part homecoming, in early July each year, five hundred
contestants gather in Stamford's natural bowl arena for traditional
rodeo activities. A well-recognized western art show rounds out the
events. Food, fun and lazing days on the land combine to make this
a memorable time each year. Call 915-773-2411 for dates and hotel
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"Sometimes
we have winter all summer and summer all winter. It's mighty regular
about not raining, though."
Mark Twain |
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F.S. "Frank" Hastings, SMS Ranch
Manager from 1902 to 1922, became an early marketing innovator using
direct mail successfully to sell top-of-the-line SMS registered cattle
to farmers in the Midwest.
He commissioned booklets, now historically significant, complete with
pictures reflecting all aspects of ranch life and raising cattle.
These hundred page plus catalogs were mailed out each year throughout
the Midwest farming community. From those, farmers with good grazing
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