Collection 1988 - Lonigan (V5.0)
“In the days of the cattle drives for which the west became famous, those movements usually began in Texas and went north to the railroad shipping towns in Kansas, though cattle were often driven on to northern ranges in Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas, or Canada.
The largest herd that could be handled with ease—if that term could be applied to any cattle drive—was about 2500 head. A few larger herds were moved, but they proved difficult and so were rarely attempted.
It was customary to move such ...herds at twelve to fifteen miles per day, and often less, depending on the existing grass and water. The idea was to take time and let the herd fatten up as it moved.
In the days of the early drive the horns on a longhorn would average over four feet wide, and those with horns of six feet and better could be found in almost every herd. There were a few, of course, that exceeded that breadth, but they were the exception.
Stampedes were the bane of the drover’s existence for more weight could be run off in a night than could be put on in a week, and aside from the loss of many head of cattle, the weight loss was enough to cut all the profit from such a drive.MoreLess
The largest herd that could be handled with ease—if that term could be applied to any cattle drive—was about 2500 head. A few larger herds were moved, but they proved difficult and so were rarely attempted.
It was customary to move such ...herds at twelve to fifteen miles per day, and often less, depending on the existing grass and water. The idea was to take time and let the herd fatten up as it moved.
In the days of the early drive the horns on a longhorn would average over four feet wide, and those with horns of six feet and better could be found in almost every herd. There were a few, of course, that exceeded that breadth, but they were the exception.
Stampedes were the bane of the drover’s existence for more weight could be run off in a night than could be put on in a week, and aside from the loss of many head of cattle, the weight loss was enough to cut all the profit from such a drive.MoreLess
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