Chapter 21: The Cattle Kingdom

Section 3: Ranches, Rangers, & Cowboys

Ranching in South Texas

•Cattle Kingdom—ranches on the open range from Texas to CanadaBEVO—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