Don't Fence Me In
Description
Introduction: Before the Civil War, most Texas cattle were driven in small herds to markets by their owners, but in the boom following that war, entrepreneurs bought steers by the thousands to supply the demand for beef back East. A typical trail herd in this post-war era numbered between 2,000 and 3,000 head, and some cattlemen sent fifteen or more herds up the trail in a single season.
Recommended Citation
Hoy, Jim (2017). "A Day in the Life of a Chisholm Trail Drover," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2017/fence/6
A Day in the Life of a Chisholm Trail Drover
Introduction: Before the Civil War, most Texas cattle were driven in small herds to markets by their owners, but in the boom following that war, entrepreneurs bought steers by the thousands to supply the demand for beef back East. A typical trail herd in this post-war era numbered between 2,000 and 3,000 head, and some cattlemen sent fifteen or more herds up the trail in a single season.
