, 1886-08-21
CATTLE RAISING IN FLORIDA.


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have Iahorsd srom caora;. 70 Oh. svsr.
gIada. .nd from Tho Atiant;c to ,ho n,,lf
Ev.rv ;rch ~ tb;s terr;torv has been
botIv d;.n,,t.d hv ,hs bo.t;ie Seminole
Tnd;a,. Ira,an la tomahovL
and .caIriro-Lriy. and tbs bIood-curd.
Inc v~arrwboon have b.an common bar.
r;srs 20 ha mot and overcome nv the 6rs,
n~;ora.r. and cattIemen Of the .tate
SUberaver the half will berda were wont
IN roam there the COWBOYS mounted
mon their Acct and touobened Monies
were to he found p~ursuino their natble.s
Courses tbro,,ob the swomns and i,nglas
NJ the interior
Dur;no the c;vi, wsr F,or;d. h..vas con-
t1buted iaroeIv in sunpIv;ng both Fed-
er,l and Confederate armies. Reoular
details were made from the c~ontending
forces composed ~ ernarts in ~cattIa,
harding to collect beef cattle and ann
NV the demand for meat Sinca the var
many thousands of Florida beevea have
been t-ransnortad acro.s the o,,If of Mex.
leo to the Cuban markets Tbers ara
nearly 800 600 head of cattle in the state
The manner nj MANAGING the balf-w;ld
cattle in Florida ia a matter ~ aston;sb-
ment tn those unacoua;nted with The
business. Tbe task REQUIRES stout ath.
let;c. determined vounr men tborouoblv
Injured to the bardshipe and privations Of
outdoor life. trained to the saddle. thor
ouuh woodsmen and experts In averv-
thing pertaining to the business. Parties
of cowbovs usually number from ten to
fifteen men organized under the careful
skill of a superyisor. who assumes all the
responsibility of management. They
are accompanied bv a wagon and team.
containing all the camp e~ouipapes and
supplies for a long and tedious service
The teamster must be a tborouob woods-
man. who follows his painless course
from ranch to ranch and acts in the
double capacity of teamster and cook for
The entire MARTY. StrOnO and Ql1hGfQnflaI
cattle pens are erected at convenient
localities where there ia rich grass and
plenty of water and shade.
The 1round nm ia ~peculiar. Early in
the morning the cowbovs mount their
ponies d~isencumbered of evervtb;ng e,-
cent their long fifteen feet COW wbins or
"drage" and lunch for dinner. OF course.
their broad brimmed hats and heavy
spurs are indispensable appendaees.
Thus equipped, receiving orders from the
BOSS they start out through the cattle
range rounding up everything. congre-
eating usually about noon at some desig-
mated point. After a few hours rest the
-bossr sounds the signal to move by
giving one crack of his long whip, and
every cowboy springs into his saddle and
the herd is moved gently forward to the
ranch or penning place. forming a col
umn of cattle sometimes more than a
mile in length. During dry weather
clouds of dust rise high. and NAV be
seen for miles in the distance. The cat
tie are fresh and lively. hundreds GALLON
ing ahead trying to escape. while a
heavy mass of cows with Young calves
lag heavily in the rear. The herd
marches slowly toward the pen, some
times through difficult swamps and
jungles. The crossing places of creeks
and morasses must be struck squarely,
as a few abrupt turns with a large drove
destroys the march of more than half a