The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-06-11

next season.
Miss Taylor turned her atten-
ton to the worth of several varie-
ties of forage grasses of Arizona
for beef-making, and has planted
vast acres of her range to a new
kind of forage obtained from Aus
tralia and specially adapted to re-
gions of drouths and herds. Ex-
Governor Merrill of Flagstaff says
there is no better informed cattle
ranchero in the Southwest than
Annette Taylor. She can talk on
the pedigrees of Texas and Wyo-
ming steers by the hour.
FAMILIAR WITH PRICES.
She always knows the fluctua-
tions in prices for beef on hoof in
the Eastern markets, and she is
veritable encyclopaedia of in
formation concerning the COM
plexity of railroad transportation
rates for cattle and sheep from
the Southwest station to Kansas
City and Chicago.
When Miss Taylor had learned
the market demand and when and
how best to fatten them, she had
virtually won her success. By
the winter of 1S9S-99 the mort
gage on the ranch had nearly
been paid and the herd had been
increased onethird. In two months
Miss Taylor sold $14, 900 worth of
prime 4-year-old steers. The
ranch home has since been enlarg-
ed, the range has been increased
by some $500 acres, the herd is
three times larger than ever and
the Taylors have ample capital
for their operations.
The son in the Taylor home is
a hopeless invalid and to him the
girl ranchero is devoted. He is
an artist in oils, and every little
while orders go to the cities for
canvas and studies for the invalid g
pleasure. A young sister, Alice
has been educated at seminary
in st. Louis during the last few
years. She returned to the ranch
last June, and at once lightened
Miss Annette's labors by becoming
the ranch bookkeeper, buyer and
paymaster, along with lot OF
concomitant duties.
WEAR MEMS CLOTHES.
The two girls dress IN mems
clothes most of the time when out
on the range.
eve prefer that style of garb,
said the elder, "because it is Sc
suitable to our occupation.
had several serious accidents with
my skirts when riding over the
range and through canons, so that
l threw conventionality to the
winds and dressed like a man
Then, too, woman in trousers
and blouse has much more au
thority over the class of rough
bluff men employed on a cattle
range than a conventional woman
has. Sometimes for weeks / dc
not see anyone who does not liv'
on our range. So what do ] car
if my garb is unusual? 1t is 81
comfortable and safe for riding IL
a saddle. AS for side-saddles
they are unfit for anyone's use
and would kill the toughest COW
boy in a few months"
The ranch home is evidence o
the refinement and ambitions o
these girl managers of cattl
ranch. The large living room
walls are covered with sketchings
water colors and engravings chos
en- with good taste. There ar
artistic easy chairs, mahogan
tables, cabinets of porcelain
shelves of books and Oriental tap
estries. In the little room use
as the ranch Office there is q stee
safe, a big desk, rows of drawer
full of business letters and state
ments. A sunny music roor
with hardwood floor and staine
glass windows is one Of the feG
lures of the house. The musics
instruments comprise piano
either, violin and cornet, and Wis
tors at the home tell of the JOY