The Early Open-Range Cattle Ranching Industry in Nebraska: America's Greatest Farmer Plays a Role

IF 0.1 4区历史学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Great Plains Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1353/gpq.2023.a897848

H. J. Combs

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Abstract:David Rankin of Tarkio, Missouri, was once referred to as America's greatest farmer. At the time of his death in 1910, Rankin's accomplishments were widely sensationalized in several national publications across the country. Yet little was reported, at the time or since, relating to Rankin's activities in Nebraska's Sandhills in the 1870s and 1880s which had played an integral part in his early operation. This project examines key issues surrounding Rankin's Bar 7 Ranch and chronicles the role these events played in opening the Sandhills to early ranching activities. Issues included extinguishing Native American title to the land, illegally fencing the public domain and the advancing settlement frontier, and dealing with the dreaded Texas fever that plagued herds across the Great Plains in the late 1800s. Rankin's story, even though it covers only a brief period, provides an example of the demise of open-range ranching in Nebraska. Ultimately, Rankin played a central role in some of the great cattle drives and roundups of the 1870s and 1880s, which are "among the best known and most romantic of American frontier icons."

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内布拉斯加州早期的露天牧牛业:美国最伟大的农民扮演的角色

摘要:密苏里州塔基奥的大卫·兰金曾被誉为美国最伟大的农民。1910年兰金去世时，他的成就在全国各地的几家全国性出版物上广为宣传。然而，关于兰金在19世纪70年代和80年代在内布拉斯加州沙丘的活动，当时或此后的报道很少，而这些活动在他早期的经营中发挥了不可或缺的作用。该项目考察了围绕Rankin's Bar 7 Ranch的关键问题，并记录了这些事件在Sandhills早期牧场活动中所起的作用。这些问题包括消灭印第安人对土地的所有权，非法围栏公共领域和推进定居点边界，以及应对可怕的德克萨斯热，这种热在19世纪后期困扰着大平原上的牛群。尽管兰金的故事只涵盖了一个短暂的时期，但它为内布拉斯加州开放牧场的消亡提供了一个例子。最终，兰金在19世纪70年代和80年代的一些伟大的赶牛和围捕活动中发挥了核心作用，这些活动是“美国最著名和最浪漫的边疆象征之一”。

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期刊介绍： In 1981, noted historian Frederick C. Luebke edited the first issue of Great Plains Quarterly. In his editorial introduction, he wrote The Center for Great Plains Studies has several purposes in publishing the Great Plains Quarterly. Its general purpose is to use this means to promote appreciation of the history and culture of the people of the Great Plains and to explore their contemporary social, economic, and political problems. The Center seeks further to stimulate research in the Great Plains region by providing a publishing outlet for scholars interested in the past, present, and future of the region."