submitted by Steve Paloncy via Oklahoma Ag in the Classromm

agclassroom.org/OK

Students have a chance to learn some Longhorn history in this Oklahoma 4H curriculum piece.   CLICK HERE

Objective
Students will learn about cattle drives by reading informative text. They will summarize the information in writing listing significant information.

Students will measure objects using inches and centimeters. They will also graph data and interpret the information from the graph.

Background
Ranching was developed by the Spanish, who taught it to the people who lived in the area we now know as mexico. In the beginning, ranch hands did all their work on foot. only the privileged Spanish ranchers rode horses. In time, the ranchers discovered their workers needed to move more quickly to avoid the deadly long horns and feisty temperaments of their cattle. So the Mexican vaqueros, or cowboys, became skilled riders. They were the models for the American cowboy.

The first American cowboys rounded up wild longhorn cattle in Texas Territory and drove them north to railway stops like Dodge City, Kansas. There the cattle would be herded into railroad cars and sent to the eastern United States to provide meat for the people living there.

Many of the longhorns that made the first cattle drives were gathered in a criminal way. Texas cowboys would cross into mexico, gather wandering cattle, and drive them back across the Rio Grande river into land not governed by Mexican laws. The longhorns may have been marked in some fashion by the vaqueros-by ear notching or branding-but in Texas Territory it did not matter.

Eventually ranch wars over longhorn cattle erupted along the river. Hired cowboys on both sides of the river would cross to steal longhorns, only to have them stolen back by cowboys on the other side. many cowboys were
killed in these wars.

One of the most famous longhorn steers, old Blue, was owned by Charles Goodnight, a Texas rancher who blazed the Goodnight - Loving Trail to make way for other ranchers who would come later. old Blue was a lead steer. one characteristic of cattle and other herd animals is that they always follow the lead of a dominant member. These natural leaders are the first to cross streams, gullies and other obstacles, showing the others the way.

Old Blue made the long trek from west Texas to Dodge City eight times, leading an estimated 10,000 head of cattle. After his last cattle drive, Old Blue was turned out to live his final days in leisure, in a pasture near the Goodnight Ranch. When he died, his massive horns were mounted and hung in the Goodnight ranch office. (cont'd: READ THE REST HERE)

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With the overwhelming popularity of last year's Longhorn Extravaganza, the ITLA & TLMA are once again working together to offer joint sponsorships for the Longhorn Extravaganza.

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* Centerfold in Texas Longhorn Journal (equiv. to six pages) any month except Herd Sire edition, or four page ranch feature in Texas Longhorn Journal (reg. $3,500)

* Full page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 12 months (reg. $12,000)

* Full page color ad on E-Drover for 12 months (reg. $2,400)

* Featured ranch article on E-Drover (reg. $300)

* Full page ad in ITLA Show Program (reg. $100)

* Full page ad in LWC Program (reg. $300)

* Giant hanging ceiling banner (5' x 20' high) in Cox Convention Center

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved table and tickets for eight (8) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $400)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $20,000

* Full page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 12 months (reg. $12,000)

* Full page color ad on E-Drover for 12 months (reg. $2,400)

* Half page ad in LWC Program (reg. $200)

* Half page ad in ITLA Show Program (reg. $75)

* Giant hanging ceiling banner (5' x 20' high) in Cox Convention Center

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved table and tickets for eight (8) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $400)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $15,000

* Half page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 12 months (reg. $8,400)

* Half page color ad on E-Drover for 12 months (reg. $1,500)

* Half page ad in ITLA Show Program (reg. $75)

* Half page ad in LWC Program (reg. $200)

* Giant hanging ceiling banner (5' x 20' high) in Cox Convention Center

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved table and tickets for eight (8) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $400)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $11,000

* 1/3 page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 12 months (reg. $6,600)

* Half page color ad on E-Drover for 6 months (reg. $750)

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved seats and tickets for four (4) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $200)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $7500

* 1/3 page ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 6 months (reg.$3,300)

* Color banner on E-Drover for 6 months (reg. $450)

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved seats and tickets for four (4)) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $200)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $4,000

* 1/3 page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 2 months (reg. $1,100)

* Color banner ad on E-Drover for 3 months (reg. $225)

* Half page ad in ITLA Show Program (reg. $75)

* Sponsors announced as class enters ring

* Reserved seats and tickets for two (2) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $100)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $1,500

* Recognition in ITLA Show Program

* Recognition in E-Drover and Texas Longhorn Journal show results

* Sponsor announced as class enters ring

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

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