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A RANCHMAN'S 

 RECOLLECTIONS 



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IN WHICH UNFAMILIAR FACTS BEARING UPON THE 

 ORIGIN OF THE CATTLE INDUSTRY IN THE 

 SOUTHWEST AND OF THE AMERICAN 

 PACKING BUSINESS ARE STATED, 

 and CHARACTERISTIC INCI- 

 DENTS RECORDED 



BY 



FRANK S. HASTINGS 



Manager of the S. M. S. Ranch 

 Stamford, Texas 



PUBLISHED BY 



THE BREEDER'S GAZETTE 



542 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



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