THE RED ROBE OF COURAGE 753 



Co. This was a property of something over 300,- 

 000 acres which joined the Santa Gertrudis on the 

 east of the upper ranch. Other lands were added 

 until over 1,000,000 acres were included in the two 

 ranches. Since the construction of the railway 

 through the property, several hundred thousand 

 acres have been subdivided and sold to farmers, 

 and four towns with a population of from 1,000 to 

 5,000 inhabitants each are now located on what was 

 formerly the ranch proper. 



Mr. Kleberg joins with most of the other expe- 

 rienced range men in giving the palm to the Here- 

 fords in the matter of maintaining their condition 

 under ordinary range conditions. Nevertheless, he 

 is a great admirer of the Shorthorns, and as above 

 stated still maintains them in large numbers. That 

 they require rather better care than the Herefords, 

 however, in order to secure the best results is freely 

 admitted. It was from the King ranch that Mr. 

 Murdo Mackenzie selected in 1912, 150 heifers and 

 650 bulls, mostly Herefords, for export to Brazil. 



Capt. John Tod. — This veteran Scottish herd 

 manager had his first experience with Herefords be- 

 tween 1883 and 1886 in Wabaunsee and Chase coun- 

 ties in Kansas. From 1887 to 1907 he had charge of 

 the Laureles Ranch of 325,000 acres — ^the property 

 of the Texas Land & Cattle Co. on the Gulf Coast in 

 Nueces Co., Tex., since sold to the King estate. 

 From 1887 to 1891 Capt. Tod also managed a ranch 

 in the Panhandle. 



During a period of some twenty years he handled 



