The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 31, July 1927 - April, 1928 Page: 259
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A History of the J A Ranch 259
once more, that the size of the herd gradually decreased from
1888 to 1926. This is explained by the fact that the acreage
owned by the J A interests has been gradually decreased, and the
added fact that the school land and railroad land has been taken
up by settlers; hence the amount of grazing land has been grad-
ually decreased. The American Herd of pure bred Ierefords
reached its peak in 1890, there being 7,314 grown cattle and 1,718
calves branded. The year before (1889) represents the greatest
calf crop branded, namely, 2,284.
The cattle tally books show that at the time (1889) there were
Palo Duro Cattle Tally, 191-1925
Total Calves
Date Grown Branded
Jan. 1, 1913 . .......... ... ..........20,790 6,107
" " 1914 .......................... 20,735 6,250
" " 1915 ...........................19,471 8,147
" " 1916 .. .... ...................20,593 8,625
" " 1917 ... ................. ...25,057 9,425
" " 1918 ...........................24,746 9,006
" " 1919 .......... ....... ........28,296 7,544
" " 1920 ...........................24,548 9,450
" " 1921 ..........................25,286 10,140
" " 1922 ............... ..........27,211 10,170
" " 1924 ..........................17,826 8,840
" " 1925 .......................... 20,834 9,323
Palo Duro Cattle Tally, J A Headquarters, American Herd, later known
as J J Herd of Pure Bred Herefords, 1881-1925
Total Calves
Date Grown Branded
Jan. 1, 1881 .................. ........ 926
" " 1882 .......................... 1,460 799
" " 1883 .......................... 1,855 657
" " 1884 ................... ....... 2,056 883
" " 1885 ........................ . 2,719 1,107
" " 1886 .......................... 2,954 1,400
" " 1887 .......................... 3,716 2,004
" " 1888 .......................... 5,615 2,142
" " 1889 .......................... 6,956 2,284
" " 1890 .......................... 7,347 1,718
" 1891 .......................... 5,480 1,159
" " 1892 .......................... 6,031 1,885
" " 1893 .......................... 5,839 1.814
" " 1894 ........................... 6,236 1,687
" " 1895 .......................... 6,463 1,815
" " 1896 ........................... 6,498 1,801
" " 1897 ........................... 4,119 1,151
" " 1898 .......................... 3,368 1,166
" " 1899 ...................... .... 2,388 699
" " 1900 .......................... 2,213 580
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 31, July 1927 - April, 1928, periodical, 1928; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101088/m1/277/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.