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Richard King

Santa Gertrudis Cattle

By | Cattle

Santa Gertrudis breed of cattle was the first officially recognized new breed of beef cattle in America. We have a lot of them here in the Southwest. Richard King, founder of the King Ranch, sought to improve his cattle and horse stock through an aggressive, thorough and studied upbreeding (breed…

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The King Ranch in Texas

By | Cattle, Cowboys, Horses, Ranches

The King Ranch, located in south Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, is one of the world’s largest and most famous ranches. The ranch itself is divided into four separate land areas (Laureles, Santa Gertrudis, Encino, Norias) of approximately 1,300 square miles. King had a life long motto “buy land,…

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