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In an attempt to 'satisfy the insatiable demands of the cattle-men for more grazing land', millions of acres of sagebrush were sprayed with herbicides yearly during the 1950s and 60s, in order to replace sage with grass.
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And in the spring the Outlanders will come here with fire and sword and exterminate hundreds, perhaps thousands, of peaceful farmers, cattle-men and villagers. '
Ironhand's Daughter Gemmell, David 1995
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To his estate on the Borders, he brought down from Aberdeenshire a farm manager and a number of cattle-men.
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As he tossed, half waking, she heard him groan and curse the cattle-men with oaths that made her glad she had sent the children from home.
Judith of the Plains Marie Manning
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He had his way to make, the same as the next one; and, all said and done, the cattle-men were glad to get
Judith of the Plains Marie Manning
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To that noble but ever decreasing band of men under whose blue and buckskin shirts there lives a soul as great and beats a heart as true as ever human breast contained -- to the cowboys, rangers, scouts, hunters and trappers and cattle-men of the "GREAT WESTERN PLAINS," I extend the hand of greeting acknowledging the FATHER-HOOD of GOD and the
The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" Nat Love
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Takes about a day for us little cattle-men to round up, and then about two days more to drive them down to the railroad.
The Children's Portion Various
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Alida she makes him the best kind of a wife, them kids is the pride of his life, and then, them cursed cattle-men do for him.
Judith of the Plains Marie Manning
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She despised herself for doubting; yet these were troublous times, and all was fair between sheep and cattle-men.
Judith of the Plains Marie Manning
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Meanwhile he had used all his influence as a newly appointed member of the Wetmore outfit to soothe the ruffled feelings of the cattle-men.
Judith of the Plains Marie Manning
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