Cattlemen

The youngster's mom called the cattlemen and asked, "Where should I send the bill?" he said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Frewen was loathed by the locals, and after the vicious winter of 1886–1887, was among the cattlemen who went under. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

As grazing lands dry up, cattlemen sell more livestock ❋ Unknown (2011)

Once this grass had dominated the landscape the way the sage did now, until early cattlemen had allowed their cattle to overgraze it. ❋ Janet Dailey (2011)

In the battles between Wyoming sheepmen and Colorado cattlemen early in the last century, the sheep owners were in the stronger position because of the financial support of the able and savvy Cosgriffs. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

Over the years, the FARC also terrified the country by kidnapping thousands of Colombians from whom they extracted ransoms, and extorting cattlemen and businessmen. ❋ Darcy Crowe (2011)

U.S. cattlemen had a total 90.8 million cattle and calves as of Jan. 1, the USDA said Friday in its annual cattle inventory report. ❋ Marshall Eckblad (2012)

A group of four cattlemen stand to lose most of their summer grazing land—about 1,000 acres—under restrictions proposed by the Corps of Engineers. ❋ Jim Carlton (2011)

The land available for ranching in the region and statewide has been shrinking steadily for decades, as cattlemen sell out, often to developers. ❋ Jim Carlton (2011)

The cattlemen are getting hit pretty hard, which is something that I've written about, and hope that the people who love having the wolves back will chip in and help with. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tales abound of cheating, lying, imaginative cattlemen selling paper cows that did not exist. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

The cattlemen aim to train at least 20,000 more, in the hope of building a forceful counterweight to the animal-rights advocates who denounce beef production as inhumane, and the vegetarian activists who reject beef consumption as unhealthy. ❋ Stephanie Simon (2011)

Mr. Hadrick's video went viral on YouTube—at least among fellow cattlemen, who bombarded Yellow Tail with protest emails. ❋ Stephanie Simon (2011)