Download or read book History of the Beef Cattle Industry in Illinois written by Frank Webster Farley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Beef Cattle Industry in Illinois by Frank Webster Farley is an in-depth look at the industry of beef in Illinois. Excerpt: "I. Introduction Topography of the Land People Cattle and cattle feeding II. Cattle Feeding Industry The first silo in Illinois The Chicago market III. Cattle Barons and Pioneer Drovers John T. Alexander Jacob Strawn Benjamin Franklin Harris Tom Candy Ponting IV. The Range Industry Texas cattle V. The Pure Bred Industry T. L. Miller Thomas Clark VI. Cattle Plagues VII. The Feed Industry of the United States."