Author: B. J. Andrew FrantzPublisher:
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Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
History of Cattle and Stock Yards in Lancaster County Prior to 1800
Author: B. J. Andrew FrantzPublisher:
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Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society
Author: Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancaster County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Includes minutes of the Society's meetings.
Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Lancaster County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
America's Historic Stockyards
Author: J'Nell L. PatePublisher: TCU Press
ISBN: 9780875653044
Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Livestock markets for the sale and distribution of meat developed as early as the days of colonial America. In the mid-nineteenth century, as westward expansion increased and railroads developed, stockyard companies formed in order to meet the demand of a growing nation. Contrary to markets, these companies were centrally organized and managed by a select few principal partners. America's Historic Stockyards: Livestock Hotels is an examination of such stockyards, from their early beginnings to their eventual decline. Stockyards helped to establish some of America's greatest cities. Early on the scene were stockyards in cities such as Cincinnati, otherwise known as "Porkopolis," and meat stockyards and packing powerhouse Chicago, which was considered the number one livestock market in the nation. Markets soon opened in the Midwest and eventually expanded further westward to California and Oregon. Other smaller markets made large contributions to the industry. The cow towns of Fort Worth and Wichita never reached the status of Chicago but did have large livestock receipts. Fort Worth, for instance, became the largest horse and mule market in 1915, as World War I produced an increased demand for these animals. Meatpacking moguls known as the Big Four--Phillip Armour, Gustavus Swift, Nelson Morris, and Edward Cudahy--usually financed these growing markets, controlled the meatpacking business and, in turn, the stockyards companies. Although the members changed, this oligopoly remained intact for much of the duration of the stockyards industry. However, as railways gave way to highways, the markets declined and so too did these moguls. By the end of the twentieth century, almost every major market closed, bringing an end to the stockyard era. J'Nell Pate's examination of this era, the people, and the markets themselves recounts a significant part of the history of America's meat industry.
Agricultural History Series
Author: A Bibliography of the History of Agriculture in the United States
Author: Everett Eugene EdwardsPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A History of Livestock Raising in the United States, 1607-1860
Author: James Westfall ThompsonPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Inventory of the County Archives of Pennsylvania
Author: Historical Records Survey of PennsylvaniaPublisher:
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Category : Archival resources
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Writings on American History
Author: An Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1729-1850
Author: Eleanore Jane FultonPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806305355
Category : Lancaster County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
This important work has the names of nearly 15,000 Lancaster County residents who left wills or died intestate, 1729-1850. Arranged in two alphabets, the full name of the deceased is given, as well as the year, the book volume and page wherein the records are to be found. There is also a brief history of the early inhabitants of the area, and a classified bibliography.