Rose, Pat Sr Spring 1973
Pat Rose discusses his involvement in both sheep and cattle ranching in the Del Rio area.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Pat Rose Sr.
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: Spring 1973
Location: Del Rio, Texas
Interviewer: None Given
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: First ranch (1919),
Livestock,
Sheep,
Sheep vs. cattle,
Feeding methods,
Amount of land per ewe,
Increasing wool production,
Ranching course,
Texas Christian University,
Changes in Del Rio, Texas,
Personal health,
Ownership and operation of two ranches,
Ab Rose,
Patrick Henry Rose,
Arrival (1883),
Ranch in Mexico,
Livery stable in Del Rio,
Bright’s disease.
Tape 1, Side 2: Ranch expansion,
Land taxes,
Lake Amistad,
Employer-employee relation,
Young livestock,
Cross breeding,
Hereford and Santa Gertrudis,
Exotic cattle,
Extent of son’s holdings,
Discussion of family,
Pat Rose III,
Pat Rose, Jr.,
Race horses,
Kentucky-bred throroughbreds,
Ruidoso, New Mexico.
Range Dates: 1883-1973
Bulk Dates: 1919-1973
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