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2. History of agriculture in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The history of agriculture in the United States covers the period from the first English settlers to the present day. In Colonial America, agriculture was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most towns were shipping points for the export of agricultural products. Most farms were geared toward subsistence production for family use.

3. Sidney Kidman - Wikipedia

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   George Kidman. Elizabeth Mary (Nunn) Kidman. Sidney Kidman (right) and J. R. Chisholm in 1905. Sir Sidney Kidman (9 May 1857 – 2 September 1935), known as Sid Kidman and popularly named "the Cattle King", was an Australian pastoralist and entrepreneur who owned or co-owned large areas of land in Australia in his lifetime.

4. Rural King - Wikipedia

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   Rural King Supply is a farm supply store based in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1960, as of 2024 the chain has 135 stores in the U.S. states of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Alabama. [1] The company also operates an online ...

5. Henry Miller (rancher) - Wikipedia

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   Henry Miller, c. 1887 Correspondence between Henry Miller and his superintendent, P.H. Turner. Henry Miller (July 21, 1827 – October 14, 1916) was a German-American rancher known as the "Cattle King of California" [1] who at one point in the late 19th century was one of the largest land-owners in the United States.

6. S. Kidman & Co - Wikipedia

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   He was one of the greatest pastoral landholders in Australian history and became known by the nickname of "The Cattle King". [1] The entire landholding was placed up for sale in April 2015, comprising 11 cattle stations with a total area of over 100,000 square kilometres (38,610 sq mi) with a herd of 155,000 cattle. [2]

7. Margaret Borland - Wikipedia

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   Margaret Heffernan Borland (April 3, 1824 – July 5, 1873) was a pioneering frontier woman who ran her own ranch, as well as handled her own herds. She made a name for herself as a cattle baron and was famous for the drive of Texas Longhorn cattle that she took up the Chisholm Trail from Texas to Wichita, Kansas, with her three surviving children and her granddaughter. [1]