george ranch sepia

a few miles from our Assembly Hall at Rosenburg...there are a number of structures from all time periods in Texas Ranching on this historic and working cattle ranch. Demonstrations of all cowboy and ranching activities can be enjoyed here on Saturdays. It was a special treat to go with the JW Home School group a couple of years back as they toured. The kids were taught how and participated in many activities. It was fun to watch. "Cattle farms" as they were first called, began by roundind up a couple of wild longhorns who wandered on the property. "Pioneers" taugh the kids how to quickly make a split rail fence to contain the cow or two the farmers might round up. The kids were designated "wild longhorns" or "pioneers" and showed how to use whips to keep the cows out of the farmer's garden, and drive them into the hastily built fenced 'corrals'. They saw live demostrations of roping and branding, loading cattle into rail cars to go to market, and actual "dipping vat" activity of the cows, fromerly required before they could be shipped north. Of course, chuckwagon cooking and other activities were also explained....we derfinitely had as much fun as the kids !

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