HISTORY OF THE BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRY IN ILLINOIS BY FRANK WEBSTER FARLEY THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1915 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS May 22, 1915 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE THESIS PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION BY _Frank Webster Farley_ ENTITLED _History of the Beef Cattle Industry in Illinois_ ______________________________________________________________ IS APPROVED BY ME AS FULFILLING THIS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF _Bachelor of Science in Agriculture_ ____________________________________________________ _~Henry P Rusk~_ Instructor in Charge APPROVED: _May 27, 1915_ ~Herbert W. Mumford~ HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF Animal Husbandry INDEX 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. HISTORY OF THE BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS I. INTRODUCTION _Topography of the Land_