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Newspaper The Arizona Cattleman (Tucson, Ariz.) 1917-1920

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About The Arizona Cattleman (Tucson, Ariz.) 1917-1920

Frank M. King, who had formerly published the Border Vidette in Nogales, Arizona, started the weekly newspaper the Arizona Cattleman on March 10, 1917, in Tucson. The Cattleman was the official organ of the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association, as stated in its masthead along with "The Only Strictly Cattle Range Paper Published." It was also the official paper of the Southwest Cattle Growers' Association, the Pinal County Cattle Growers' Association, and the Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board, and it regularly reported on the associations' activities and resolutions made at their annual conventions.

The "cow paper" featured news from around the Southwest, with circulation reaching Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and beyond. The "Livestock Market" column listed cattle prices, while "Cattlettes" described comings and goings, and "Arizona Mavericks" quoted from other Arizona newspapers.  The Cattleman listed applications for new brands, as well as brands of stray cattle, including drawings of the brands, their location on the animal, and the animal's owner. The paper stated it was "not a political organ" (March 10, 1917) but that it would advocate on behalf of livestock growers, though in one column it was hoped that "the people will elect a REAL cowman for governor" (July 2, 1917).

The Cattleman reported on regulation of grazing in national forests, handling of diseases in livestock, the impact of weather and "drouth" (drought), and how the World War I draft would affect the cattle industry. The Arizona Cattle Growers' Association passed a resolution seeking "Cowboy Exemptions" (September 23, 1918). There were educational articles from the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Extension Service; listing of activities at fairs like calf-tying, bronco-busting, and cowboy stunts; and occasional announcements about the need for local cow punchers to appear in movies being filmed in or near Tucson. The paper included news about Mexico related to movement of cattle across the international line, the condition of ranges in Mexico, and border fencing to control rustling. Editorials opposed the opening of a sheep trail through the Apache Indian Reservation that the editor and others felt would impede on the cattle ranges.

The February 18, 1918 issue debuted a new decorative masthead with a detailed drawing of cowboys on horses and cows on the desert range. The newspaper was consistently eight pages, except for occasional special issues, and the cost remained the same throughout King's ownership: $2.00 for a yearly subscription or $.05 for a single issue. The publication schedule catered to its audience, changing from Saturday to Monday, since there were "no rural deliveries on Sunday and by changing it to Monday subscribers will get their paper quicker" (March 26, 1917).

King sold the Arizona Cattleman to the Acme Printing Company in January 1920. With the September 27, 1920 issue the newspaper became the Arizona Cattleman and Farmer, stating that "the time has come to include the southwestern farmer in our journal." Publication continued under several different publishers and editors until 1931.

Provided By: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Arizona Cattleman (Tucson, Ariz.) 1917-1920

Dates of Publication

  • 1917-1920

Created / Published

  • Tucson, Ariz. : F.M. King,

Headings

  • -  Agriculture--Arizona--Newspapers
  • -  Tucson (Ariz.)--Newspapers
  • -  Pima County (Ariz.)--Newspapers
  • -  Agriculture
  • -  Arizona
  • -  Arizona--Pima County
  • -  Arizona--Tucson
  • -  United States--Arizona--Pima--Tucson

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 10, 1917)-v. 4, no. 30 (Sept. 20, 1920).
  • -  Arizona cattleman and farmer (DLC)sn 96060647

Medium

  • v.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn00060075

OCLC Number

  • 44801367

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The Arizona Cattleman Tucson, Ariz. -1920. (Tucson, AZ), Jan. 1 1917. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn00060075/.

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(1917, January 1) The Arizona Cattleman Tucson, Ariz. -1920. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn00060075/.

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The Arizona Cattleman Tucson, Ariz. -1920. (Tucson, AZ) 1 Jan. 1917. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn00060075/.