This potential loss may be described as the difference between the value of the cattle industry of the South to-day and the extent to which this industry would be increased if farmers and Ranchmen were assured that their lands and cattle would not become infested with fever ticks.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Balancing probabilities, it had seemed to Flatray that these might be the tracks of Ranchmen who had arrived after the hold-up and were following the escaping bandits up the lateral.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine
Her eyes, shining with excitement, passed the crowd moving in and out of the store, for already the news of the hold-up had brought riders and Ranchmen jogging in to learn the truth of the wild tale that had reached them.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine