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Show desert and mountains were ready for use. Naturally, if not inevitably, Utah became a grazing state. A century later, her people could count well over half a million cattle on her farms and ranges. This did not mean that Utah was a leader in the production of meat. Other states had more acres of range and sent more cattle to market. But it did mean that Utah's economy, more than some of her citizens realized, had been significantly enriched by her cattle industry. (UHQ 32:182) Cowboy Poetry From Utah |