Cattle and ranching · event or recognition

Open range era and the 1949 fence law

the closing of the range

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Held: 1949
Place: statewide
District: Outside the Heartland
Geography scope: outside heartland
Status as of 12 September 2026: Historical turning point.
Connections: 3 edges, 3 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.016 (rank 67 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 211) · outside endpoint share 0.00
Confidence: Medium · sources: [IFASCR] [FLMR] [FHBP] (register)

Florida is the last state to pass a mandatory fence law, in 1949; tick eradication from 1923, extension work from 1930 and the new law push the cracker herds onto improved fenced pasture, the landscape the parcel roll still shows [IFASCR][FLMR].

Connections

Support

supportedParker Brothers Ranchthe brothers sell about 35,000 head as the open range closes1916
supportedAdams Ranchthe Braford breed is developed for the fenced pasture era1947 onward

Collaboration

collaborationUF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Centerthe station is the research base of the improved pasture era1941 onward