Colorado cattle-raising grew explosively by importing half its stock young from Texas.

Evidence

The prospects of cattle-raising seem at present practically unlimited. In 1876 Colorado had 390,728, valued at £2 : 13s. per head, about half of which were imported as young beasts from Texas. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 166

Categorization

• CANDY: 390,728 cattle valued at £2:13s per head in 1876 — a good bar-trivia number about the cattle boom.