Sunday, October 21, 2001

17 Cowboys

George Tuley/Caller-Times

The number of cowboys may be diminished but as long as there is a need for cattle, there will be ranchers and ranch hands like Jose Salazar.

We still eat beef, which means that cowboys - actual cattle ranch hands as opposed to rodeo performers - continue their work in 21st century South Texas. But things have changed:
   Cowboy tools
   Pickup trucks, computers, helicopters
   Cowboy efficiency
   Two can do the job of 10 now
   Cowboys skills
   Roping is more prevalent at rodeos than on ranches
   Cowboy on the side
   Many hold full-time non-agricultural jobs.
   Cowboy education
   Some ranches now have internship programs to teach college students the trade of being a cowboy.
  
  

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