Sheep Poem by Lester H. Fuller

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Just a little sheep poem found in The Coconino Sun April 6, 1923.

Ba, ba, ba, there comes a band of sheep,

Can you see the dust arising from the thousands of tramping feet?

But we must have those creatures to produce our meat and wool.

Oh, how the cattlemen cuss, ‘cause they get their stomachs full.

I was once a cowboy myself, and rode upon the plains;

To see sheep eat the forage, I thought it was a shame.

But if you will stay with them, watch and take care good,

You sure will get the money. Lord knows, every sheepherder should!

The first picture below was taken in the 1990s of the Etchamendy Brothers Sheep Company. The second is a picture taken this past February in Casa Grande.

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It came to my attention a few years ago that the sheep industry in Arizona was disappearing. I love history, traveling to new places and research. These have been combined in researching this history. I am an independent researcher and speaker and also part of AZ Speaks with the Arizona Humanities. I hold a BA in Anthropology, a MA and Ph.D. in geography. My masters was in land use geography and the Ph.D. was more in historical geography. I love to travel and have visited all seven continents and more than 50 countries. I am a member of the Women Writing the West.

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5 thoughts on “Sheep Poem by Lester H. Fuller”

  1. You made my day!!! Lester H. Fuller was my grandfather and loved dearly by his grandchildren. 

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      2. Don’t remember but I am now going to look for them. Personal issues this past year has kept me away from writing on my blog and research. I’m anxious to get back to it.

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      3. Let me know if you locate the articles. I’d be happy to resubmit copies of the articles if needed.

        Thank you,

        Margaret 

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