Large livestock ranches developed in the lowlands which appear to have contributed to economic growth and inspired increasing forest clearances.

West of the Arkansas River the land is flatter and a mixture of cultivated lands and livestock ranches.

Montgomery became a merchandiser and owned part of a large grain and livestock ranch.

Born on a livestock ranch during the Great Depression, he saw his father went out on the road doing whatever he could to make a living cause the depression.

Dairies and livestock ranches developed in the town as well in the early 1900s.

When Alphena established a livestock ranch in the area in 1884, the locale soon became known as "Venator".

These horses were exploited as human settlements and livestock ranches expanded.

The native grasslands and pools have now been largely replaced by livestock ranches and farms.

In the immediate environs are several livestock ranches.

Today, the Cant Ranch complex is preserved as an interpretive site showing visitors an early 20th-century livestock ranch.