They were on open range, land that belonged to anyone; it was cattle country only because the cattleman had always said so.
Newman sits on what was originally regarded as marginal cattle country.
One thing, it was the center of a considerable cattle country.
It soon became the primary shipping point for the cattle country to the south.
In the future, this would be cattle country.
Well, things are getting much worse in the cattle country.
But the cattle country had always called me.
It's good cattle country; more rain here than what you get down further south.
We were riding in cattle country now, and sooner or later she was sure to come up with some cowhands.
Even today in Western cattle country, otherwise independent ranchers continue to accept a lot of help at branding time.