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Arizona Wildfires

American Cowboy Keeps Northern Arizona’s Thirsty Rangeland Watered

July 1, 2021 By FBN

If Jack Rodgers’ life had a theme, it would be all about water. On the night this fourth generation cowboy was born, Sept. 23, 1955, the rains came: 17 inches in the little city of Rotan, Texas, near Sweetwater, marking the end of a devastating drought. “I remember my dad talking about the bad drought in Texas that happened in the early ‘50s. It was so bad, they would take propane burners and burn the needles off prickly pear so the cattle could eat the cactus for moisture,” said … [Read more...] about American Cowboy Keeps Northern Arizona’s Thirsty Rangeland Watered

Filed Under: Community Profile, FBN Spotlight, Local News Tagged With: Arizona Wildfires, Babbit Ranches, Community Profile, drought, Jack Rodgers, wildfires

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