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BubbleSculptor · 01-13-2003, 03:08 AM

...back in my cattle driving days, I learned why it's called "head of cattle". When you are counting the cattle that pass thru a gate, or in the herd, corral, etc, it's pretty dang hard to count bodies or other parts, but the heads stick out. You count heads, hence, 300 head of cattle.

01-13-2003, 03:08 AM	#11
BubbleSculptor Writer of Writings Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Currently near New Orleans. Posts: 14	Easier to count heads.. ...back in my cattle driving days, I learned why it's called "head of cattle". When you are counting the cattle that pass thru a gate, or in the herd, corral, etc, it's pretty dang hard to count bodies or other parts, but the heads stick out. You count heads, hence, 300 head of cattle. __________________ Beyond7.com -- Unique Acrylic Watersculptures.