Colorado rancher, WD Farr, a descendent of sheep herding pioneers, was a visionary who saw a way to make cattle-raising more profitable. Tyler (history, Colorado State U.) recounts Farr's
legacy as a model leader who did not force his ideas on the industry, but effected change diplomatically through consensus. Following the drought's devastation on the beef industry in 1953,
Farr was instrumental in having water systems built which would hold up through times of drought and flooding. A trip to communist China in 1974 made him unpopular when he declared that the
Chinese were a hard-working people who were giving Americans a run for their money in production of goods and services. Farr's participation on boards and committees were an integral part of
the cattle industry's successes. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
