KY fencing livestock in instead of out

[herofan]

I was recently having a conversation with a guy who was curious as to when the law required people to fence their livestock in instead of out. His grandfather was born in the early 1900s, and he remembered him telling of a time when people's livestock just roamed free. Anything that you didn't want bothered, you had to fence around it. For example, he said everyone had their house and lawn fenced in. If you had a garden or other crops, they had to be fenced as well.

He did say, however, that his grandfather said nobody in his area had herds of livestock in those days. They had a milk cow, a couple of pigs, and a couple of horses or mules. He also said that was when everyone's cow wore a bell. Does anyone know what year this all changed? Anyone know any websites that might include info about it? Thanks.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I was recently having a conversation with a guy who was curious as to when the law required people to fence their livestock in instead of out. His grandfather was born in the early 1900s, and he remembered him telling of a time when people's livestock just roamed free. Anything that you didn't want bothered, you had to fence around it. For example, he said everyone had their house and lawn fenced in. If you had a garden or other crops, they had to be fenced as well.

He did say, however, that his grandfather said nobody in his area had herds of livestock in those days. They had a milk cow, a couple of pigs, and a couple of horses or mules. He also said that was when everyone's cow wore a bell. Does anyone know what year this all changed? Anyone know any websites that might include info about it? Thanks.

We had open range often called community pastures here until the mid 60's. A community pasture could be square miles as livestock
had to be fenced off a US Hwy. As your grandfather said most everyone had a few cows running the wood's. Milk cows here were kept at the house.Everyone had a pile of hogs in the woods been more feuds and killings over a hog than a cow. Baying and marking pigs was a must.
Your mark was recorded at the courthouse like your brand.
Livestock law is decided by county in Texas there is still a half a dozen open counties today.