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Stockgrowers association

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A stockgrowers association was an organization of cowmen in the Old West of the United States who attempted to restrict entry onto the range by controlling access to limited water supplies.[1]

Some of these organizations still exist, although their functions have changed. Examples include the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association, the Western South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, and the Montana Stockgrower's Association.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Anderson, Terry Lee & Leal, Donald (2001). Free Market Environmentalism. 0-312-23503-8. p. 30.