Box-folder 5:8

Scope and Content From the Collection: As a leader in the cattle industry, George Godfrey's papers reflect the concerns of NewMexico cattlemen in the 1940s and 1950s. Problems with the federal government overadministration of the public lands, particularly Forest Service lands, are discussed, as to thegeneral fear of extensive federal regulation of the livestock industry. Another real problem facedby New Mexico cattlemen during this era was the threat of foot and mouth disease being broughtinto this county from Mexico. Consequently,...