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Granger - derogatory name for a farmer
Other terms include "churn twister", "hayseed", "hay shaker", "nester", "plow chaser"
Ranchers were often at odds with Farmers because they wanted to close off the free range of land from the cows to keep them off their land.
Source:
The Cowboy Encyclopedia by Richard W Slatta; ISBN#0-87436-738-7
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