A television set in 1945, priced at $100.
That would be $1,742.72 in 2025 money.
During the great Texas drought of 1947-1956, ranchers faced the challenge of providing their livestock with both a source of water and something to eat.
One thing that was abundant, and still is, is the prickly pear cactus. This cactus contains both water and protein, but the challenge was to make it edible for livestock.
The Blackwell Burner Co. of San Antonio, Texas made a device called a Pear Burner which burned the needles off the prickly pear cactus so that livestock could eat the plant without injury. This simple piece of equipment helped save a lot of livestock during long, hot summers.
Three thousand pounds of gold bricks and dust at the Alaska Commercial Co.'s store in Dawson (Yukon), June 9, 1901.
