Bio
After participating in the Oklahoma Land Run in 1889, Collins soon moved to eastern Colorado. There, he established his C-Bar-C ranch and built it over the course of his lifetime. At the time of his death in 1944, the ranch totaled 100,000 acres and was stocked with one of the largest commercial Hereford herds in the West.
He was one of the first in the industry to recognize the value of the Franklin serum for preventing Black Leg disease in cattle. He gave financial backing to Franklin and later served as the president of the OM Franklin Serum Company.
He was elected President of the American National Livestock Association in 1934 and served four consecutive terms.
In 1942 he was elected to the Colorado State Senate and served there until his unexpected death in 1944.
