On the University of Wyoming Digital Collections website, search for 'Wyoming cattle ranching'. After the search, determine the total number of items presented on the initial page of results and identify the earliest publication year among those items. Provide both pieces of information.
Navigate to digitalcollections.uwyo.edu. Locate the search bar and input 'Wyoming cattle ranching'. Initiate the search. Scroll down the search results page to ensure all items on the first page are visible. Count the total number of distinct items displayed on the first page of results. Examine the date information for each item on the first page to find the earliest publication year. State the total count of items and the earliest year found.
Successfully search for 'Wyoming cattle ranching'. Accurately state that 28 individual items are displayed on the first page of search results. Correctly identify and state that the earliest year associated with an item on the first page is 1909.