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Why did cattle ranching become profitable in the west?
Cattle ranching became profitable because ranchers bought land cheap and when they did they bought a lot of it. They could have thousands of head of cattle and could ship them East by the railroad. People in the East needed and wanted good quality fresh beef and would pay good money for it. Ranchers could have several thousand head of cattle because they had enough land to keep them and they could hire men easily and pay them only a small fraction of the profits from selling the cattle,which left most of the money to the rancher.
Why was Abilene a good area for the cattle industry?
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What is the average yearly income for a cattle rancher?
Depends on the year like if it was dry it might not be good. But if there was no sickness or and the grass was good it might be a good income. Tennessee has the most cattle farms of any state, but is about ninth in cattle numbers. The average net income of a cattle farm in Tennessee is negative. There are a lot of part-time cow-calf operations in Tennessee.
How did bill gates become suscessful?
He worked hard and took advantage of good luck.
Is cattle farming economically viable?
For most conventional cattle farmers, hell no. You get high costs in terms of fertilizer, feed and fuel, not to mention labour costs, vet bills, and costs repairing fences and machinery. Your return investment is barely able to even positive, or even considered income, as most of the time you're in the red trying to pay off bills and such. However, the tide is turning with more and more farmers looking to raise cattle as a low-cost operation. They are using pasture and grass as a main feed source for their cattle, and aim to graze their cattle for 365 days of the year. Mob grazing is an alternative to continuous grazing to better use the pasture and gain productivity and boost forage density and rigour. These same people are looking for cows that are smaller, with good milking ability and great calving ease, are good mothers, and thrive on pasture and hay alone. Miniature cattle are getting a leg-up because of this demand for smaller cattle. With the use of more pasture and less on the drylot, machinery costs, fertilizer costs, feed costs, fuel costs, vet costs, labour costs, and manure management is minimal to nil. With lower costs, you get a higher rate of income as a result, making that low-cost operation economically viable.
After the Civil War why did cattle ranching become a good?
After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.
After the civil war why did cattle ranching become a good job?
After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.
Why did cattle ranches become a good job after the US Civil War?
The demand for beef
Why did cattle ranching become profitable in the west?
Cattle ranching became profitable because ranchers bought land cheap and when they did they bought a lot of it. They could have thousands of head of cattle and could ship them East by the railroad. People in the East needed and wanted good quality fresh beef and would pay good money for it. Ranchers could have several thousand head of cattle because they had enough land to keep them and they could hire men easily and pay them only a small fraction of the profits from selling the cattle,which left most of the money to the rancher.
. How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranchers?
It would be a good thing because there where many markets across the plains, as railroad swept, cattle ranchers had finially found a way to get to those markets.
Why did the cattle ranchers want to get the cattle to the northern and eastren states?
Because people would pay pretty good money for the beef (as food - for steaks, etc.) By getting them to the Northern and Eastern states, they made their profits.
How is cattle farming affecting erosion?
It depends on where the cattle farming is taking place. Some areas where people have little ideas of how to properly graze their cattle, the erosion in those areas is high. But in areas where farmers and ranchers are maintaining good to great grazing practices, there is little to no soil erosion happening.
Why did the open range come to a end?
The open range came to an end because barbed wire was invented and was incredibly cheap, this meant that cattle ranchers could fence them in cheaply. One reason they wanted to do this was because the cows could roam all over the place which led to confusion when one persons cattle ended up on another ranchers farm. The demand for beef also fell meaning that cattle ranchers found it harder and harder to sell the cattle that they were breeding and many cattle were dying and going to waste, one reason for this was the hard weather conditions and as the business was not as good anymore and people were not making as much money anymore, they moved onto other things which were easier or made them more money.
Why were cattle drives profitable for Texas ranchers?
A lot of cattle ranches were in vast open spaces away from big cities like New York. There was a limited transport network so the easiest way to get livestock from A to B was to walk them. They were taken to railheads in places like Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and farther east. This also insured fresh beef or pork where it was required, i.e the cities.
What is a good sentence for the word complaisant?
Americans have become ignorant and complaisant, like cattle in for the slaughter.
How much water is in a wild horse habitat?
It could be anything from a puddle to a large lake. Wild horses move often in search of good grazing but they know where the springs, lakes and rivers are not to mention ranchers cattle troughs.
What is the cow-calf program in southeastern US?
This is often as varied as the types of ranchers you'll find in the South East. Often a lot of emphasis is put on raising cattle for market plus cattle that can thrive in the humid environment typical of the South East, having a 365-day grazing season, and producing good weaned calves to sell.
