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What is cattle money?
Money that ranchers get from selling their cattle, or money that is only to be spent on raising, feeding and caring for cattle, depending on how you look at it.
Did the cattle ranchers send their cattle north and east because they could sell their cattle there for more money?
yes
How did ranchers and farmers think different about cattle ranching?
Ranchers wanted to use the land to graze their cattle on and make money off of their cattle, whereas the farmers wanted to use that same land to grow their crops. Farmers didn't like (and they still don't) cattle free-ranging across their fields, and a bit of friction was caused between ranchers with their free-ranging cattle and the farmers who just wanted to plant a few plots of wheat for their families.
Identify the reasons for the rise and the decline of the cattle industry?
In the 1850s, beef began to be more popular and its price rose making some cattle ranchers quite wealthy. Droughts in the later 1800's killed grass and in turn made less food for cattle and ranchers lost cows and money.
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.
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.
What do ranchers do on their ranches?
Ranchers are people who raise livestock like horses and cattle for a living. They are essentially "grass farmers" because they use these livestock to harvest the fodder, forages, grasslands (tame or native) in such a way that helps "produce" the livestock they wish to sell for income purposes. Ranchers may also be called "farmers" if they also maintain a grain operation along with the livestock they raise.
How did Charles goodnight make his money with cattle?
Charles Goodnight made his money by establishing cattle ranches in Texas and Colorado, where he raised and sold cattle to supply beef to markets and railroad crews. He also participated in cattle drives where he herded cattle to various locations for sale. Additionally, Goodnight was involved in the development of the Goodnight-Loving Trail, a route for driving cattle from Texas to markets in the north.
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.
What led to cattle becoming big business by the late 1800's?
After the Civil War, people started heading west as pioneers and ranchers in attempts to increase America's population, start a life, and tame the West. As more people populated the country, demand for beef increased. When demand increases, prices for cattle go up, up enough for a rancher back then to make a lot of money off of raising cattle. The building and expansion of the railroads towards California and down south to Texas and New Mexico enabled ranchers to ship their cattle to far destinations much faster than when they would herd them all the way east and north.
What led to cattle becoming business by the late 1800s?
After the Civil War, people started heading west as pioneers and ranchers in attempts to increase America's population, start a life, and tame the West. As more people populated the country, demand for beef increased. When demand increases, prices for cattle go up, up enough for a rancher back then to make a lot of money off of raising cattle. The building and expansion of the railroads towards California and down south to Texas and New Mexico enabled ranchers to ship their cattle to far destinations much faster than when they would herd them all the way east and north.
How did cattle ranchers and farmers adapt to life in the west?
They adapted to theWest by learning how to farm in the worst conditions. Also they learned how to travel with their cattle shorter distances because if they traveled a long way the cattle will become skinny and not be worth as much. As they traveled shorter distances the cattle stayed fat and were worth a lot of money.
