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They could no longer have their cattle on the open range. They had to confine their animals to their properties and find ways to keep them there and graze them there year after year without loosing the land to desertification.
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How did the invention barbed wire change the look of the western frontier?
It increased the cattle stocks.
How did barbed wire change the economy?
Barbed wire played an essential role in the territorial expansion. It reduced the cost of enclosing land, and kept cattle contained. Barbed wire led to conflicts between farmers and ranchers when cattlemen began cutting the fences to allow cattle to pass through to find better grazing lands.
How did barbed wire change the life of the cowboys?
It made it easier for them to keep up with heir cattle.
How did Joseph glidden's invention change agriculture?
Joseph Glidden's invention of the barbed wire fence changed agriculture by protecting crops. When the barbed wire fence is installed around areas with profitable crops it deters animals from getting into the air and feeding on the crops.Ê
How did land use change in the west after settlers began using barbed wire?
Huge pieces of land were fenced for cattle ranching.
How did ranchers change the west?
They changed the west by raising cows, cattle, and many other animals then they killed them for people to have fresh meat.
How did the cattle trails and the long drives change the cattle industry?
I don't think it was the cattle trails themselves that changed the industry, it was more or less the building of the railroads, more pioneers taking over the land, and barbed wire that changed the cattle industry as a whole.
How did the barbed wire changed?
how did barbed -wire fencse change the economy of the west , southwest ,midwest
How did farmers and ranchers change the great plains?
i think they fenced it in and i said I THINK
What is an invention that could change the world today?
the invention the could change the world would be the teleporter
How did barbed wire change farming in 1880?
kept animals away from crops
How did the cattle boom change the life in the west?
Many smaller towns prospered because of the cattle boom, because it brought the cattle herders and cowboys to town. When the cattle drive was finished, the cowboys were anxious to spend their money.
