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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.
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∙ 11y agoBefore the railroads were built (a tremendous achievement) everything had to be hauled west on wagons. Keep in mind there were no roads!! Horses, donkeys, and the best of the best, the mule hauled everything.
The Missouri mule is a cross breed between horses and donkeys and they are some of the most hardy, hard-working beasts of burden ever seen on this planet.
But mules can't breed! That is a tragedy I have a friend in Texas who raises donkeys just because he likes them.
Why can't they breed? I am guessing here as is every zoology expert. Evolution has separated them far apart
Hey, Horseychick. What about that as a thesis project?
What do I know?
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∙ 9y agoThe cattle industry grew quickly in the years from 1865 to 1885 because the Civil War was over, but beef was still needed for United States Calvary forces that were in the western territories fighting Indians. Many soldiers coming home from the war moved to Texas to start cattle ranches.
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∙ 11y agothey could ship meat to the east in refrigerated cars
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∙ 11y agoIt provided the means to transport cattle to eastern markets~NN
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. 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.
What was the western cattle bonanza?
The western cattle bonanza was when ranchers bought up large parcels of land. On this land they raised cattle.
How many cattle ranches are their in Florida?
There are approximately 18,000 cattle ranchers in Florida, ranging in various sizes.
How did Joseph McCoy help the development of the cattle industry?
Joseph McCoy had promised the Texan ranchers that if they brought their cattle to Kansas, where they could be shipped by rail, that he would pay them well for the cattle. The ranchers received three times what they could locally for their cattle, which greatly increased the profitability of ranching.
How did ranchers know their cattle?
they branded their cattle (they heated a metal rod with a specific symbol at the end and burned it into their skin).
How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranches?
The new rail lines enabled the western cattle ranchers to get their beef to market in better condition (to gain a better price), sooner.
. 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.
What was one of the reasons for the end of the western cattle bonanza?
I'll give you three to choose from: railroads, the terrible winter of 1887 and the Great Depression in the 1930s which were a result from intense overgrazing of rangeland by cattle ranchers.
How did ranchers move cattle to east during 1870?
Ranchers hired cowboys to gather and drive the cattle east. The expansion of the railroads shortened the cattle drive, enabling the cowboys to simply drive the cattle to the nearest rail stockyard.
How did the railroad affect the cattle industry in Texas?
Before railroads were built in Texas, cattle had to be herded on cattle drives to the nearest railroad. The first railroads in the United States ran from east to west. After the railroads were built that ran north and south, the Texas cattle ranchers had less distance to cover to reach a railroad for transport.
What was the western cattle bonanza?
The western cattle bonanza was when ranchers bought up large parcels of land. On this land they raised cattle.
How did the growth of railroads and cities impact the cattle business?
The growth of cities meant there was less land to raise cattle and less grass for cattle to feed on. The railroads helped the cattle industry by allowing ranchers to be able to deliver cattle to areas where they could not be transported on foot.
Who made the western cattle industry profitable?
Ranchers made the western cattle industry profitable. They did this by selling and raising cattle for food and agricultural purposes.
Why did the cattle have to go north to kansas in the great western cattle trail?
Kansas had railroads
How did the growth of the railroad help with cattle industry?
Before railroads were built in Texas, cattle had to be herded on cattle drives to the nearest railroad. The first railroads in the United States ran from east to west. After the railroads were built that ran north and south, the Texas cattle ranchers had less distance to cover to reach a railroad for transport.
When the railroads reached the Midwest in the 1800s ranchers drove cattle to Abilene Kansas to meet the trains along the?
Chisholm Trail. (:
How did the growth of the railroad help the cattle industry?
Refrigerated railroad cars could take the processed meat to the East. Actually the railroads enabled ranchers to drive their cattle shorter distances to the trains that came to their most local cow-town. The railroads allowed cattle to be transported long distances, quickly and efficiently to distant markets. This meant that herding of cattle on foot over long distances, using much man power, would eventually be consigned to the western cowboy movies.
