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How do you explain demand and supply why Texas ranchers sent their longhorns on cattle drives?
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Why did Texas ranchers send their longhorn on cattle drive?
Texas Ranchers sent their longhorns on cattle drives because the demand of the cattle in Texas was low. But high in the north and east. Demand and supply affect the price of nearly everything that was bought and sold - not just the cattle.
How did the civil war help the rise of the cattle industry?
Cattle were butchered for meat for the soldiers, creating massive shortages in the Eastern part of the USA. A shortage creates a great demand, and in order to meet that demand, there needs to be a source of supply. Thus, this high demand allowed future ranchers and cowboys to travel west and herd cattle back east to quench this demand for beef.
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.
Informations about the Texas Longhorns?
Texas longhorns were created in the 1800s when Spanish cattle and Anglo cattle were mixed to create a strong, long-horned cow that the Texans called by its horn, the Texas longhorn. Cattle is how many Texans got rich, for the demand for beef was high after the Civil War. Cattle were extremely cheap in Texas and expensive everywhere else, a perfect deal for Texans who wanted to sell for more but buy for less. Hope this helps! :)
Could cattle ranchers have stopped the decline of the cattle industry that occurred in the late S's?
No. The decline of the cattle industry is all due to changes in consumer's interests and wants. If there was a lesser demand of beef from consumers, then there is potential for the decline of beef sales to be had, no matter if ranchers or cattlemen's associations tried to find someway to promote their product to consumers. Also, Mother Nature had a much larger say in how cattle where being sold and distributed, as well as how they were properly cared for. Ranchers in the late 1800's failed to put up winter feed for their stock because they thought that the cattle would, like horses and bison, be able to forage just fine on their own. They also thought that the type of cattle they raised, i.e. those rangy-looking Texas Longhorns, would fair well up in northern country in really cold winters. Ranchers found out otherwise in the winter of 1887-88 when thousands and thousands of cattle froze and/or starved to death simply because no hay was put up for them to eat. Also, there wasn't enough forage to even put up feed: most ranges at that time were so over-grazed that there was nothing left for the cattle to graze on during the most difficult time of the year. The type of cattle raised also didn't help matters. Longhorns suffer a lot more during the winter in states like South Dakota, Idaho and Montana, to name a few, than the other breeds that came to North America later, such as Herefords, Angus, and Shorthorn. Longhorns may be the toughest and most resolute breed when it comes to finding food in the Mojave Desert and living through temperatures that skyrocket over 100oF, but it's a completely different story when they're out in the middle of the range and Arctic-like weather that makes temperatures plummet to -40 blows through in the middle of January.
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.
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 is the development of the cattle industry?
The development of the cattle industry is when new breeds are imported into a country, ranchers and farmers expand their herds, and new breeds are created. More people demand beef and dairy products close to home, and these ranchers, farmers, dairy farmers (as well as the feedlot/finishers and meat packers) have to grow to meet these demands. Individual herd sizes increased as the population grew, as what happened in the 19th century.
What happened to the cattle ranching industry after the end of cattle drives?
overgrazing
Why were the cattle ranches in Texas?
- The demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.
How did supply and demmand effect the price of cattle?
Hoe did supply and demand affect the price of cattle
