Kansas had railroads
The area from Kansas to Montana was referred to as the cattle kingdom because this was an area where the cattle outnumbered humans. Kansas and Montana were, and still are, high beef production states.
cattle drive
The took them to a stockyard like Kansas City where they put them in cattle cars.
No, the cattle drive of the 1800s did not originate in Kansas. It primarily began in Texas, where large herds of cattle were raised. Cowboys would drive these cattle north along trails such as the Chisholm Trail to railheads in Kansas, where they could be shipped to markets in the East. Kansas served as a key destination and endpoint for many of these drives, rather than their origin.
Cattle.
Abilene, Kansas
Kansas and Oklahoma are the top states for housing and feeding finisher cattle.
You might be thinking of the Chisholm Trail that was used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas.
You might be thinking of the Chisholm Trail that was used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas.
You might be thinking of the Chisholm Trail that was used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas.
Cattle and calves, Wheat, Corn, Sorghum grain, and Hogs are the major agriculture of Kansas.