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.
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.
I must assume you are asking about cattle drives since you don't ask it in your question. Kansas was the nearest rail line for the cattle drives. Kansas City had the largest stockyards for the trains going east.