corporations overstocked ranges which caused the depletion of Natural Resources, as well as the invention of barbed wire that allowed large ranchers to fence off public land took away the availability to free graze. These ecological and financial disasters destroyed the small farmer and confined larger farms to restricting their herd size as well as making sure that the herd was properly fortified for harsh winter months, by ensuring adequate feed by growing hay, as well as finding other ways to reduce their dependence of natural resources by growing drought resistant grasses and by drilling wells for water.
The Dane
Overstocked range which caused depletion of resources and invention of barbed wire allowed farmers to block off large areas of land for own livestock.
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.
The railroad was the advancement in technology that directly contributed to the cattle boom. Out in the west they created large cattle kingdoms.
decline people in farms
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The cattle boom occurred because people started to settle down after the Civil War. It became practical to own a lot of cattle at this time.
The cattle boom occurred because people started to settle down after the Civil War. It became practical to own a lot of cattle at this time.
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.
The cattle boom is stupid. Who cares when it ended, it ended because people were stupid! So it doesn't matter when it ended. There were to many cattle and the open-range declined due to barbed wire. It lasted from 1849 to 1862.
The railroad was the advancement in technology that directly contributed to the cattle boom. Out in the west they created large cattle kingdoms.
RailroadsRAILROADS
decline people in farms
After the American Civil War, which was around 1865.
The cattle boom occurred because people started to settle down after the Civil War. It became practical to own a lot of cattle at this time.
The Gold Rush in California.
decreasing corporate prices
refrigerated railcar
Expansion and the railroad system lead to the boom in the cattle industry. Drought, diseases, a decline in demand, and a harsh winter that killed thousands of heads of cattle all contributed to the bust.