No fences, and all cattle must be branded so come round-up time, the cowboys know which cattle belong to which rancher.
cattle ranching
Cattle ranching
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Open Range refers back to the time when ranchers did not fence their property. The cattle roamed free with only brands to identify them to a rancher.
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Just ranching, or "modern-day" ranching, if you will.
Cattle ranching
One factor that did not lead to the open range was the availability of advanced agricultural technology. The open range system primarily developed due to factors like the expansion of cattle ranching, the growth of railroads facilitating beef transportation, and the vast, unclaimed lands in the West. In contrast, advanced agricultural techniques were more associated with settled farming practices, which did not align with the nomadic lifestyle of open-range cattle ranching.
The invention of barbed wire ended the open range
Open Range refers back to the time when ranchers did not fence their property. The cattle roamed free with only brands to identify them to a rancher.
land use changes and other economic activities have eliminated the open range.
owners branded cattle that roamed freely, and then cowboys rounded them up