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What made it possible for ranchers to keep large herds of cattle on their property?
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After the Civil War why did Texas ranchers drive cattle herds to kansas?
After the Civil War Texas ranchers drove cattle in herds to Kansas because that is where the big stockyards were at the time. It was also a place for the Texas ranchers to use the railroad for shipping cattle elsewhere.
Why did ranchers head west?
Open land, no fences, and they could have large herds of cattle.
Do chickens live in deserts?
Yes and no! Cattle do not live naturally in the desert but ranchers allow their herds to graze in the desert.
What invention made it possible for ranchers to contain their herds?
Barbed Wire.
Is the cattle feed yards declining or growing?
Growing, for now. More farmers and ranchers are going out of business or downsizing their herds, which means that there is a larger influx of cattle in the feedlots.
What became important to the development of the cattle industry in the Great Plains in the late 19th century?
The railroads significantly opened the cattle industry to sales and sales meant ranchers could expand their lands and herds. Ranchers from even Texas could drive herds north to meet the railroad, and both factors helped develop towns in the Great Plains.
How were cattle from Texas moved to the northern railroad?
Texas ranchers grouped their cattle into herds and marched them across the countryside to get to the railroad to be shipped east or west. This was called a cattle drive and needed about 4 or more people on horseback to control where the cattle went.
What problems did ranchers have to face in the 1800's?
Transporting their cattle to "cattle towns", where they would be sold, was a very challenging opstacle ranchers had to face. While they hired cowboys to move the herds, there was always the possibility of indian attacks, diseases and other hositle rachers trying to scare off competition.
What was the common US name for ranchers and cow hands?
Cattle ranches in the western part of the US had workers that herded and bred cattle for their meat. Much of the cattle herds were driven by cowboys to St. Louis to be sold and slaughtered. The term "cowboy" comes from the work with cows on these ranches.
Why Texas ranchers sent their longhorns on cattle drive?
The longhorns were the only cattle available in America to be used for beef and to send East for beef and for a bit of income.
What group of animals are known as herds?
horses and cattle are known as herds
What is the name given for a group of cattle?
Cattle gather in herds.
