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What tribe was forced out by the government to give ranchers a great open range for their cattle?
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The Nez Perce Tribe.
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Which factors hlped the farmers on the great plains overcome opposition from cattle ranchers?
There are many factors that helped the farmers on the great plains to overcome opposition from cattle ranchers. For instance they bought new and improved machinery which improved efficiency in their farming.
How did great plain ranchers get their cattle to market?
They herded them via horses and riders, a.k.a cowboys.
Why was there competition between ranchers and farmer's to Settle in the great plains?
There was competition between ranchers and farmers to settle in the Great Plains because they wanted to have more land.
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.
What was one of the reasons for the end of the western cattle bonanza?
I'll give you three to choose from: railroads, the terrible winter of 1887 and the Great Depression in the 1930s which were a result from intense overgrazing of rangeland by cattle ranchers.
What impact did the severe winters of 1865 and 1866 have on the cattle kingdom have?
It was actually the Great Winter of 1886-87 that affected the cattle kingdom. Thousands and thousands of cattle died during this Great Winter due to starvation. Many ranchers failed to put up winter feed for their cattle, and they also did not have adequate knowledge of stocking rates or carrying capacity for the grasslands that they had their cattle grazing on, so instead of having lots of pasture for winter, there was no pasture for winter because the grasslands had been overgrazed so bad. Ranchers suffered greatly in the huge losses of their cattle herds, and the cattle suffered from lack of feed.
How is cattle farming affecting erosion?
It depends on where the cattle farming is taking place. Some areas where people have little ideas of how to properly graze their cattle, the erosion in those areas is high. But in areas where farmers and ranchers are maintaining good to great grazing practices, there is little to no soil erosion happening.
Did Native Americans from the great plains raise cattle?
No, not until forced to do so by the depletion of their major food source, the Buffalo.
Why was there competition between between ranchers to settle in the great plains?
There was competition between ranchers and farmers to settle in the Great Plains because they wanted to have more land.
Why was there competition between ranchers and farmers to settle the Great Plains?
There was competition between ranchers and farmers to settle in the Great Plains because they wanted to have more land.
In what year did cattle drives on the chisolm trail reach their peak?
The big major cattle drives ended around the early 1900s, when the railroads became more and more accessible for ranchers to herd their cattle to. Then came the engine-powered trucks that could be brought directly to the ranches to haul cattle away to the rail station. When that began, then that was officially when the cattle drives ended.
How did farmers and ranchers change the great plains?
i think they fenced it in and i said I THINK
