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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 is a cattle market?
An auction type market that sells cattle.
Why did you have cattle drives?
to get cattle to the market.
What caused the spread of the cattle market?
The cattle market was spread by the creation of cow towns.
How did early ranchers get their cattle to cities in the east?
Because there was no other way or method to get their cattle to market. Trucks never existed back then, railroads were too slow to be built on time to get their cattle from their ranch all the way to the market, and the cattle trails provided an easy way to find their way from the ranch to the market place.
Why did Cattle drives occur?
the market for cattle in texas was too small
Where was papa going to take the cattle in Old Yeller?
He was going to the cattle market.
How are cows raised and marketed today compared to the 1800's?
Well, for one thing it takes half the time to raise and market a steer than it did 200 years ago! Cattle are raised pretty much the same way as back then, only today we have fences to keep them in, better management strategies to make better cow herds and better pastures, and more options to market them than in the past. Cattle don't need to walk to market, they're simply taken a ride there in a trailer or cattle liner.
How did ranchers get their cattle to market in the north and east?
Before the arrival of the railways, cattle were driven to market, known as a cattle drive. When the railways arrived, the cattle were driven to the nearest railhead.
Why did cattle ranchers send cattle to market by train?
it was faster than driving them by horse.
When did we start feeding cattle grain?
It was around the 1950's that feeding grain to cattle became popular. Prior to post war times no one had heard of 'grain feed cattle'. They were all raised on pastures. After the war a higher consumer demand forced farmers to find a way to fatten their cattle faster to get them ready for market. Pasture raised cattle take as long as three years to get ready for market. Grain fed cattle takes as little time as fifteen months.
What was the long drive?
Moving cattle from distant ranges to busy railroad centers that shipped the cattle to market
