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What was the original purpose for the invention of barbed wire?
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It was invented for the efficient control of cattle.
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How did barbed wire change agriculture?
Barbed wire changed agriculture because, back before barbed wire was invented animals or livestock could wander freely. So, when the farmers decided that they needed to stop that from happening the put up barbed wire fences. The barbed wire fences had sharp " barbs " on the end of them so when the animals would walk up to it and touch it, it would poke them and they usually wouldn't go there again. Good question!
How did cattle drive affect barbed wires?
it affected the barbed wire because the cattle drive was having lots of problems with the barbed wires
Who created barbed wire?
Joseph Glidden.
What is the fence called that keeps cattle in?
A fence is a fence no matter what it's holding inside, there's no specific or special name that is used for a fence that keeps cattle in. It can be made of barbed wire, wooden boards, iron paneling, high-tensile wire, electric wire, or page wire.
What is a pokey pine?
By this, i assume you mean Porcupine. They are like big hedgehogs but have much longer spines that have a barb on the end. This barb is just like barbed wire & is very hard to get out. If left in, it can cause the area to become infected. Any other Questions about animals? Contact me :D
What invention made it possible for ranchers to contain their herds?
Barbed Wire.
What contributed to the end of open-range cattle ranching in the mid-1880s?
The invention of barbed wire ended the open range
Which invention ended the open range?
the barbed wire
What invention ended the wide-open west?
barbed wire
What invention brought an end to the open range?
barbed wire
What 1874 invention contributed to the open range?
Barbed wire
Its invention ended the wide-open west?
barbed wire
What is the invention that allowed farmers to fence cattle?
Barbed wire
Which invention helped settlers on the Great Plains protect their private property?
barbed wire HoNk HoNk HoNk :O)
What were the results of the invention of barbed wire?
Barbed wire spelled a end to the period of ranching by open range- it permitted the construction of cheap fences.
What invention helped farmers prevent cattlemen from driving their herds through farms?
The railroad and barbed wire fences.
What was the effect of the invention of barbed wire in the 1870s?
Because barbed wire effectively kept animals in, the landholding concepts of cattlemen and small settlers changed radically with the new power that barbed wire gave them.
