first ones started in Texas and ended in Chicago
Cattle trails disappeared mostly because of the sudden onslaught of people moving to the West, and a sudden drop in the value of cattle because of all the people coming to herd them, which caused the growth of plotting land and farming in the West.Read more: What_happened_to_the_cattle_trails_due_to_the_railroads
because of the civil war which was between 1861-1865
It was a point to sell cattle
It is not known exactly, but branding supposedly has its roots in Ancient Egypt as a means to determine which livestock were owned by which man without having to keep them in a fenced area, which was nonexistent at that time.
They were being taken to the railroad
too transport beef too the north
describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19th century
Ranch hands on horseback
cattle was sold for 40$
drag
If by trails you mean cattle drives, the purpose was to move large herds of cattle to the nearest railroad stop so the cattle could be shipped to other parts of the country, usually larger cities in the east.
The three great cattle trails include the western trail, the Chisholm trail and the goodnight loving trail.
Chisolm Trail is one.
East Shawnee Trail
Where Trails Begin - 1927 was released on: USA: May 1927
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