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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.
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∙ 13y agoYes. Cattle drives were a means to sell excess stock so their cowherd back home could produce more calves without compensating pasture supply.
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∙ 12y agoThey hired a bunch of cowboys to herd them to the train stock yards. From the stockyards the cattle were moved into cattle box cars and transported to the cities via train.
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i think Midwest but i could be wrong
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∙ 13y agoYes.
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How did ranchers move cattle to east during 1870?
Ranchers hired cowboys to gather and drive the cattle east. The expansion of the railroads shortened the cattle drive, enabling the cowboys to simply drive the cattle to the nearest rail stockyard.
Did the cattle ranchers send their cattle north and east because they could sell their cattle there for more money?
yes
Why did ranchers want to get there cattle to the east insted of selling it in Texas?
Because there was a much larger population back East than there was out West.
Why did Texas ranchers send their longhorn on cattle drive?
Texas Ranchers sent their longhorns on cattle drives because the demand of the cattle in Texas was low. But high in the north and east. Demand and supply affect the price of nearly everything that was bought and sold - not just the cattle.
Why did cattle ranchers send their cattle to the North and East?
Because that's where most of America's population was, and more food was needed there than in the South and West of the USA.
Why did the cattle ranchers send their cattle to the north and east?
Because that's where most of America's population was, and more food was needed there than in the South and West of the USA.
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.
How did Texas ranchers get their cattle to the railroads to be shiped east?
They herded them using horses and the best herding practices they could use to move cattle with and keep them together.
Why were cattle drives profitable for Texas ranchers?
A lot of cattle ranches were in vast open spaces away from big cities like New York. There was a limited transport network so the easiest way to get livestock from A to B was to walk them. They were taken to railheads in places like Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and farther east. This also insured fresh beef or pork where it was required, i.e the cities.
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.
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.
How did the railroad affect the cattle industry in Texas?
Before railroads were built in Texas, cattle had to be herded on cattle drives to the nearest railroad. The first railroads in the United States ran from east to west. After the railroads were built that ran north and south, the Texas cattle ranchers had less distance to cover to reach a railroad for transport.
