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Cattle ranching became more profitable in the 1870s because of the railroad. It cost much less to send cattle or their meat using the railroad.
Eloise Kuphal
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∙ 9y agoThe value of cattle increased in the mid 1860s due to the completion of the railroad into Kansas. This increased the demand for cattle and the distance that cattle could be sold over.
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∙ 9y agoThere was a high demand for beef and leather. Land was easy to acquire and it was possible for one rancher to have over a thousand head of cattle at any given time. The transcontinental railroad lowered the transport cost of shipping and made it easier to move cattle to efficiently to the slaughter houses.
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