how did barbed -wire fencse change the economy of the west , southwest ,midwest
Introduction of barbed wire.
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the west was known for barbed wire fences and sod houses.
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The quick easy answer is..The open plains were cut up by "Barbed Wire" Barbed wire put an end to the great Cattle drives of the old West and to a certain extent The Cowboy.
The address of the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum is: 120 West 1St, Lacrosse, KS 67548-0716
To keep catle on the ranch.
The Kansas barbed wire museum has over 2000 different types of barbed wire on display and barbed wire collecting is a popular hobby.
Barbed-wire. When farmers started putting up barbed-wire fences, cattle drives couldn't get to the feilds forthe cows to graze.
The introduction of barbed wire dramatically transformed land use in the West by facilitating more efficient fencing, which allowed settlers to establish and protect their own claims to land. This led to the rise of cattle ranching and a shift from open-range grazing to more controlled livestock management. Consequently, land became more privatized, disrupting traditional communal grazing practices of Indigenous peoples and leading to tensions over land rights. Overall, barbed wire contributed to the rapid development of agriculture and ranching in the region.