The answer is "There were frequent crop failures due to lack of rain."
Plenty expensive land
The Lakota tribes are the most largest plains in the 1800s
yes
Dry
Americans didn't think that cattle ranches were practical on the great plains because the cattle had a hard time surviving. The great plains were dry and there was not a lot of grazing land in the 1800s.
Dry Farming was developed in Utah and used throughout the Great Plains.
Farming
FARMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Farming in the Great Plains primarily includes crops such as wheat, corn, soybeans, and sunflowers. Livestock farming, particularly cattle ranching, is also common in this region. Due to the flat terrain and fertile soil, the Great Plains is well-suited for large-scale agriculture.
the great American desert
160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains
farming and building houses