Hard. Very Hard. Unbelievably HARD.
The price of cattle was one factor that allowed cattle ranches to be so profitable during the boom period. Beef on the hoof was about $15 to $20 a head. Cattle were sought after to feed the thousands of immigrants that came to the United States looking for work and a better life.
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.
Because of the advent of the railroads. Cattle didn't need to be driven as far as they did because the train could take the livestock the rest of the distance in less time than the cowboys could.
too transport beef too the north
refrigerated rail cars
Hard. Very Hard. Unbelievably HARD.
yes, it did cause in the 1800s cattle drives were so long it would take days to get them where they need to be.
hard
to get cattle to the market.
Cattle drives
The cattle industry originated in Ancient Egypt over 5000 years ago. Same with the cattle drives.
Chicago is mostly banking, finance and technology today but in the 1800s and first half of the 1900s they were the meat packers for the world. After the cattle drives to Kansas, the cattle were put in cattle cars and taken by rail to Chicago. Armor Meats is still there.
How did the cattle industry of the 1800s build on it's Spanish beginnings
Cattle ranching started in Texas in the 1800s.
That depends on how far the cow hands had to drive the cattle. Most cattle drives lasted anywhere from a week to several months.
That depends on how far the cow hands had to drive the cattle. Most cattle drives lasted anywhere from a week to several months.
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