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This is an "OLD West" Question. Ranchers in the old west used the open range to feed their cattle. They would graze on open land year round. In the summer they would graze in the high country where it was cooler and in the winter they came down to the low country to graze. When farmers arrived in the territories they fenced off their land with Barbed Wire to keep the cattle out. This cut up the open land that the ranchers had always used. Farmers also brought Sheep. Sheep will eat grass down to the roots. Where cattle will not. This also killed off much of the grass land that the cattle needed. Farmers used Barbed wire to keep the cattle out. Cattle, being stupid, would often get caught in the wire, injuring themselves and often dieing from their wounds. Ranchers hated the new farmers and this led to Wars between ranchers and farmers in the Old West.
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What caused of the end of the open range 1800-1890?
one factor was barbed wire. As farmers and ranchers wisened up, they used the wire to fence in their cattle, destroying the use of cowboys, and taking away one aspect of the "wide open west". Herds of cattle took over the plains and destroyed the grass. In 1883 t big drought struck and water streams dried up and prairie fires grazed. Also the barbed wire and the natural disasters.
What are the release dates for Barbed Wire - 1952?
Barbed Wire - 1952 was released on: USA: 25 July 1952
What are the release dates for The Barbed Wire Dolls - 2011?
The Barbed Wire Dolls - 2011 was released on: USA: June 2011
Slogan for barbed wire?
helping you,help me
What are the release dates for Barbed Wire - 2006?
Barbed Wire - 2006 was released on: USA: 17 April 2006 (Spaghetti Junction Urban Film Festival)
What invention made it possible for ranchers to contain their herds?
Barbed Wire.
When did ranchers begin to use barbed wire?
1887
What problems did ranchers face in the west?
Barbed wire
What changed the relationship between ranchers and farmers?
barbed wire
What changed the relationship between cattle ranchers and farmers?
barbed wire
In the 1800s which of these inventions was known to cattle ranchers as thorny fence?
Barbed Wire
Why were ranchers unhappy about the use of barbed wire?
because their livestock would run into it and get hurt and sometimes die
The range war between the farmers and the ranchers were conflicts over use of barbed wire fences?
true
What 1870 invention helped ranchers control their cattle?
Barbed wire, it would kinda sting the cattle if they touched it
What effect do barbed wire have on American history?
Barbed wire caused many problems with the cattle industry in the late 1800's. Before barbed wire, ranchers could take their cattle to watering places freely without conflict. When ranchers decided to put up barbed wire and take away others' rights to the water, their were range wars.
How did barbed wire change the economy?
Barbed wire played an essential role in the territorial expansion. It reduced the cost of enclosing land, and kept cattle contained. Barbed wire led to conflicts between farmers and ranchers when cattlemen began cutting the fences to allow cattle to pass through to find better grazing lands.
What develpoment was the most responsible for eliminating the open range of the western frontier?
The invention of barbed wire and ranchers fencing off open range land.
