Cattlemen and cowboys
- Created by: Gregory Yule
- Created on: 21-02-17 18:18
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2. Why did Joseph McCoy set up a cow town in Abilene?
- To link up with the railroads
- He felt like it
- The Kansas Pacific paid him for free beef
- Beef was becoming popular further north
3. How did the open range ranchers decide which calves belonged to who?
- They branded them with the same mark as their mother's
- They went to the highest bidder
- Whoever claimed them first
- By height
4. Why did they crossbreed Longhorns and Herefords?
- To become resistant to barbed wire wounds
- Cattle were beginning to die in the Plains' harsh conditions so they made them hardier
- Eastern tastes were changing and demanded higher quality meat
- They felt like it
5. Why were huge herds a major problem?
- You couldn't count how many you had
- Overgrazing led to underfed cattle
- You couldn't see all of them at once
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