The Growth of the Cattle Industry

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Section 2

• The Growth of the Cattle Industry

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• Longhorns cattle brought by the Spanish
• Sturdy
• Short-tempered
• Long-horned

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Rise of Cattle Ranching

• Long-horns
• Increased demand for beef
• Railroads aided transportation
• profits

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Decline of Cattle Ranching

• Overgrazing by cattle and sheep
• Extended bad weather drought, heat, blizzard
• Barbed wire Joseph Glidden

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Cowboys and Cowgirls

• James Butler Hickok Wild Bill

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• Martha Jane Cannary Calamity Jane

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• Wild Bill and Calamity Jane were entertainers
• Huge crowds to watch shows
• Shows were not realistic

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Farmers in Debt

• Falling prices
• Tight money supply
• Shrinking supply of farm land
• New machinery was expensive and farmers often had
  to borrow money to purchase. Led to great debt.

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Bonanza Farms

• Increased debt caused some farmers to sell land
• Bonanza Farm owned by wealthy investors or
  railroad companies
• Enormous 10,000 acres or more
• Usually single crop farms
• Usually failed due to drought