Cattle Ranching Flashcards
what type of cow breed developed in 1850s Texas
Texas Longhorn
why did the cow herd population increase during Civil War
no ranches to look after cows
how many cattle in Texas by 1865
5 million
problems Texans faces with need for cattle drives (2)
1) Texas longhorns carried disease texas fever, when in contact with other cattle the cattle sickened and died
2) homesteaders would turn Texans back if they came North in fear of the disease spreading to their animals
who came up with the solution and when
Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving in 1866
What did Goodnight and Loving do
drive herd to Fort Sunmer (in mexico) and sold cattle to the army and Indian reservations
how much head of cattle did the US gov buy by 1870
50-60,000
how did the cattle get East
the railroad
who made the cowtown Abeline and when
Joseph McCoy 1867
two other cow towns that developed
Dodge City and Newton
how did McCoy make profit
animals in Texas were worth 10 x more in Abeline
how much cattle passes through cow towns
4 million
what was the problem cattlemen faced
homesteaders we’re spreading so cattle drive routes were blocked
what was John W Iliff’s solution to the cattleman problem (4)
1) set up store near Cheyenne and become a rancher
2) buy cows from Goodnight and Loving in 1866
3) had 35,000 cattle’s on ranch
4) sell beef to railroad builders and secure US gov contract to supply beef to reservations in 1868
who bought land in 1870 and why was it successful (4)
1) Charles Goodnight
2) indians bound to reservations
3) buffalo were gone
4) railroads crossed plains took cattle to market
