growth of cattle industry Flashcards
the end of the american civil war in 1865 meant that…
as well as this… meaning…
there were 5 million cattle in Texas and a huge demand for beef in the east.
cattle in Texas were only $5, yet they were worth $40 in the north, meaning a huge amount of profit
could be made, if the cows could be transported.
this lead to the establishment of the…
charles goodnight and oliver loving decided to… as bad government planning…
the goodnight loving trail in 1866
sell directly to the new settlements, as bad government planning meant that the indians were left almost starving
on their 1st drive from… to…, they made…
this proved that…
from fort sumner to colorado, they made $12,000
cattle could be easily moved, which massively helped with the growth of the cattle industry
in order to further progress this…
this enabled the… where they…
joseph mccoy established abilene, the first cow town, in 1867
selling of cattle in cow towns, where they would sell for 10x their value
to encourage them to…
this then lead to… which enabled…
use abilene, he spent $5,000 marketing his new town and building hotels etc.
the chisholm trail, which enabled the movement of cattle to abilene
after the establishment of abilene, john ilife decided to…
this reduced… meant that… and there was…
fatten cattle on the ranches.
cost, meant that cows could be fattened on the plains rather than being driven up through texas, and there was less of a chance of cattle fever
because of this, in 1870…
iliff had 26,000 cattle and fed 7,000 sioux, which led to the growth of cattle barons
