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32 Cards in this Set
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Barbed Wire |
Fencingdesigned with sharp points |
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Boll Weevil |
Typeof beetle that infests the cotton plant�F |
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Boomtown |
Townthat has grown very rapidly as a result of sudden prosperity |
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Brands |
Markmade by burning or otherwise to indicate ownership |
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Open Range |
Unfencedland |
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Permanent University Fund |
TheTexas Constitution of 1876 set aside land in the western part of Texas thatwould contribute funds to the University of Texas and Texas A&M University |
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Petroleum |
Crudeoil found throughout the world that is refined into many productsi&9F |
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Philanthropy |
Donationsof money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions oflearning and hospitalsy+4F |
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Cattle Drivers |
Process of moving a herd of cattle from oneplace to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses |
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Commercial Farming |
Large-scalegrowing of crops for profit"0/ |
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Dry Farming |
Farmingtechniques, such as terracing, used in a dry climate to keep moisture in thesoil |
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Fossil Fuels |
Combustibleorganic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains offormer life |
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Range Wars |
Violentdisputes caused by the fencing of the open range between farmers and ranchers |
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Refinery |
Factory for thepurification of somecrude material, such as oil |
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Rustlers |
Cattlethief |
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Stockyards |
Holding pens for livestock |
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Free Enterprise |
Economiesthat can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through therelationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental interventionand regulation |
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Gasoline |
By-productof oil used as a fuel |
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Horizontal Intergation |
Combininginto a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of productionand sharing resources at that level |
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Junction |
Meeting places of two or more lines of a railroad |
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Supply and Demand |
Economic principle that states that if the supply is greater than demand, prices will fall, but if demand is greater than supply, prices rise
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Texas Fever |
Disease spread by ticks brought by cattle on the drivers from Texas |
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Thresher |
Machines that separate grains and seeds from plants |
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Transcontinetal Railroad |
Railroad that runs across the continent |
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Labor Unions |
Organization formed that support the interests of workers |
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Longhorn |
Long horned breed or beef cattle mixed from spanish and english breeds |
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Natural Gas |
Combustible gas that is found in porous sedimentary rocks especially those produced petroleum |
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Oil Derrick |
Tower like framework over an oil well used for drilling |
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Vertical Intergation |
When a company is working separately in related phases of the production and sale of a product |
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Wildcatter |
Prospector for oil in areas having no proved resources |
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Windmills |
Devices using wind power to pump water from underground to the surface |
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Wrangler |
Person who cared for extra horses on a cattle drive |
