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17 Cards in this Set
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Brand
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mark burned on cattle to show ownership
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Stockyard
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a pen where a livestock is kept before a butcher
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Packinghouse
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where housed beef is before shipment
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Round up
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herding cattle together
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Wrangler
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ranch hand
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Chuck wagon
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carried cooking equipment and food
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Rustlers
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cattle thief
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Spanish
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brought the first cattle to the new world
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Railroads
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played a roll in cattle industry
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Chisholm trail
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major route for cattle ranchers to drive their cattle from Texas to Kansas
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Goodnight loving trail
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made by Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving in 1866
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King Ranch
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the longest ranch of its period
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Why were longhorns valued by most ranchers?
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they could endure harsh weather and disease
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J. F. Glidden
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successful inventor of barbed wire which was inexpensive and effective
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Cattle drives ended due to
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cattle overgrazed the plains' grasses
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Drought and blizzards
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caused too many cows to be on the market
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Windmills
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allowed ranches to contain cattle in fenced areas for water
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