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32 Cards in this Set
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Barbed Wire
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Fencingdesigned with sharp points
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Boll Weevil
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Typeof beetle that infests the cotton plantt
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boomtown |
Townthat has grown very rapidly as a result of sudden prosperitVxq9GJڤ;G���
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Brands |
Markmade by burning or otherwise to indicate ownership�������7�;���F
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Open Range |
Unfencedlandn-�;���F
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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 productsity of 5�;���F
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Philanthropy |
Donationsof money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions oflearning and hospitals
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Cattle Drives |
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";mso-b)�;���F
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Dry Farming |
Farmingtechniques, such as terracing, used in a dry climate to keep moisture in thesoilp
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Fossil Fuels |
Combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life
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Range Wars |
Violentdisputes caused by the fencing of the open range between farmers and ranchers
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Fefinery |
Factory for thepurification of somecrude material, such as oil
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Rustlers |
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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 fuelrelatiԧ;J���
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Horizontal irrigation |
Combininginto a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of productionand sharing resources at that levelon<ۧ;E���
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Junction |
Meetingplaces of two or more lines of a railroading rҧ;L���
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Supply and Damand |
Economicprinciple that states that if the supply is greater than demand, prices willfall, but if demand is greater than supply, prices rise٧;G���
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Texas Fever |
Diseasespread by ticks brought by cattle on the drives from TexasaterЧ;N���
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Threher |
Machinesthat separate grains and seeds from plantsy>ҧ;L���
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Transcontinental railroad |
Railroadthat runs across the continent
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Labor Unions |
Organizationformed that support the interests of workers
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Longhorn |
Long-hornedbreed of beef cattle mixed from Spanish and English breedsЧ;N���
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Natural Gas |
Combustiblegas that is found in porous sedimentary rocks, especially those that producedpetroleumn>ܧ;B���
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Oil Derrick |
Towerlike framework over an oil well used for drillingspan>
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Vertical Integration |
Whena company is working separately in related phases of the production and sale ofa productml>n>ܧ;B���
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Wildcatter |
Prospectorfor oil in areas having no proved resourcesҧ;L���
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Windmills |
Devicesusing wind power to pump water from underground to the surfaceЧ;N���
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Wrangler |
Personwho cared for the extra horses on a cattle drivey><ӧ;M���
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