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21 Cards in this Set
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Barbed wire |
Fencing designed with sharp points |
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cattle driver |
Process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses |
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free enterprise |
Economies that can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation |
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Labor unions |
Organization formed that support the interests of workers |
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boil weevle |
Type of beetle that infests the cotton plant |
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commerical farming |
Large-scalegrowing of crops for profit |
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gasoline |
By-productof oil used as a fuel |
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long horn |
Long-hornedbreed of beef cattle mixed from Spanish and English breeds |
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boomtown |
Townthat has grown very rapidly as a result of sudden prosperity |
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dry farming |
Farmingtechniques, such as terracing, used in a dry climate to keep moisture in thesoil |
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Horozontal intergration |
Combininginto a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of productionand sharing resources at that level |
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Gasoline |
By-product of oil used as a fuel |
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Free Enterprise |
Economies that can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation |
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Longhorn |
Long-horned breed of beef cattle mixed from Spanish and English breeds |
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Labor Unions |
Organization formed that support the interests of workers |
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Oil Derrick |
Tower like framework over an oil well used for drilling |
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Natural Gas |
Combustible gas that is found in porous sedimentary rocks, especially those that produced petroleum |
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Wildcatter |
Prospector for oil in areas having no proved resources |
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Vertical Integration |
When a company is working separately in related phases of the production and sale of a product |
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Wrangler |
Person who cared for the extra horses on a cattle drive |
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Windmills |
Devices using wind power to pump water from underground to the surface |
