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31 Cards in this Set
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Barbed Wire |
Fencing designed with sharp points
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Boll Weevil |
Type of beetle that infests the cotton plant
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Boomtown |
Town that has grown very rapidly as a result of sudden prosperity
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Brands |
Mark made by burning or otherwise to indicate ownership |
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Open Range |
Unfenced land |
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Permanent University Fund |
The Texas Constitution of 1876 set aside land in the western part of Texas that would contribute funds to the University of Texas and Texas A&M University |
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Petroleum |
Crude oil found throughout the world that is refined into many products
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Philanthrophy |
Donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals
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Commercial Farming |
Large-scale growing of crops for profit
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Dry Farming |
Farming techniques, such as terracing, used in a dry climate to keep moisture in the soil
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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 |
Violent disputes caused by the fencing of the open range between farmers and ranchers
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Refinery |
Factory for the purification of some crude material, such as oil
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Rustlers |
Cattle thief
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Stockyards |
Holding pens for livestock
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Gasoline |
By-product of oil used as a fuel
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Horizontal Integration |
Combining into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and 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 drives from Texas
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Thresher |
Machines that separate grains and seeds from plants
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Transcontinental Railroad |
Railroad that runs across the continent
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Longhorn |
Long-horned breed of 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 that produced petroleum
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Oil Derrick |
Tower like framework over an oil well used for drilling |
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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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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 the extra horses on a cattle drive
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Labor Unions |
Organization formed that support the interests of workers
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Cattle Drives |
Process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses
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