The Spanish Introduce Cattle
The first Spanish cattle were ________ with horns _____ feet or more long
_tall___ rangy, animals 6_
Ranchers quickly developed Spanish ranching methods by using what?
horses, roping skills, chaps, and saddles.
260,000 cattle driven from Texas to Sedalia, Missouri to the railroad = What trail?
Sedalia/ Shawnee
The cowhands __________ in the cattle along the cattle trails to keep the flow of the herd.
_”Boxed”
Name 2 ways Cowboy life has been displayed?
in songs, movies, and in art work.
Price of cattle was __________ in the North and East due to limited supply of cattle.
$30 to $40
These cattle were bred with other breeds of cattle creating the Texas
_Longhorns___
Spanish Cowboy = ?
(Vaquero)
Disease carried by cattle from ticks = ?
Texas Fever
The trail ride cook = ______and an older cowboy and made the most ______
_Coosie_ _Money
Cowboy life was tough and they worked about
18 Hours a day
created an opportunity for ranchers to get their cattle to the markets quicker.
Railroads
Cattle roamed on the _______ and were herded up and branded to show _________
open range ownership_
Who Developed the King Ranch in South Texas?
(Richard King)
Most popular cattle trail that led drovers from Texas to Kansas = ?
Chisholm
The drives went _______miles per day.
10-12_
A typical cowboy was young, single, and
poor
Cowhands (12 or less) could drive more than ______ head of cattle to the markets at a cost lower than ____ per head of cattle.
2,000 _$1_
how many heads of cattle did two missions near goliad contain ?
25,000
The largest in Texas over ______ acres today.
__825,000
Ran from Kerrville, Texas thru Kansas to Nebraska = ?
Great Western
Some herds ranged from __________ cattle
2,000 to 3,000
1/6th of Cowboys were
hispanic and many were _black
holding pens ?
stockyards
who brought the first cattle to america in the 1500's ?
spanish exploders
3 biggest problems with cattle industry = ?
(Theft , drought , and lack of markets)
Ran from Texas to Cheyenne, Wyoming = ?
Goodnight - Loving
Who took care of the horses on the cattle drive ?
(Wrangler
wildcard
switch points with the other team
wildcard
gain 500 points