The Cattle Boom

By duvanderhoof
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Spanish Ranchers

    Spanish ranchers were the only people farming in the west throughout the 1500s.

  • Longhorn Cattle

    Texans created the Texan Longhorn by crossing Spanish cattle with English cattle.

  • Cattle Price

    Cattle sold for $35.

  • Barbed Wire

    Barbed Wire was invented.

  • Barbed wire problem

    Ranchers erected miles of barbed water across the open range.

  • Cattle Price

    Cattle sold for $35 in the East.

  • Catte Price

    Cattle sold for $8 in the East.

  • Dead Herds

    Bad winter that killed many herds.

  • End of Cattle Boom

    Cattle were worth little to nothing by now.

  • Drought

    Teribble drought that killed many herds.