The Cattle Boom

By kelseybedow1310

  • The Cattle Boom 1850s

    In the 1850s Texans had interbred English cattle.

  • The Cattle Boom 1850s

    By the 1850 s cattle ranchers and farmers had erected miles of barbed wire across open range to control access to land and water.

  • The Cattle Boom 1866

    In 1866 a steer that could bring about $4 in Texas could be sold for $40 or more in the eastern markets.

  • The Cattle Boom 1866

    In 1866 George Duffield headed a Long Drive.

  • The Cattle Boom 1874

    In 1874 Illinois farmer Joseph Glidden patented barbed wire.

  • The Cattle Boom 1880s

    In the 1880s most mexican and mexican American cowboys worked on ranches in Texas.

  • The Cattle Boom 1882

    In 1882 cattle brought $35 a head in Chicago.

  • The Cattle Boom 1885

    In 1885 prices crashed as supply far exceeded demand.

  • The Cattle Boom 1885

    In 1885 they sold $8.

  • The Cattle Boom 1900

    By 1900, 10,000 Basques were living in the west.