Chapter 8 History
Across
- 3. where cowboys drove nearly 1.5 million head of cattle.
- 9. Ranchers would meet cowboys and round up cattle from the open range.
- 10. Wheat farms covered up to 50,000 acres.
- 11. A design that is seared into the hide of livestock usually around the hip. To identify the owner of the animals.
- 13. A tract of public land available for settlement.
- 14. Cowboys rode these to round up cattle.
- 16. An American breed of beef cattle
- 18. a piece of metal or synthetic material that fits in a horse's mouth and aids in the communication between the horse and rider
- 19. A vast area of grassland owned by the government.
Down
- 1. People that plowed the soil on the plains.
- 2. To plant seeds deep in the ground where there was enough moisture for them to grow.
- 4. A rope with a noose at one end, used to rope cattle.
- 5. small aggressive person
- 6. unfair
- 7. a seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding.
- 8. Stray calves with no identifying symbol/brand.
- 10. A cheap way to keep cattle on ranchers property.
- 12. a man typically one on horseback. That herds and tends cattle.
- 15. fight and/or brawl.
- 17. A metal wheel worn on the heel of a riding boot. Used to urge the horse forward.