Ranching Culture

7. Ranchers made a living off of _______.
8. Many ______ _______ became a part of the cattle ranching industry.
10. A trail over which cattle were driven to market. 2w
13. The __________ owned most of the grazing land.
14. Ranchers would let their livestock freely roam the prairie. This is called _____ ____.
15. Farmers Made a living off of ________.
16. How did ranchers know which cattle were theirs?
18. Development of the _____ _____ made raising cattle more profitable for ranchers.
19. Cattle Ranchers hated _______ because they overgrazed in low-elevation grass land.

1. Many men tending cattle left huge herds of unbranded cattle to go fight in the _____ ____?
2. How many times a year were cattle rounded up by cowboys?
3. a lifestyle of self-sufficiency
4. Another word for rancher.
5. The ______ act of 1862 lead to many people trying to claim land that had already been claimed by ranchers.
6. What cattle barrier invention did Ranchers often hate? 2w
9. Many people who traveled west for gold ended up as ________ or farmers.
11. Ranchers often had conflicts over land with _________.
12. Farmers and Ranchers had disputes about _______.
14. Ranchers ___ land and cattle, but cowboys usually don't.
17. In the beginning of the _____ _____ the new settlers caused a raise in cattle prices, benefiting ranchers.