Ranching Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. this was one of the hardhsips faced by ranchers in the 1800s when there was little rainfall
  2. 4. what invention led to farmers fencing off their fields
  3. 5. this was the land where the ranchers would feed their animals
  4. 7. this was another hardship for the cattle on the ranches
  5. 8. this was one other animal that the cattle had to share their grazing land with
  6. 10. this sport was developed from ranching
  7. 14. what is it called when the cattle graze too much on a field making the land degraded
  8. 16. the cowboys did this to their cattle when they were rounded up the first time in the spring
  9. 18. this was who owned most of the grazing land
  10. 19. what did cowboys ride on to round up their cattle
Down
  1. 1. this insect made it hard for the ranchers and their cattle to survive in the 1870s
  2. 3. this state is known for ranching in the 1800s
  3. 6. more than one third of the cowboys in america were of this nationality
  4. 9. this was another name for the prairie
  5. 11. ranchers usually owned enough land for a ________
  6. 12. this happened to the steers the second time the cattle were rounded up in the fall
  7. 13. cowboys go on a Cattle ______ to round up the cows
  8. 15. this animal was the main animal of the rancher
  9. 17. this animal is known for helping herd animals