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