West Ranching

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Across
  1. 3. Another word for lasso.
  2. 5. Animals eating too much in one area of pasture or grass land.
  3. 7. Competition of cowboy skills.
  4. 10. Type of people who developed expert horsemanship to herd cattle.
  5. 12. Piece of clothing that protected your face from cattle dust.
  6. 13. Gathering of livestock within a ranch.
  7. 15. Food for cattle or horses.
  8. 18. Troops from the 9th and 10th cavalry that patrolled the southwest.
  9. 19. The organized movement of animals to and from different locations.
Down
  1. 1. Path that stretch from Texas to Kansas for cattle.
  2. 2. An effort to herd cattle to another location.
  3. 4. Animals that feed on grasses trees and shrubs.
  4. 6. Valuable animal hunted to near extinction.
  5. 8. Large grassland.
  6. 9. Mexican Cowboy known for being the first to raise cattle.
  7. 10. Worn as protection from spikes and cactus needles.
  8. 11. Invention used to contain cattle.
  9. 14. Rural piece of land with buildings like a barn.
  10. 16. Animal that will hunt and kill the livestock.
  11. 17. Marking cattle with a burn to distinguish them to their owners.