Question

How did the cattle drives in Texas create interconnectedness in the cattle industry?

Answer 1

Answer:

Cattle drives are responsible for the formation of cattle industry in Texas state.

Explanation:

Cattle drives is a specific process through which herds of cattle moved from one place to another. This process was done by cowboys on the horses in Texas which is a state of United state of America. The owners of these cattle herds takes these cattle for selling purpose to remote areas where they get a better price for it. This activity was done in the 19th and early 20th century in the Texas state which is the contributing factor for building cattle industry in Texas.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The cattle drives in Texas create interconnectedness in the cattle industry because in-between the 1850s and 1910s, up to 27 millions cattle were driven from Texas to railheads in Kansas for transportation to stockyards in Louisiana and points east.

Although,cattle drives witness lot of difficulties which makes farmers in eastern Kansas to form groups which threatened to beat up or shoot cattlemen found on their lands because they were concerned that transient animals would trample crops and transmit cattle fever to local cattle.

However, Cattle raising grow rapidly in Texas because American tastes moved from consuming pork to beef.