Barbed wire was cheaper than wood and easier to erect, and it could withstand the extremes of Texas weather. Most important, it would allow ranchers to selectively breed their stock by fencing out strays.
So effective was barbed wire at keeping the animals contained that it allowed farmers to increase the size of their herds. Animals were not lost as often as they were on the open range when they were vulnerable to predators and cattle rustlers.
Answer: It was allowed to slice up the countryside, landowners could strip their neighbors of grazing and watering rights, and fences would block the drive to market. <3
The statement that best explains the reasons for building the Panama Canal across the Isthmus of Panama was to shorten sailing time between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The correct answer is B.