Cattle owners had to buy private property on which to keep their cattle primarily because farms and the railroads carved up the open range. As agricultural development increased, land that was once available for open grazing was taken for farming and railroad construction, leading to the need for cattle owners to secure their own land for their herds.
Why did cattle owners have to buy private property on which to keep their cattle?
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They couldn’t graze their cattle on Native American reservations.
They couldn’t graze their cattle on Native American reservations.
Cattle in open-range herds got mixed together.
Cattle in open-range herds got mixed together.
Farms and the railroads carved up the open range.
Farms and the railroads carved up the open range.
Diseases often wiped out entire herds.
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