Why did cattle owners have to buy private property on which to keep their cattle?

Question

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O They couldn't graze their cattle on Native American reservations.
O Cattle in open-range herds got mixed together.
O Farms and the railroads carved up the open range.
O Diseases often wiped out entire herds.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: O Farms and the railroads carved up the open range.

As farms expanded and railroads were built, the open range was increasingly divided into private properties, which meant that cattle owners had to buy land to keep their cattle.