Western Agriculture

Question

Why did cattle owners have to buy private property on which to keep their cattle?
(1 point)
• They couldn't graze their cattle on Native American reservations.
• Cattle in open-range herds got mixed together.
O Farms and the railroads carved up the open range.
• Diseases often wiped out entire herds.

Answer 1

Cattle owners had to buy private property to keep their cattle because farms and railroads carved up the open range, making it difficult to graze cattle freely. This led to cattle getting mixed together in open-range herds and diseases often wiped out entire herds. Additionally, they couldn't graze their cattle on Native American reservations. Ultimately, owning private property allowed cattle owners to better manage and protect their herds.