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 agriculture and infrastructure expanded, the availability of open land for grazing decreased, leading cattle owners to secure private land for their herds.
Why did cattle owners have to buy private property on which to keep their cattle? (1 point) Responses 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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