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Oct 30, 1500
The First Ranchers
The earliest rachers in Western America were Spaniards who imported cattle from Spain. -
Texas Longhorn
English and Spanish cattle were used to produce a new breed called the Texas Longhorn cattle. -
Long Drives Start
George Duffield was on of the first men to lead a long drive and it soon became a normal procedure. -
Prices Peaked
Eastern markets boomed, cattle was being sold for a minimum of $40 per head. -
Cattle Spreads
Most Mexican and Mexican Americans worked on ranched that spread all the way down into Texas. -
Prices Increased
Cattle was now sold $35 a head in Chicago. -
Prices crashed
Prices took a quick downfall and cattle was now selling for $8 a head. -
Diminished Herds
Winter severity and long summer droughts diminished over 90% of cattle heards. -
Early End
Increase of competition for use of open range, lands over populated with cattle and the invention of barbwire fencing lead cattle ranching to an early end. -
Emigration
More than 10,000 Basque shepards emigrated from South America to California to be about to ranch.