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After the civil war the troops needed a job after. Also a lot of Newly freed slaves needed jobs although some ranch owners still would not hire freedman and if they did they wouldn't pay them.
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All through Mexico and Texas it became a profitable industry
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They drove 27 million cattle from Texas to Kansas by 1910.
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After the war Demand for agricultural products and the prices plummeted.
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In 1927 the first combine was introduced in major quantity's it was called the The john deer No.2
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As farms became less valuable, land prices fell, too, and farms were often worth less than their owners owed to the bank. Farmers across the country lost their farms as banks foreclosed on mortgages.
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The dust bowl caused many problems for ranchers killed their crops and animals.
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increasing harvested acres of corn, wheat, and oats by 9 percent, 15 percent, and 22 percent respectively between 1940 and 1945.
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At this point tractors started to replace horses as tractors became more acquirable for most ranchers.
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More than 700,000 cattle farms, ranches and feed yards exist in the U.S. Livestock grazing takes up 614 million acres, or 27% of U.S. land.
