Cattle drives in the United States
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Cattle drives started in the late 1800s in the United States.
Cattle drives typically consisted of a wrangler, a cook, and a cowboy for every 250 to 300 cattle. A wrangler was employed to care for extra horses. The cook drove the chuck wagon and set up camp.
After the Civil War, the north had a huge demand for meat and cowboys met this demand by driving cattle north. Herding cattle north was difficult since the land that the cattle had to cross was being farmed by people under the Homestead Act. Also, beginning in the early 1900s, cattle drives started lose popularity, as industrial work became more popular. Cattle drives lasted for about 10-11 years.
The cowboys herded the cattle up north by guiding them. The cowboys rode on horseback and guided the cattle. The cattle drives eventually spread to the states of Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and Arizona.
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