TX ACBS 160 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
Ranching: Texas - ANS-~$4/head
Ranching: East - ANS-~$20-$40/head
Joseph McCoy - ANS--From Chicago
-her originally est. bringing in 200,000 heads in 10 yrs. to Chicago; actually
brought in 2 mil. in 4 yrs.
Texas Longhorn - ANS-brought cattle fever from tick infestation
During 1870-1880s, in SW, _______ __ _________ ____ were common. - ANS-
ranches of 5,000-10,000 heads
Cattle in King Ranch made ____ _____________ to he horse industry. - ANS-huge
contributions
Started using ______ ____ in 1873 to control pastures. - ANS-barbed wire
"True" Cowboy - ANS-being the "heir to the long lost cattle cults of the the
mediterranean Basin + the centaur effect"
Range Wars - ANS-b/w sheep + cattlemen and was blown of proportions
-sheep graze closer that cattle
~400 mil. acres of virgin land was plowed - ANS--corn wheat or other grains
-corn belt developed rapidly
Steel moldboard plow - ANS--developed by John Deere
-could plow malted soil easier
Hogs - ANS--profitable
-gained name "mortgage lifters"
When refrigerator railcars were made, swine became: - ANS-short, small + fat; aka
"cob rollers"
-so carcases would not drag floor when hung in cars
Hatch Act - ANS--1887
-provided federal funds for development of state agriculture experiment stations
(federal research)
Trap Nesting - ANS--1895
-allowed # eggs produced by individual hens to be recorded
, John D Rockefeller - ANS-Standard oil for Ohio
Henry Frick + Andrew Carnegie - ANS-steel
E.H. Harriman - ANS-Railroad
J.P. Morgan - ANS-Finance
Thomas Edison - ANS-Inventor (light bulb)
Teamster Unions - ANS-goes back to heavy horse times
Cottage industries => factory system to manufactur - ANS-used steam rather than
water for power; coal instead of wood
Pop. increased from 1750-1800 in Eur. from 140 mil. => 188 mil. b/c - ANS--
greater food supply
-improved transportation
-quality of life increased
_______ + ______ produced were boons to livestock pop. - ANS-Turnip, clover
-cattle + sheep could be kept in larger # over winter
Important advances in stock breeding - ANS--complete enclosure
-root crops for winter feed
-improved eng. grasses
Rober Bakewell - ANS-inbred:
-longhorn cattle
-leicester sheep
-shire horses
Dishley Society - ANS--Created by Robert Bakewell
-objective was to protect purity of Dishley breeds (british breeds)
1st international Livestock Exposition - ANS--held at Union Stockyards,
Thanksgiving, 1900
-was for fat stock, breeding stock, market-ready stock
Sylvester Marsh - ANS--placed heads of slaughtered cattle on ice of Chicago River
-attracted attn. of wolves that come up at night to try to carry off heads
-easily shot
Centralization - ANS--cost $1,000,000, funded by the 9 railroads
-large pop. of city's working populace found employment
International Amphitheater - ANS-home of International Livestock Exposition
Ranching: Texas - ANS-~$4/head
Ranching: East - ANS-~$20-$40/head
Joseph McCoy - ANS--From Chicago
-her originally est. bringing in 200,000 heads in 10 yrs. to Chicago; actually
brought in 2 mil. in 4 yrs.
Texas Longhorn - ANS-brought cattle fever from tick infestation
During 1870-1880s, in SW, _______ __ _________ ____ were common. - ANS-
ranches of 5,000-10,000 heads
Cattle in King Ranch made ____ _____________ to he horse industry. - ANS-huge
contributions
Started using ______ ____ in 1873 to control pastures. - ANS-barbed wire
"True" Cowboy - ANS-being the "heir to the long lost cattle cults of the the
mediterranean Basin + the centaur effect"
Range Wars - ANS-b/w sheep + cattlemen and was blown of proportions
-sheep graze closer that cattle
~400 mil. acres of virgin land was plowed - ANS--corn wheat or other grains
-corn belt developed rapidly
Steel moldboard plow - ANS--developed by John Deere
-could plow malted soil easier
Hogs - ANS--profitable
-gained name "mortgage lifters"
When refrigerator railcars were made, swine became: - ANS-short, small + fat; aka
"cob rollers"
-so carcases would not drag floor when hung in cars
Hatch Act - ANS--1887
-provided federal funds for development of state agriculture experiment stations
(federal research)
Trap Nesting - ANS--1895
-allowed # eggs produced by individual hens to be recorded
, John D Rockefeller - ANS-Standard oil for Ohio
Henry Frick + Andrew Carnegie - ANS-steel
E.H. Harriman - ANS-Railroad
J.P. Morgan - ANS-Finance
Thomas Edison - ANS-Inventor (light bulb)
Teamster Unions - ANS-goes back to heavy horse times
Cottage industries => factory system to manufactur - ANS-used steam rather than
water for power; coal instead of wood
Pop. increased from 1750-1800 in Eur. from 140 mil. => 188 mil. b/c - ANS--
greater food supply
-improved transportation
-quality of life increased
_______ + ______ produced were boons to livestock pop. - ANS-Turnip, clover
-cattle + sheep could be kept in larger # over winter
Important advances in stock breeding - ANS--complete enclosure
-root crops for winter feed
-improved eng. grasses
Rober Bakewell - ANS-inbred:
-longhorn cattle
-leicester sheep
-shire horses
Dishley Society - ANS--Created by Robert Bakewell
-objective was to protect purity of Dishley breeds (british breeds)
1st international Livestock Exposition - ANS--held at Union Stockyards,
Thanksgiving, 1900
-was for fat stock, breeding stock, market-ready stock
Sylvester Marsh - ANS--placed heads of slaughtered cattle on ice of Chicago River
-attracted attn. of wolves that come up at night to try to carry off heads
-easily shot
Centralization - ANS--cost $1,000,000, funded by the 9 railroads
-large pop. of city's working populace found employment
International Amphitheater - ANS-home of International Livestock Exposition
