ACBS 160 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Why did the native cattle of Kansas and Missouri die when the Texas longhorn arrived?
- Answer- Texas longhorn brought cattle fever from tick infestations
Investment money for ranching came from _________ and large corporations formed. -
Answer- overseas especially Scotland
What did the XIT and King ranches contribute to ranching? - Answer- They contributed
large numbers of cattle to populate the northern states as well as to slaughter.
Why did the ranching boom end in 1885 - 1886? What happened? - Answer- - Winter
1885 - 1886 killed up to 85% of cattle in some areas
- Drought in 1887, blizzard in 1888 killed even more
What happened to the buffalo? - Answer- - Massive slaughter of the last of the buffalo
after the Civil War.
- Replaced by Longhorn cattle
In 1887, what was started in Denver when the cattlemen various states got together? -
Answer- National Livestock Association
What did John Deere develop that made plowing matted soil easier? - Answer- steel
moldboard plow
Where did Turkey Red Wheat grow well? - Answer- Kansas
Why were swine raised during this time called "cob-rollers"? - Answer- They were small,
short, fat, and they rolled corn cobs around with their nose.
What city had the largest horse and mule sales facilities in the U.S.? - Answer- Chicago
Why were associations for the different breeds of animal formed? - Answer- To keep
accurate breed records
What was the Babcock Test? - Answer- It tested the amount of butterfat in milk
During this time in the East, there were several influential men. Name them and the
trade they were famous for. - Answer- - John D. Rockefeller - Standard oil in Ohio
, - Henry Frick and Andrew Carnegie - Steel
- E.H. Harriman - Railroad
- J.P. Morgan - Finance
- Thomas Edison - Inventor
How did the Teamsters Union get its name? - Answer- They drove the teams of horses.
The so-called "range wars" were between.... - Answer- Cattle and Sheep
Who developed the steel moldboard plow with rotation coulter? - Answer- Deere
What animals were so profitable that they gained the name "mortagage lifters"? -
Answer- Pig
In 1887, what provided federal funds for development of state agricultural experiment
stations? - Answer- Hatch act
This allowed the number of eggs produced by individual hens to be recorded. - Answer-
Trap nesting
What two things helped the English move from the small cottage industries to the larger
factory system of industry? - Answer- They used steam rather than water for power, and
they used coal instead of wood.
Who developed china for everyday living? - Answer- Josiah Wedgewood
The breeds that were created by Bakewell were referred to as the? - Answer- Dishley
Breeds
What four crops were used in field rotation to keep the fields productive? - Answer-
Wheat, turnips, barley and clover
What feeds could be stored easily so more animals could be kept during the winter
months and fed? - Answer- Turnip and clover
What was land closure, and what was the advantage? - Answer- It was used to control
breeding
Which war was important during this time to livestock production? - Answer- Napoleonic
Wars
Who was Robert Bakewell? What was he credited with doing? - Answer- The man that
created the Dishley breeds. He was credited with setting the pattern of modern animal
breeding.
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Why did the native cattle of Kansas and Missouri die when the Texas longhorn arrived?
- Answer- Texas longhorn brought cattle fever from tick infestations
Investment money for ranching came from _________ and large corporations formed. -
Answer- overseas especially Scotland
What did the XIT and King ranches contribute to ranching? - Answer- They contributed
large numbers of cattle to populate the northern states as well as to slaughter.
Why did the ranching boom end in 1885 - 1886? What happened? - Answer- - Winter
1885 - 1886 killed up to 85% of cattle in some areas
- Drought in 1887, blizzard in 1888 killed even more
What happened to the buffalo? - Answer- - Massive slaughter of the last of the buffalo
after the Civil War.
- Replaced by Longhorn cattle
In 1887, what was started in Denver when the cattlemen various states got together? -
Answer- National Livestock Association
What did John Deere develop that made plowing matted soil easier? - Answer- steel
moldboard plow
Where did Turkey Red Wheat grow well? - Answer- Kansas
Why were swine raised during this time called "cob-rollers"? - Answer- They were small,
short, fat, and they rolled corn cobs around with their nose.
What city had the largest horse and mule sales facilities in the U.S.? - Answer- Chicago
Why were associations for the different breeds of animal formed? - Answer- To keep
accurate breed records
What was the Babcock Test? - Answer- It tested the amount of butterfat in milk
During this time in the East, there were several influential men. Name them and the
trade they were famous for. - Answer- - John D. Rockefeller - Standard oil in Ohio
, - Henry Frick and Andrew Carnegie - Steel
- E.H. Harriman - Railroad
- J.P. Morgan - Finance
- Thomas Edison - Inventor
How did the Teamsters Union get its name? - Answer- They drove the teams of horses.
The so-called "range wars" were between.... - Answer- Cattle and Sheep
Who developed the steel moldboard plow with rotation coulter? - Answer- Deere
What animals were so profitable that they gained the name "mortagage lifters"? -
Answer- Pig
In 1887, what provided federal funds for development of state agricultural experiment
stations? - Answer- Hatch act
This allowed the number of eggs produced by individual hens to be recorded. - Answer-
Trap nesting
What two things helped the English move from the small cottage industries to the larger
factory system of industry? - Answer- They used steam rather than water for power, and
they used coal instead of wood.
Who developed china for everyday living? - Answer- Josiah Wedgewood
The breeds that were created by Bakewell were referred to as the? - Answer- Dishley
Breeds
What four crops were used in field rotation to keep the fields productive? - Answer-
Wheat, turnips, barley and clover
What feeds could be stored easily so more animals could be kept during the winter
months and fed? - Answer- Turnip and clover
What was land closure, and what was the advantage? - Answer- It was used to control
breeding
Which war was important during this time to livestock production? - Answer- Napoleonic
Wars
Who was Robert Bakewell? What was he credited with doing? - Answer- The man that
created the Dishley breeds. He was credited with setting the pattern of modern animal
breeding.
