Transcript Lesson 3

Ranchers and Drivers
Who was Philip Armour?
 He started a meat-packing industry in Chicago that
helped the market for beef to grow.
3 Jobs of Cowboys
 Training horses
 Guarding cattle
 Driving/herding cattle
Cattle ranching grew because of the Chisholm Trail.
Cowboys had a way to take their cattle to Kansas to sell them to
meat-packing plants.
The Chisholm Trail also may have decreased cattle ranching
too, because some decided to move their cattle to open land
closer to Kansas and leave Texas.
Cattle could be sent to meat-packing plants from the railroad
towns in Kansas.
Where did the Chisholm Trail
begin?
San Antonio,
Texas
Many ranchers fence their land to keep cattle from wandering off.
Ranchers raise crops to feed the animals.
Animals drink mainly from water wells so they don’t have to travel so
far.
Ranchers began to decrease the size of their herds.
Lesson 3 Review
1. How did cattle raising help develop the
economy of the Southwest?
2. How did ranching change when the open
range was closed?
3. How have cowhands become part of the
lore of our nation?