The Texas Cattle Industry

The grassy plains of Texas were called

• grassland

• big yard

• open range

• flat range

A design burned into the hide of a cow

• initials

• brand

• cow hide

• cattle

The cowhands rode along the boarders of a ranch to watch the cattle were also known as:

• Texans

• cowhands

• cowboys

• line riders

Cowboys from different rancher would gather the up all the cattle. This is known as a :

• roundup

• rodeo

• cow ride

• line riders

Cattle would run around wildly, when they become frightened. This would cause a:

• run around

• sampede

• dance party

• cattle drive

Twisted wire that had sharp points along it.

• barbed wire

• picked fence

• spiked fence

• sharp wire

This ranch is over 800,000 acres in size, and it is still in the cattle business.

• Johnson Ranch

• Texas Ranch

• Goodnight Ranch

• King's Ranch

She was the 1st woman in Texas to drive her cattle p the Chisholm Trail to Kansas with her own herd or cattle.

• Lizze King

• Susan Johnson

• Lizze Johnson

• Laura Johnson

He was one of Texas's best-known cattle ranchers and was important to the development and growth of the cattle industry in Texas.

• Richard King

• Charles Goodday

• Charles Goodnight

• Lizze Johnson

Cattle in northern cities might be worth

• $3 or $4

• $30-$40

• $300 or $400

• $3,000 or $4,000