The Texas Cattle Industry-Pgs. 276-277

Ranching is an important industry in Texas.

• True

• False

The _______ is the official State Large Mammal.

• cow

• armadillo

• longhorn

• donkey

How was the breed of the Texas Longhorn created?

• The Spanish cattle breed and the Anglo-American cattle breed were mixed.

• Cattle was mixed with a deer that had antlers.

• There has always been longhorns.

• Spanish cattle and Egyptian Cattle were mixed.

About how many feet do the longhorn's horns usually measure across?

• 6-8 inches

• 6-8 feet

• 6-8 yards

• 6-8 centimeters

What are the grassy plains of Texas called?

• green fields

• open range

• open greens

• green range

By 1865, Texas had become home to between __________ longhorns.

• 3 and 4 hundred

• 3 and 4 thousand

• 3 and 4 million

• 3 and 4 billion