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| a mark burned on the hide of cattle or other livestock to show ownership |
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| established large land grants along the Rio Grande |
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| Mexican cowhands using horses and ropes to round up herds of cattle |
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| cowhands who worked with cattle |
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| ropes used to work with cattle |
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| first cattle baron/rancher to take cattle to market in Louisiana |
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| moving cattle from location to another by "driving" or herding them |
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| a disease transmitted by ticks |
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| a mixture of breeds to form the longhorn breed of cattle |
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| a pen where livestock is kept before being butchered or shipped to market |
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| a warehouse where beef is prepared for shipment |
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| a town that serves as a market or shipping point for cattle |
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| the process of herding together cattle that are scattered |
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| a ranch hand who cares for saddle horses |
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| a wagon that carries cooking equipment and food for the cowhands |
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| town founded by Joseph G. McCoy, a Chicago business leader |
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| a trail that extended north from San Antonio to Dodge City |
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| a trail that led through Austin, Texas to Abilene, Kansas |
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| a trail that led through San Angelo, TX and went into Colorado & Wyoming |
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| fences are not used to contain livestock |
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| land provided by TX government in exchange for construction of a new capital |
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| King Ranch, JA Ranch, Matador Ranch & XIT Ranch |
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| Largest and best known ranches in Texas |
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| JA Ranch in Palo Duro Canyon |
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| established by John Adair and Charles Goodnight |
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| largest in TX, owned by Chicago & British investors |
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| thin strand of wire with barbed edges |
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| pumped water from underground sources |
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