{"id":321,"date":"2014-01-14T06:52:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T06:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yuriar.com\/aprendemosacademy\/?p=321"},"modified":"2014-01-14T06:52:26","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T06:52:26","slug":"ranchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yuriar.com\/aprendemosacademy\/2014\/01\/14\/ranchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"egp.ag.019\"<\/a>Ranchers didn’t like the homesteaders<\/a> so much because the homesteaders fenced in the ranges the cowboys used for cattle drives.<\/p>\n

Ranchers raised cattle and other livestock, but cows were the popular choice of the late 1800’s in the West.<\/p>\n

Cowboys were employed to help herd the cattle and keep them healthy.\u00a0 They were also responsible for cattle drives – herding the cattle hundreds or even thousands of miles to the best market.
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Margaret Heffernan Borland<\/a> was the only woman to ever lead a cattle drive.\u00a0 After the death of her 3rd husband & several of her kids, she took her remaining children (2 sons under age 15, and a 7 yr old daughter), as well as her 6 yr old granddaughter<\/a>, and led the cattle drive from her ranch in Texas on the Chisholm Trail.\u00a0 Unfortunately, she died in her boarding room <\/a>before she could sell the cattle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because the cows would roam freely for most of their life, ranchers used a brand<\/strong> to mark their herds so they could tell which cows were whose.\u00a0 For a fun activity, think up a name for a ranch, then make up a brand.<\/p>\n

American Heartland had a video about ranchers:<\/p>\n

[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ks7-O469KPU]<\/p>\n

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More Resources<\/em><\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n