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Cattle Raising Boom 1880s Railroads Opened Area Selling.  Lots

Front Why did cattle raising boom in the 1880s?
Back Railroads opened up the area to cattle selling.  Lots of large open space.  Mexicans and blacks could be hired to work for you for cheap.  Vaqueros already got the techniques down.

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