USA - NEW MEXICO
Cattle Drive
Cattle drives were a major economic activity in the American west,
particularly between 1866 and 1886, when 20 million cattle were herded from
Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and points
east. The long distances covered, the need for periodic rests by riders and
animals, and the establishment of railheads led to the development of "cow
towns" across the American West. Because of extensive treatment of cattle drives
in fiction and film, the cowboy became the worldwide iconic image of the
American. Cattle drives still occur in the American west and in Australia. On average, a single herd of cattle on a long drive (for example, Texas to
Kansas railheads) numbered about 3,000 head. To herd the cattle, a crew of at
least 10 cowboys was needed, with three horses per cowboy.
Cowboys worked in
shifts to watch the cattle 24 hours a day, herding them in the proper direction
in the daytime and watching them at night to prevent stampedes and deter theft.
The crew also included a cook, who drove a chuck wagon, usually pulled by
oxen, and a horse wrangler to take charge of the remuda, or spare horses.
The wrangler on a cattle drive was often a very young cowboy or one of lower
social status, but the cook was a particularly well-respected member of the
crew, as not only was he in charge of the food, he also was in charge of medical
supplies and had a working knowledge of practical medicine.
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Cattle drives were a major economic activity in the American west,
particularly between 1866 and 1886, when 20 million cattle were herded from
Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and points
east. The long distances covered, the need for periodic rests by riders and
animals, and the establishment of railheads led to the development of "cow
towns" across the American West. Because of extensive treatment of cattle drives
in fiction and film, the cowboy became the worldwide iconic image of the
American. Cattle drives still occur in the American west and in Australia. On average, a single herd of cattle on a long drive (for example, Texas to
Kansas railheads) numbered about 3,000 head. To herd the cattle, a crew of at
least 10 cowboys was needed, with three horses per cowboy. 
Cowboys worked in
shifts to watch the cattle 24 hours a day, herding them in the proper direction
in the daytime and watching them at night to prevent stampedes and deter theft.
The crew also included a cook, who drove a chuck wagon, usually pulled by
oxen, and a horse wrangler to take charge of the remuda, or spare horses.
The wrangler on a cattle drive was often a very young cowboy or one of lower
social status, but the cook was a particularly well-respected member of the
crew, as not only was he in charge of the food, he also was in charge of medical
supplies and had a working knowledge of practical medicine. 
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