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Cattle, Cotton Railroads
Term | Definition |
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BRAND | Mark burned into a cow to identify the owner |
OPEN RANGE | Land without fences that nobody owns |
Cattle Drive | A long trip made to take cattle to market |
CHISHOLM TRAIL | Most famous cattle trail |
LONGHORN | A cow with very large horns mostly found in Texas |
BALE | A large pressed package of cotton weighing almost 500 lbs. |
COMBING | The process that makes the cotton into yarn by twisting |
COTTON GIN | A machine that separates the seeds and hulls from the cotton seed |
COTTONSEED OIL | An oil used in cooking that comes from the cotton seed |
LINT | Thick hairs on the cotton seed |
MILL | The building where cotton is manufactured |
STAPLE | A cotton fiber that is twisted into yarn |
THREAD | Fibers of cotton spun together to form thread |
TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION | Set up in Texas to make sure all railroad companies followed the same rules |