Long Drive
The cattle trails and railroads intersected in towns such as Abilene, Kansas; Dodge City, Kansas; and Cheyenne, Wyoming to form cattle shipping centers during the late 19th century. These towns became significant hubs for the cattle industry due to their accessible transportation networks for moving cattle to markets in the East.
Moving cattle from distant ranges to busy railroad centers that shipped the cattle to market
moving of cattle from distant ranges to busy railroad centers that shipped the cattle to market
Moving cattle from range land to the shipping railroad heads, before highways and trailer trucks were available.
The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was called a cattle drive. Cattle drives took many months to complete. Some of the cowboys would drive the cattle to Kansas and not want to go back to the ranch after being paid. Then ranchers would have to hire more hands the next cattle drive season.
Cattle Stockyards
Cattle stockyards
Not what, but rather who. And that would be the cowhands that rounded up the cattle and drove them to the railway stockyards.
Midwest
The shipping of cattle to the eastern market.
A group of cattle is called a herd.