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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Environmental Factors
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Did You Know?
Cattle drives rarely went more than ten or twelve miles a day. The cattle had to be given time to rest and graze. A drive from Texas to Montana could take up to five months. Kohrs bought two-year-old steers and brought them north to graze on the rich grasses of eastern Montana.
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Last Updated: February 05, 2008 at 13:10 EST |