Activity Books Cattle in Colorado History | Page 12

From what you have read , match the event with the period of time in which it occurred .
Barbed wire invented
1540
Bent ’ s Fort was built
1821
Civil War ends
1776
Mexico won its independence from Spain
1851
Colorado ’ s oldest permanent town , San Luis , established
1832
Civil War started
1859
Goodnight-Loving trail established
1868
United States won its independence from Great Britain
1861
Colorado gold rush
1865
Coronado may have explored a corner of Colorado
1867
Began keeping statistics on number of cattle in Colorado
1874
Cattle - bovine Cows - mature female cattle Bulls - male cattle
Calf - young male or female bovine Heifer - young female bovine that has not had a calf Steer - neutered / castrated male bovine
There are over 50 breeds of cattle . Below are some of the most common breeds that you ’ ll see in Colorado .
Angus Bull Gelbvieh Heifer
Shorthorn Cow & Calf
Hereford Steer Charolais Cow