In the late 1800's, cattle brought from Texas increased the beef cattle population from 137,000 to 1,250,000 in New Mexico. What was the primary reason why such a large number of cattle were transferred to New Mexico?

A. Cattle sold for a greater price in New Mexico, than in Texas.

B. Cattle had overgrazed the land in Texas

C. Cattle in Texas were being rustled and herders were loosing most of their lands.

D. The demand for cattle in Texas had dropped off dramatically.

B. Cattle had overgrazed the land in Texas

Explanation:

The cattle business in the United States in the nineteenth century because of the youthful country's inexhaustible land, wide-open spaces, and quick improvement of railroad lines to transport the meat from western farms to populace centers in the Midwest and the East Coast.

In 1861, the Civil War broke out between the Northern and Southern states. Texan farmers left their ranches to battle for the Confederate armed force. The Confederates lost the war. The annihilation pulverized the economy in the South. Notwithstanding, the cows, left to their very own devices, had increased. There were roughly 5 million longhorn dairy cattle in Texas in 1865 however there was no market for them in the South. There was, be that as it may, a market in the north. On the off chance that the farmers could get their dairy cattle toward the North they would bring multiple times what they were worth in the South.

The primary reason why such a large number of cattle were transferred to New Mexico in the late 1800s which resulted in the increase of beef cattle population from 137,000 to 1,250,000 in New Mexico was because cattle had overgrazed the land in Texas.

Droughts and overgrazing took a toll on the grass.