consequently Winter temperatures fell to -55 degrees. Cattle could not get to the grass through the snow and ice. Thousands died. At least 15% died. Cattlemen went BANKRUPT
as a result After the winter, animals that did survive were WEAK and This made them difficult to sell, so prices dropped even more.
The big ranches on the Plains struggled the most because they couldn’t possibly save such a large number of cattle.many large ranchers became bankrupt