Opportunities:  Barb Wire Fencing

Chuckwagon Campfire

Bad weather, falling cattle prices, barbed wire and the coming of the farmers 
combined to change ranching operations.  By 1900, ranchers had fenced their ranges and improved the herds.

All Post Hole Digger
Post Hole digger.  These were used to dig holes for anchoring the posts needed for stringing barb wire.
Evaluation of Barbed Wire
Bab Wire Fence		 Bakers Perfect Barbed Wire Bakers Perfect - An early experiment of Barb Wire, with widespread use.
Haishs Parrallel Barb Wire 1885 Haishs Parallel - Modified Class, 1884-1892.  Incorporated the better features in earlier wire.
Stubbe Plate Barb Wire 1883 Stubbs Plate - Obvious Class, Designed to add visibility to fences reducing the injury to livestock.
Scutts Arrow Plate Barb Wire 1878 Scutts Arrow Plate - Vicious Class from 1876-1880.  Designed to inflict injury to livestock.  In theory they would learn to stay away from fence.
Kelly Thorny Fence Barb Wire 1868 Kelly Thorny Fence - Early Varied Class from 1868 - 1877.  This was one of the first attempts at patentable inventions.
Ribbon Barb Wire Ribbon Wire - 1880's - Designed to use in horse lots to restrain without injury.  Also used by cattlemen for drift fencing.
Post Hole Digger
Close up of a Post Hole digger.  
Fenceline
Fence line 		Roll of Barb Wire
Spool of Barb Wire