12. Describe each of the following as they relate to cattle ranching in the USA today: a. Herefords (as opposed to Longhorns) : b. feed lots: c. recent ranch ownership patterns:

Herefords (as opposed to Longhorns) : Herefords are more for normal beef and long horns are more for lean beef.

feed lots: is an animal feeding operation used for the raising and finishing of livestock (mostly beef cattle)

recent ranch ownership patterns: cattle and cattle owners freely roam land that was given or bought by farmers that the government divided and gave cattle dry land where crops cannot grow.