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In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback.He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows .The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid.
People in the western。states had to 1 cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern 2 .But someone had to 3 the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad.This was the job of a cowboy.Sometimes the 4 was more than a thousand Kilometers away and it could take as 5 as six months to move the cattle.The 6 was long but the cattle were driven 7 as not to lose 8 .Then they could be sold at a good price.
Most cowboys were young, 9 men.A good horse 10 their job of moving cattle much easier.A good cowboy 11 cows and knew how to control them.At night,he 12 to the cows to keep them calm.
In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of 13 and cities.The cowboy seemed 14 compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs.
Today,the 15 of cowboys has 16 greatly.One change is the use of trucks.
The job is not so hard 17 it used to be.And cowboys are better 18 now.They are 19 to be married.Some of them are farmers teachers or truck drivers.Some work for big companies. 20 at night and on weekends,they become cowboys.These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low.
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