A piece of equipment developed for this industry was later made by the railroad industry into a set of triangular rubber spikes laid across the rails on either side of a pedestrian crossing. This industry developed a grid of pipes laid over a shallow pit for use across roads. “Drift” barriers used in this industry, which were replaced by a competitor popularized by a frying pan logo, were a major contributor to its decimation in the (*) Great Die-Up. In DeKalb, Illinois, Joseph Glidden developed “The Winner” design for use in this industry to replace Osage oranges. When leaders of this industry, which now commonly uses feedlots, pioneered barbed wire, farmers cut the wire to defend the open range. For 10 points, name this industry that produces the meat for steaks and hamburgers. ■END■
ANSWER: cattle industry [accept ranching; accept cow industry; accept beef industry; prompt on factory farming; prompt on agriculture; prompt on meat industry; do not accept or prompt on answers about other animals such as “sheep ranching” or “horse ranches”]
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