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| bond | certificate issued by a government or company promising to pay back a borrowed sum with interest |
| credit | an agreement in which a buyer is allowed to pay over a period of time, usually with interest or fees added |
| commercial farming | producing crops for sale |
| subsistence farming | producing almost all the goods needed by the farm family, usually with a little extra for sale |
| barter | to trade one product or service for another |
| tenant farming | the practice of renting the land on which one lives and farms |
| sharecropper | a tenant farmer who receives a share of the value of the crop, minus charges for rent and other expenses |
| landlord | the owner of property that is leased or rented to another |
| mortgage | to give a lender legal claim to property as security until a debt is repaid |
| commerce | the buying and selling of goods for transport from place to place |
| manufacturing | producing goods either by hand or with machines for sale in large numbers |
| brand | a mark burned on the hide of cattle or other livestock to show ownership. |
| stockyard | a pen/corral where livestock is kept before being butchered or shipped to market |
| packinghouse | a warehouse where beef is prepared for shipment |
| cow town | a town that serves as a market or shipping point fo cattle |
| roundup | the process of herding together cattle that are scattered |
| wrangler | a ranch hand who cares for saddle horses |
| chuck wagon | a wagon that carries cooking equipment and food for the cowhands |
| rustler | a cattle thief |
| by-product | something produced in addition to the main product |
| scrip | money issued by a company that could be spent only at the company store |
| fossil fuel | a nonrenewable source of energy underground |
| strip mining | a method of mining that strips away layers of eath and rock |
| quarry | an open pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting |
| wage earner | a person who is regularly paid for his or her labor or services |
| labor union | association of workers formed to gain better wages and working conditions |
| strike | employees stopping work until demands are met |
