What is Barbed Wire?
Barbed wire, also nicknamed as barb wire, is a type of wire fencing that is often used to secure property so that animals (and also people) cannot get in or out of a certain area. The barbed wire literally contains barbs or sharp spikes that can pierce the skin of any animal or man, whoever tries to climb over or run into the fencing. The concept of Barbed wire was developed in 1874 and it quickly became the fencing of choice for farmers, who needed an inexpensive and an efficient way to fence in their animals – especially cattle. It’s often said that the Wild West was not tamed or won by man, but rather, by barbed wire. The invention of this material helped farmers to keep their cattle safe from running away into dangerous territory and it also kept rustlers and other criminals from being able to steal away the animals. Many people give the example of barbed wire as one of the most important inventions of the 19th century. In the early 20th century, barbed wire became a major part of
