/kloc-in the middle of the 0/9th century, people began to settle on the American prairie. For small farmers, this is an opportunity for self-reliance. But they were stopped by large-scale cattle farmers, who drove their cattle across the colonial fields. But ordinary fences are not strong enough to keep these animals out. For immigrants, the only solution is to enclose their land with barbed wire. American farmer Joseph? Gideon invented the method of manufacturing this kind of barbed wire on a large scale and made a fortune by selling it to American farms.