William Edenborn designed a (*) humane form of this product, whose introduction cut down on the cultivation of Osage Orange.
The opposition to this product by "nesters" prompted gangs like the Blue Devils to begin destroying it, leading Governor John Ireland to call a special legislative session. This product was sold by the Washburn- Moen Company and by a salesman nicknamed "Bet-a-million" who organized unlicensed "moonshiner" producers of this product, John Warne Gates. During a harsh winter, this product was responsible for the deaths of thousands of animals in an event called the Big Die-Up. William Edenborn designed a (*) humane form of this product, whose introduction cut down on the cultivation of Osage Orange. This product was invented by a farmer from Illinois named Samuel Glidden, and it effectively ended the open range era by restricting the movement of cattle drives. For 10 points, name this steel material used for fencing today and in the Old West.
The opposition to this product by "nesters" prompted gangs like the Blue Devils to begin destroying it, leading Governor John Ireland to call a special legislative session.
barbed wire [or barb wire; or barbed fence; or bob wire; prompt on fences or wires or similar answers]