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As difficult as it was, farming and ranching, was a more stable and sustainable industry than the "boom-to-bust" cycles experienced in mining, trapping and logging. Many of the Western states relied heavily on the Homestead Act to attract settlers to their territory, provide a tax base to support statehood, and establish an economic base for other businesses and industries