, 1874-06-06

that my companion cautioned mo not to 60 any
nearor. lest sho should gore tue horse. nm
have @ young oalvos, and tic ire Ia thoir oyos
shows plainly t!,aY would nos hasttato to charge
II provoked. Our pony scoInod to understand
tho dsnger, md Iaado haaLo to got ont OF tho VI
cInity AZ aoon aa poHsible when NO gaYo him tho
rein.
have, saon eows keep their calvos with
them until they vero and yonrs old, or evon,
In somo inatancos, older. II frequently hap-
ppna that tho mothor hsH under hor caro- and
protection aons and daughters larger thnn llor-
ao1f. Tho dam uatoheB ovor hor offspring, aud,
WHOM they stragglo or disobey ler,
rUNl8HEs THEM,
to which thoy BOOM to submit with tho fllal re-
gard Of children.
II psstnring Oh high ground about tho middle
Of tho day, tho cattlo 1eayo tho llln and 60 to
the bottoms for srater. About o'clock they 60
bnck to graze in tho high grounds. on the rich
granlmn and bunch graBsoH. lIoro thoy remain
until nghtiAll, whom thev llo down OIL tho warm,
handy soil, and nloop until morning.
Tho ltttio family herds Of four, ai1, eight, and
ton, stick oloBo together, and acom to hnvo in-
toroatH 10 common, defending each otiar, -and
exhibiting considerable signB of concern md af-
fcotion II ono Of thoir number gets lost or falls
into trouble. In travelling back aud forth to
wator, they nlaroli In aInglo hlo, and follow the
Raino path, like the buffalo, o,-woaring deop rutB
into tho earth. Tho oattio frequently 80 ! or 4
miles to water, and, having slskod tllor thirst,
they started out.
Mr.. Curloy saw tho herds near Cheyenne
pushing tho snow OF tho grass With tholr nosos.
and apparently feeding we'll In midwintor and
II am thoroughly satisfied that wintor-grazing
on tho Plains, evon Will, snow Oil tho ground Is
practical, and s1bstanttsi fact"
11EnD1NG Is THE CHIEF EXPENSE
In Rtock-growing on tho Plains, A good Aerdor
IL worth $50, $40, and even $50, month, with
food and lodging aud tho her&nrs 1nnBt have
ponies found them to rido. Curoy had q novel
idoa Of this lortlsng business, aud Sns aston.
iahod to find 10 few women about, md to 500
ranchcn1on doing .thoir own cooking, baking
broad, atc. Thoroupon tho practical English
man explains, in his journal, how nico It would
10 for o mnrricd man to rafso sheep on tho
Pluina. Ho says: Tho actuai cost OF living II
tho Territories ia moderate, aud man with d
become wealthY by raising shoop, If his wlfo
could ride ol, horseback, or ono OF
Tie children, and attend tho herd, while
ho won't to town for supplies, or
on it. and anys: "92. lin hand will buy rnncho,
houaehold-goods. ponies, wagons, and 500 owos.
For hand to holp in shearlng~tine, $50 for
wool ton months after purchase Of herd, $3.50 !;
also 100 lambs, worth 81, ,0ao,-al clear profit.
Tho second ,yoar, wool would brng him $500
81, ,125; profit for tho year, 81 500. This year ha
couil solt 175 wethers, aud add to herd 200 eweH.
Hord would stand then, Say, 876 cwca, 225 owo-
lambe,, nnl 225 wothor-ls1nbH, or. with bucks.
whole herd would foot upwards OF 1850 sheep.
Wool would bring - 900 over expenses; aud in
crease would bo GOO to ESQ lambs, worth $1,875,
making hia profit $2876 to $4,000 por annum.
At the ontl Of the second year, his establishment
would bo worth at least .$6,5oo; mud, il ho
had improved hia rancho and tho breed
Of Ills Bheep. hia establishment ought to
bs worth go '0oo." So Mr. Curley. figures very
pretty little business and fortune for poor man
often lio; and yet for some unexplained and
unsxplainabls reason,
NOT MORE THAN TWo-ru1Rps
Of the mon who try atock-raisiug on the Plains
succeed. With one it ie bad luck; another's
stock ia stolen; another is fazy another drinks ;
and flfth CANDLES OF not only tho profits, but
aomotines tho whole herd. 4 man, to .raiso
stock, must DO not only Bobor, but Industrious; !;
aud, whom the storms como, ho must be bravo
and keep his cattle together, md food them
even At The risk Of bis life. IN tmo Of peril or
danger, the hcrder must never lot go his grip ;
it he docs, tho hord Is ruined, mud tho labor Of
yoass lost. JAMES s. BR1sD1N.