The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-12
lIERDING CATTLE IN KANSAS
SONE II&T REfD tRLE OBSERT tYIONS
fEOM ONE or me HEEDERS.

tanning Of Butt Among cattle failing
the Catuc-Th, Herder,' Only Diversion.
It the carly dawn Of % May day in wo.t-
oru Kansas. \ sea- Of rolling lii,ows OF land
ext mis- in every direction TO the utmost reach
O. tine vision The plains tire covered with
rich growth Of blucioiut und buffalo grass.
herd Of caulo .a shopping i'm % corral Ivy ncrcck-
cove. two.ycar-u,ls. yoarlings and calves.
f.w mics are p!ckotcd with Ions: ropes ON the
tr.ric. \ couple OF saddles. blankets. and
bird. hang ON pegs by the corral bars Tho
scene i4 omiuruuy peaceful. Occasionally a |
COW ri-.- ANA. wNkingt 90 the salt barrel gently |
rke the salt then ticks her nose. rs though sho |
had serious thoughts Of picklug 1t. SO Ms to !
insure IFS kcrring over summer iiut on re- |
nntiln ei.c concludes It viii keep this season !
az any rate. and walks over 20 the scratching !
posts and there stands rubbing her neck up
and down. Sgdlcny stopping, she gazcs
oron.cycd. g.: "a wolf. who sits on his launches
some hundred yards from tho corral. sitting
thern pousivcly looking az the great amount
II fro5h meat Aiior gain; at the wolf until
,usard. the COW lies down again. Tho deep
breathing of the cattle the morning calls Of the
meadow larks. the soft music " the wind as 1t
whistles through the short, tender grass. arc
the only sounds heard.
IS the cast grows red. tho occupants Of
n large dug-out situated by the bank
~ creek lounge slowly out. ana walk 10
the watcr. whcrc they drink AMI wdsh-tho
latter a speedy operation. as the hcricr does
n9' waste time in washins. one goes 10 feed
the ponies corn. and ssddc them; the other
builds u fro and cooks breakfast This meal
consists Of corn dodgers. or baking powder
biscuit. fried bacon. and strong coffee without
milk or sugar. There may be two hundred
cows in tho herd. but mono are MIXED. The
hcrdcrs simply exist with as lit;lo trouble as
possible. As a ruc. they do not read; do not
think Of anything but the cattle. To attend
tbesa ,vaii is thoir ambition Aunr hrc,l INST
,t. ,. All 49, IN, Ii.
slowly out of tho corral. Forming IN lone files.
tbov f,llo,v tho doom yye-,,orr tr. iis thot load
:" a., t,,i,n,, ,,..,,,,is I, ,en,.ry i.is,,r,,,
10 inc lr'IlhE ktouhVs. ~ ~ very 'l~uI'N
march. Vow and then an "nmal drors ont OF
DROPS INTO He ag1n AMI resumes marching.
IN reaching the dcsred feeding ground the
oa,,t, s,.r..,l mil bo,.t, f,ottno A. ,t,,t IA
V''N '1"' "','' ''''' V''"H' ~ ''''"'
o'clock they are full or nearly so aud ia list
-. IT.. a.. -, t.tn -
N'.E Mr'''hS 'he''' tIl' me'u uI'nN' sun"
Tuov Nn down. and for two or thrce hours
r,,rnin oui,, A. uo ann g.is love tho cet;l,
again spread and feed. A the sun sinks to the
horizon tho hcrders slowly force them to feed
toward their corral and by tho tlme they have
Eel M 60 it, IL is generally dusk. Bars are nut
ON
eaten ana inc herders 20 10 bed
of: TINT is thcy will not remain ON Your range
,..-,,. A.. -. =, III ,t. L,rI..,,a-
OAK ''hs'a",y ehde",o OF 20 Ie"h llv nerd :,
lures new. These animals are generally yellow
mr. bln,k s,oers. hut sometimes COWS or heiiers
.,.i,,y - tho tricl OF couri, these ami
"rV N"i"' - 80 80" -, -,
mails are sold as soon MS possible out nh'i
sold they are the cause OF n vast amount Of
horl ridj,,,, N,,r,or, ,b, ,,,icos ,,s,l d, hrool.
n"iu l'i'n.' "hn' al Wv uo''9,s usvN ~ u''SA
them OF this habit. but never knew any TO be
bci,ar won co bnrk IN Color Which KID
great desire To feed in ravne that We did not
want her to feed in. Almost daily She would
10 drive her bnck One dav a nrw herder I'M
accustomed 10 Texas cattle. said he could
frighten the heifer out Of the irvine an 4
frghten her SO badly that she would never
again leave the herd. We ali told him To- 10
nhend with his plan Riding near the ravinc
tirongh u" ;Sii grass until directly above ths
heifer Then holding the ou;strrt he'd coat IN
$$aH, s, asso%g9aisa py gaeGTtly ysils s
ia:t. she stood motlonless looking M a. the
horrible figure above her. Then the awful ia,t
apparitiOn wis n new Kind OF beast, des-
tn'd 10 duyc her and her kind from
well die n-htin.. as o. starye % death; and
she ran, not away from inr grinninE.
but &C him. Dropping tho cont ne hoh
no use Tor. ne turned AMI ran ilr his horse,
The horse quieSly calculated tne chances, an 4
catch tho dancer before the dancer cot o. MIN.
raa III IAc wOuld-be lriEEtencr ol cows ran
Tor hlS me, ana 19Y.ed iDr ,Lc'p. lac coy
gained o4 him. ana when her hot breath struck
~ n2eod nerN o. ieil. The COW passed oyer
hlm. l"i ih '--' l- ,slrpIcd On W. ,.l''' "i,,
ing %" hlori on, 81 niI mou., nn' nos Be-
lore -D"eoDhd turn on MIN tI' oll'r h'r irr-
dismUnut w" mat ridden rpiLly 90 him. wen
knownSwhat would hnppcn II i needles t.
s9y mat youth l. Yer repeated INT 'Np.rn. nj
Tho cattle Of T'N1~ arc not ara of man.