New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02

cowgirl life and dairy work almost without KNOW
ing IT, and became so interested that all else
was forgotten. Some six months ago left IT, haT-
ing gained health and experience which would
not lose.
Starting with fifty cows as nucleus | had the
dav left over one thousand milch cows, besides
many calves, AID | myself superintendent all the
dairy work.
There was a fine big butter factory. separator
churn end butter-worker. run by stcam-and !
also learned TO the engine an Ice plant
which we used for chilling the cream and keeping
butter until shipping.
Added to this work there was the overseeing ana
running Of the estanca of ten thousand acres with
over four thousand head OF cattle turned loose TO
craze over the plains. The 'peones'-workmen-
for help must be housed and paid. and large
es,ancia requires the services of great many
men, and women. too. Then there are the 'rodeos'
or "round-ups" which cost a considerable sum. one
way and another
NECESSARY EXPENSES.
As f.nces are often out OF repair. and gates al
ways left open, unless watched the different nerds
BELONGING TO different estancias become mixed. and
can only be separated by driving all animals to-
gcthcr and then sorting them by the branding
marks Tho process OF branding is also attended
with q good deal % cost. and for all these ex-
nenses connected with the -stancia l made the
butter pay the bills and good deal over.
ROUTINE WORK ON AN ESTANCIA.
A. an Incredibly early hour In the morning
would hear the herders cry out over the camp, ana
would know that my days work had begun. Just
ms soon as our great bright morning star. Lucero-
Venus the day stnr-would come In sight my men
were out One would gather In the calves from
their pastures where they had been put the night
before These were driven into their pen, n corner
fenced of in the great corral. constructed OF the
most p.curesquely crooked wooden posts ever seem
In the mean time two other men wouid nave
h,on N another pasture driving up the cows. When
the calves were well fastened in the cows were
turned into the corral at ono end Of which was
our milking place fenced off from the main corral
md holding some nifty cows at once. the hrst
ffty were parted and driven In by the herders WHO
were on horseback and the mixers were then
ready 10 begin stools tied on and pail ana SUCK
IN hand. The stick is used to hit poor. hungry
Ittja calves on the nose. for the COWS were
trained TO give down milk only with the calf;
this Of course made the work double. for we not
only had TO remember each COW, but each cait' ana
TO which cow IT belonged
Two men were stationed at gate in the pen, ana
as | would name the calves required they huhted
them out and showed them through the gate u
their mothers
Bows employed for the purpose would at once ito
the cows hind legs together. and soon as the
calf had made the mother give down her milk Inc
poor little animal given sounding whhch
over the nose and made TO stand by and see MIN
Seady ahead for the mixers AS soon MIXED the
cows and calves were run through into another
corral the other side Of the PEN ana nn0,htI
nifty rushed In. and 80 the work went on unui AT
was was finished. ,.,-- u-,oa 9,
a cart TO the milkhouse Each mliksr ~, W"s ' The
according 10 tho amount he or she TOOK OUT AZ nv
rate Of 10 cents paper ioT hSeen equal
about three cents in United States money. SO that
,urned in eighteen quarts OF milk OF course. i
was to the mixers interest TO take out as much