The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-08

(Llonel l.. Llvesey. In Denver Field
n Farm.)
IN THE FIRST place the embryonic
shepherd should never take ad-
= vice OF any kind. This viii save
the n%cighbors much trouble. viii dis
play confidence in himself and pgop-
ably the buyers OF pelts Will do much
business with him. Secondly, IL would
be well to buy some sheep. This is a
good beginning. Many people go IN
20 the sheep business heavily with a
pencil aud paper ana make ~ much
money IN a few minutes that nothing
seems worth while afterwards. Avoid
an sucn difficulty by buying some
sheep. Obtain "a bunch in the late
spring. In this way the winter diii-
culties can be avoided and shcnriug-
money win be close at hand. You
viii. no doubt, pay the other man for
having wintered them. but you can
DO this and shake hands with your
self. \ great variety OF breeds
should be- selected 10 possible. heeaus'
much can be- learned in this way and
some OF them are sure To- be- suitable.
Such minor details as range and
camps viii not be discussed AZ longth.
Range Is of no importance whatever.
Having purchased i've acres and a
spring. you can always run ON Humo-
body else's range. although possibly
al times YOU may have To run pretty
fast. Camps are Unnecessary. as the
sheep should be allowed TO Ded down
az night wherever they happen To hc
and the herder win need a nurru To
move camp with. This will complete
Is fool the coyotes. which are ac-
custnmed 20 wait around the camp
corrals In great numbers. Hayllg
sheep. an important step Is To pro-
cure a herder. This h not difficult
to do, Decause nerding shep Is a pro-
verbal snap, consisting az eyeryona
knows. of one delightful, long drawn
out doze on the grassy slope OF a
nearby Hill, with the sheep greziae
peacefully round about, the silence
u%nhrukcn save for the occasiouu bleat
Of a distant lamb. See any poetry
book. A. this stage uf the game, so
"a The nearest saloon and hire an old
time cuwpuncher-one who is an tX-
pert with the lariat-bcCause sheep
are very hard 20 rope. Approach your
~cuwpuncher with diplomacy and cau-
ton. Sometimes these men are
touchy OF the subject OF sheep. How
ever. with care, no difficulty should
be encountered. Many viii advise the
Use of Mcxicans. Pay no attention
10 such slayish adherence 10 tradl-
ton. Al the start your cowpunchor
viii inevitably say sheep is some
thing ! don't know nothin' about"
This may surprise you, but all the
same the state Of min Is satistuc-
tory. lie is not 90 likely 10 Riyc YOU
advice. Then again. as you may en-
counted difficulties In The sheep husi-
ness he will no Cub lessen them yor
YOU. Less sheep, les" dificultiesl You
can now turn the sheep loose with
him. The bunch should not be CUNT
cd as this would cause many disputes
later. II you happen to know tho
number, the difficulty can be avoided
hy not counting them again, give
your hcrdcr unlimited provisions, to-
bacCo, cigarette papers and whiskey,
The last viii ward or pneumonia
and take his attention from the sheep,
probably saving considerable loss. II
al have "a sick sheep. part it from
the herd by running the whole bunch
through a chute, for this will give you
practice at "a partlnr-patc. Take the
sheep TO the warmcst barn you have,
take lis temperature, feel its pulse
ana sit up an night with Il, noticing
~ various symptoms. The sheep
will probably die. but you viii be AS
tonished at the number of fymptoms.
Your horder should gain this oxpor-
lcnce with YOU. Give your herder
several sheep dogs and coyote hounds.
These will afford the sheep much
harmless practice Ia running from
coyotes. The dogs will also tear
round the herd. barking all night, aud
give the bunch d sense of security
not 10 be obtained otherwise. run
ming expense can be reduced by feed
Ing no salt TO your herd. without salt
the sheep viii eat more poison weeds
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