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grazing on level ground, but I never saw one 

 try to graze downhill. Neither does he readily 

 graze directly up any steep place, preferring 

 to quarter along the hillside, rising very 

 slightly. 



His first rule in grazing then is to crop uphill. 



But the moment the air stirs he applies his 

 second grazing rule, which is " feed up wind." 



If he had the man's way of reasoning, he 

 would argue thus, " If I graze down wind I 

 smell myself, the grass, and the dust. But if 

 I graze up wind I get the air clean to my nos- 

 trils, and can smell an enemy in time to fight 

 or run." 



His third rule is to graze if possible home- 

 ward or towards shelter. 



If the grass is plentiful he feeds quickly, 

 and has time for rest on warm sheltered ground 

 or in the lee of timber. If food is scant, he gets 

 no time for rest. 



On the natural range there are hollows to 

 which the surface waters have carried the ashes 

 of burned grass. These alkali licks are needed 

 to keep horses in health ; but rock salt in the 

 stable seems to meet their wants. Failing that 

 they will lick brick walls. Even the licking 

 of a man's hand is a means of getting salt from 

 the skin rather than making love. 



