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and easily so as to disturb the herd as little as possible. 

 The men work singly, although in some places it is 

 done by two men to a cow ("double barreled"), but 

 this is not a good plan in a general way. 



After the calves are out of the bunch the "dry stuff- 

 steers, dry cows and strays is taken out and thrown 

 into the "day herd." The calves and cows are then tak- 



A Round-up Outfit Branding Calves. 



en to some corral if one is available or rounded up on 

 the prairie, a fire built, and when the irons are hot, the 

 calves are roped and dragged to the fire. There two 

 husky men grab them, one at the neck and the other at 

 the feet, while others run up with sharp knives to mark 

 the ears and hot irons to burn the brands into the sides 

 or hips of the animals. 



