THE ROUND-UP 



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but keep weaving in and out among each other, to find all of one's own 

 animals: a man must have natural gifts, as well as great experience, 

 before he becomes a good brand-reader and is able really to " clean up a 

 herd " that is, be sure he has left nothing of his own in it. 



CUTTING OUT A STEER. 



To do good work in cutting out from a herd, not only should the rider 

 be a good horseman, but he should also have a skillful, thoroughly trained 

 horse. A good cutting pony is not common, and is generally too valuable 

 to be used anywhere but in the herd. Such an one enters thoroughly 

 into the spirit of the thing, and finds out immediately the animal his mas- 



