KIND OF MEN EMPLOYED 405 



Article Amount Cost 



Cofl'ee 6 Ibs. $0.90 



Beans 15 Ibs. 1.13 



Sugar . . . ._^, 5 Ibs. .32 



Flour 50 Ibs. 1.90 



Bacon 15 Ibs. 2.25 



Potatoo.s 25 Ibs. .63 



Onions 8 Ibs. .40 



Fruit 5 Ibs. .50 



Rice 5 Ibs. .20 



Soda V- . 1 lb - -1 



Salt 2 Ibs. .05 



Chili 1 lb. .30 



Lard 5, Ibs. .65 



Syrup , % gal. .30 



Kerosene ^ gal. .10 



Soap 1 bar .05 



Matches 1 box .05 



Total $9.83 



On this particular ranch, herders and tenners were not permitted 

 to kill sheep for consumption in camp, as is customary on many 

 ranches in all parts of the West, but instead they were furnished 

 with mutton from ranch headquarters whenever they wished it. 

 Taken as a whole throughout the West, it requires about two mut- 

 tons per man per month. In the Southwest fewer are required 

 than in the Northwest because the Mexican herder seldom keeps 

 a dog. Many Mexican herders prefer goat meat to mutton ; hence it 

 is common for a few goats to be seen with each band of sheep. 



The herders and camp-tenders in California are either Span- 

 ish and French Basques, or men of Anglo-Saxon blood. Basque 

 herders are reputed for their efficiency and many of them have risen 

 from the position of wage earner to that of proprietor. In this 

 state it is customary for camp-tenders to receive considerably higher 

 wages than herders. While the cost of wages and provisions per man 

 is from 25 to 40 per cent greater than in the Southwest, the cost 

 per 1000 sheep is perhaps less, because the number of sheep handled 

 by one man is considerably greater. 



The herders and camp-tenders on the northwestern ranges 

 are mainly of Anglo-Saxon stock. As a rule they receive much 

 higher wages than are paid in the Southwest and their provisions 

 cost a great deal more. Articles of food are supplied to the sheep 



