CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Introduction - - - - - - vii 



CHAPTER I 



Outfit — Suitable districts — Probationary hired man — 

 Friendly advice - - - - - 1 



CHAPTER II 



Homesteading — Choosing a location — Building — The corral 

 —The stable— The shed— The root-house - - 10 



CHAPTER III 



Cattle — Breeds — Bulls — Buying stock - - - 27 



CHAPTER IV 

 Branding — Feeding in winter - - - - 34 



CHAPTER V 



Horses — Breeds — Buying your bunch — General manage- 

 ment - - - - - - - 41 



CHAPTER VI 



Sheep — Breeds and management - - - - 48 



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