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CHAPTER XII THE CARE OF THE RANGE. 

 Burning off a range Range erosion Over-stocking Suc- 

 cess in handling the range Restoring former range 

 conditions Reseeding a range Over-grazing vs. close 

 grazing 226-245 



CHAPTER XIII POISONOUS PLANTS. 



Herders should be posted Remedies Permanganate of 

 potash Poisons do not affect all animals alike Bloat 

 Loco Loco symptoms Remedies Larkspurs Lupines 

 Death camas Water hemlock Aconite Scrub oak 

 Pingue Rubber weed Ergot Sneeze weed Choke 

 cherry Sleepy grass Fox tail and squirrel tail grass. 246-273 



CHAPTER XIV SYMPTOMS AND REMEDIES. 

 Bloat Remedies Loco Remedies Larkspurs 

 Lupines Camas Water hemlock Oaks Ergot 

 Sneeze weed Choke cherry Pingue Kafir corn and 

 sorghum 274-281 



CHAPTER XV DISEASES OF LIVE STOCK 282-285 



CHAPTER XVI THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. 

 Blackleg Remedial measures Texas fever Scabies or 



mange 286-303 



CHAPTER XVII DISEASES OF SHEEP. 

 Scabies Remedies Dips in use Lip and leg ulceration. . .304-309 



CHAPTER XVIII DISEASES OF HORSES. 

 Colic Engorgement or obstruction colic Wind colic Azo- 



turia Remedies Snake bites Glanders or farcy ... .310-319 



CHAPTER XIX INSECT PESTS. 



Insect pests Heel flies 320-326 



CHAPTER XX PREDATORY ANIMALS IN THE WEST. 



Coyotes Wild cats and lynxes Wolves and mountain lions 

 Bears Trapping and poisoning predatory animals 

 Scents Poisons Prairie dogs Poison for killing 

 prairie dogs 327-347 



CHAPTER XXI SADDLE HORSES ON THE RANGE. 

 Type of horse for range work Gaits The American saddle 



horse 348-354 



CHAPTER XXII HORSE EQUIPMENT FOR RANGE WORK. 

 Saddles Bits and bridles Blankets Rope Spurs and 

 quirts Hobbles Pack saddles Hitches Now for the 

 hitch 355-375 



APPENDIX. 

 Grazing bill A few definitions 377-384 



