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MODERN SHEEP: BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



haven't the constitution that the old Navajos have and that they 

 cannot live on he ranges, but this has been repeatedly proven a 

 fallacy. 



CATTLE GIVING WAY TO SHEEP. 



The old cattle ranges of the territory are being rapidly con- 

 verted into sheep ranges during the last few years wherever it is 

 practicable to run sheep. Nature's law, "the survival of the fit- 

 test," is constantly at work in New Mexico, and as a result the 

 cattle are being replaced with sheep. Everybody knows, who 

 knows anything about the two industries in this territory, that 



Unloading Wool at Casper, Wyoming. 



from a financial point of view sheep are far ahead of cattle; but, 

 of course, there are some sections of the territory where the natural 

 conditions, such as grass and the lay of the country, are not adapt- 

 ed to sheep raising, but are adapted to cattle. Such places will al- 

 ways be monopolized by cattle, of course. 



There are a great many people in the cattle business in New 

 Mexico who know they could do much better with sheep, but they 

 also know that a sheepman has to look out for his stock. He 

 must herd it and have a range to herd it on, and he must exer- 

 cise his brain to manage sheep so as to get the best possible re- 

 sults. On the. other hand, all the cowman needs is the cattle, a 

 few ponies to ride and a- water hole that will furnish water enough 

 for his family and stock. All the skill or ability needed is enough 



