CONTENTS 



PAOI 



Intbodtjotion - - - - - - vii 



CHAPTER I 



Outfit — Suitable districts — Probationary hired man- 

 Friendly advice - - - -1 



CHAPTER II 



Homesteadiug — 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 



