CONTENTS. 5 



CHAPTER X. 



A SHEEP-RANCH. 



PAGE 



What Kind of a Ranch to select — Profits of Sheep-Growing 

 — Mr. Post's Herd — Letters from Hon. William D. Kelley, 

 Senator Conkling, and Hon. J. B. Grinnell . . 119 



HORSE-RAISING IN THE WEST. 

 CHAPTER XI. 



HORSE-RAISING IN THE WEST. 



Who the Horse-Raisers are — How they Manage their Herds 

 — Profits of Horse-Raising under Favorable Conditions — 

 Horse Notes 143 



DAIRYING OUT WEST. 

 CHAPTER XII. 



THE GIFT OF THE COWS. 



The Growth of the Dairying Business — Butter and Cheese 

 produced in the United States — Letter from a Dairyman — 

 What can be made in the Business 151 



STOCK-GROWING OUT WEST. 

 CHAPTER XIII. 



MONTANA. 



A Great State— The Chances for the Emigrant— Farmers of 

 Montana and what they own— A Stock-Grower's Letter 

 and Experience 163 



APPENDIX. 



Cattle-Raising in Colorado 197 



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