What to see in America . m^m ^m^^m^ Great Falls of the Missouri 342 What to See in America. Hole-in-the-Wall Rock ^^ • near water for a camp, and driveshis sheep outeach morningtwo or threemiles and backat night. Whenthe grass is eatenin one vicinitythe camp ismoved. The hfeof the herder is very lonely. Once a week a man brings himfood, but otherwise the herder has no companions except hissheep and his dog, and perhaps a horse. One of the firstthings a sheep ranchman does after the winter is over is tosell the skins of the sheep which have died during the coldweather. He expects to lose an ave
What to see in America . m^m ^m^^m^ Great Falls of the Missouri 342 What to See in America. Hole-in-the-Wall Rock ^^ • near water for a camp, and driveshis sheep outeach morningtwo or threemiles and backat night. Whenthe grass is eatenin one vicinitythe camp ismoved. The hfeof the herder is very lonely. Once a week a man brings himfood, but otherwise the herder has no companions except hissheep and his dog, and perhaps a horse. One of the firstthings a sheep ranchman does after the winter is over is tosell the skins of the sheep which have died during the coldweather. He expects to lose an average of five per cent ofhis flock each winter. Shearing is usually done in who make this their business travel in squads of abouttwenty-five. They erect sheds and pens near some railwaytown and shear all the sheep that are brought to ranchmen have their sheep sheared on the ranch, butthe other arrangement is very satisfactory because it savesthe expense of hauling the wool to the railway station. Thesheep graze as they go and come, and fare about as well asif they w
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