. Philip of Texas; a story of sheep raising in Texas. r theroof, we had our beds, mother, father, and I. Justbehind the building, or, I should say, on the other sideof the pecan motte, w^as a small hut built of round logsfor the two negroes. We had sent back on foot thosemen whom father hired to drive the teams; thereforewhen our house w^as finished and the season at an end,only John and Zeba remained to aid in the labor ofthe ranch. PLANTING, AND BUILDING CORRALS We had planted no less than three acres of corn andpotatoes, all of which promised a bountiful harvest,and gave token of yielding t
. Philip of Texas; a story of sheep raising in Texas. r theroof, we had our beds, mother, father, and I. Justbehind the building, or, I should say, on the other sideof the pecan motte, w^as a small hut built of round logsfor the two negroes. We had sent back on foot thosemen whom father hired to drive the teams; thereforewhen our house w^as finished and the season at an end,only John and Zeba remained to aid in the labor ofthe ranch. PLANTING, AND BUILDING CORRALS We had planted no less than three acres of corn andpotatoes, all of which promised a bountiful harvest,and gave token of yielding two or three times as muchas we could have hoped for on the richest of the Mis-sissippi bottoms. ii6 PHILIP OF TEXAS In addition to the dwellings, we had built a large penfor the sheep, made of thick bushes stuck so firmlyinto the ground that the coyotes would not dare at-tempt to force a passage through. We also had smaller pens for the sheep with lambs, perhaps a dozen or more of them; for, as you know, the mother sheep .^^^-/^ very often (^ f ^ Al. will not take kindly to her young, and it is necessaryeither to tie her up, or put her in some small inclosurewith the little fellow, during two or three days, untilshe becomes acquainted with him and is willing toadmit that he belongs to her. During the season the last work done by the negroes BAR-0 RANCH 117 was the splitting of rails. With these and with thewagons, we made a corral for the mules, where theycould be inclosed at night, or whenever there waspromise of a storm which might stampede heavy wind storms came, as it seemed to me, veryoften. BAR-O RANCH As for the oxen and cows, they were still allowed toroam over the prairie. We could not well providethem with a corral, because , .yiit cattle often feed at night, ^ ^~^^^ V-^>f)V/\-^and must have plent>
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