Outing . ed to sleepby the stacks during the severest monthsof winter. Sometimes even then desper-ate elk charge the stacks and get someof the hay. It is necessary for the ranch-men to guard and protect the hay fortheir domestic stock, else the stock wouldstarve. As stated previously, this is astock country and livestock is the chiefdependence of the ranchmen. What the Ranchmen are Doing Nevertheless many elk feed with do-mestic cattle, and tender-hearted ranch-men not infrequently put their stock onshort allowance in order to donate, nowand again, a bit of forage to desper-ate and starving el
Outing . ed to sleepby the stacks during the severest monthsof winter. Sometimes even then desper-ate elk charge the stacks and get someof the hay. It is necessary for the ranch-men to guard and protect the hay fortheir domestic stock, else the stock wouldstarve. As stated previously, this is astock country and livestock is the chiefdependence of the ranchmen. What the Ranchmen are Doing Nevertheless many elk feed with do-mestic cattle, and tender-hearted ranch-men not infrequently put their stock onshort allowance in order to donate, nowand again, a bit of forage to desper-ate and starving elk. As an instance,Mr. Leek fed at his own expense twenty-one elk during the winter of 1910, andon several occasions animals forced theirway into the barn where he stables hisdriving horses. It is customary for set-tlers when driving out to stuff as muchhay into their sleighs as can convenientlybe carried and distribute it to weaker ani-mals in particularly pitiable conditionwhich they pass along the
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