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In the 1800s, raising cattle was an

important business in the American West Thousands of cattle roamed the open land Cowboys on horseback rode among the cattle They watched the grassy landscape for lost cows

Cowboys Long Ago

Each spring, the cowboys rounded up the herd for the cattle drive The cows

were made to walk a long trail to the

railroad They were shipped by train to market

Life on the trail was rough Cowboys had to be tough to face bad weather,

snakebites, and stampeding cattle

A cowhand’s work is different today Ranches are fenced in, and there are no more cattle drives Instead, ranchers use pickup trucks or even helicopters to count and herd cattle They send their cows to market in big trucks

Cowhands Today

However, cowhands still ride horses and rope strays in rough places where trucks can’t go Riding and roping are still part

of being a rough-and-ready cowhand!

Some cowboys use mustang horses,

which are small and tough and work hard.

In the fall, cowhands help ranchers store hay and feed for the cows In the winter, the ground will be covered with snow Cowhands will truck feed to the cows Ranchers may drop hay from helicopters

on the snowy landscape

A Year On a Ranch

In winter, ranchers and cowhands make sure the cows have enough

water Ice may form in the watering

troughs The cowhands break and

remove the ice so the cows can drink

A ranch is a busy place in the spring Cowhands keep track of the cows and the new calves If a calf becomes sick, a cowhand will move both the calf and

When the calves grow bigger and

stronger, it’s roundup time on the

ranch Cowhands help the rancher

herd the calves into a small fenced

pen called a corral

The cowhands shout and wave their arms and hats They make the calves go through a tight path called a cattle chute They count the calves to find out how many were born

At the end of the chute, each calf is

branded The brand is a mark to show

who owns the calf Every ranch has its own brand Some ranchers tag the ears

of the calves After being branded and

tagged, the calves get shots to keep

When cattle roamed the open range, they were always marked with their owner’s brand This

helped identify lost or stolen cows Ranchers today, like those of long ago, often name their ranches after their brands A cowhand might say,

“I work on the Bar T Ranch.”

For the rest of spring and summer, the cows spend lazy days grazing on the ranch The rancher and the cowhands, however, are busy all summer long They mend

anything broken and shoe their horses They might catch wild horses and try to tame them

The cowhand’s day is long, and the work is hard Still, cowhands find time for fun They may attend an exhibition where Time for Fun

At rodeos cowhands kick up some dust They show off their skills and

compete at riding and roping

This dappled horse has won first place.

Ranching has changed, but cowhands haven’t changed much They dress much the same and sometimes they talk the same Most

of all, they still share the same love Cowhands Past

and Present

Think and Respond

spring?

in the past?

cowhand is a hard job?

cowboys of the past?

ago or today? Tell why

Write a Campfire Story In the evenings, cowhands of long ago told stories around the campfire Write a campfire story.

School-Home Connection With family

members, share “campfire” stories A grown-up might wish to light a candle “campfire.”