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gtveae hone with the haying, and in the period whnn labor wee
scarcely to be had for love or money, the "riders" scorned to
"hay", one cleimefi that was a "farm hrné‘s job”, and not a

cowpuneher'S. Of course, on a cattle ranch our.men never
put their h nPs to such nnniel toil as chores. ‘A modern cattle
ranch does not include chores among its itinerary, anfl nuny indeed
do not even have milk, but to use a eoloquial expression of
nowboy-Com , they just "tickle the tin”~~mezning they used canned
2-11111:. . H
?ig_luv, much as it is dreaaefl by the women of the

ranch, is always 3 any uyprovda by the men, as is evidenced'by tfie
relish with which they put dean incredible quantities of epare~
rdb8,tthet are the first day's offering. ‘ixxlunehingxenxartrxyx
inxkherliringxnreemx They feea away with noisy and hearty
enjoyment. I, however have no appetite for pig, but uuneh in
preferenee on dry toast, 3 ;oeche& egg, buttermilk and jam.

lunch out of the may, we are back at our pig. While
Hollie is Going the Fishes, her pig's head is boiling away on the

stove and I tackle the ground saueaae meet. I know Nellie
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consifiere the grinding the herflest hurt, but indeed there is

a bit of_ert and work in the mixing. I odd the right proportionsv
of cage, summer savory, bread crumbs, pepper, salt and paprika.
I test 2 piece on the frying pan, end find it good. Tuen I pack
my mixture down tight into Smull atone creeks, pour melted lard
over the top ena my sausage meat is done en( ready for future
use. Nellie, strong of arm, carries the creeks to the etore
room, and E uttaefi part of the pigs head, the heart and other
snull.pieees that have been boiling on.the stove. These I run

through the grind r, and put back on the stove in a double boiler,