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title	:	Working Cowboy : Recollections of Ray Holmes
author	:	Holmes, Ray.; Liberty, Margot.; Head, Barry.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0806126922
print isbn13	:	9780806126920
ebook isbn13	:	9780585170077
language	:	English
subject	Holmes, Ray,--1911- , Cowboys--West (U.S.)--Biography, West (U.S.)--Social life and customs, Ranch life--West (U.S.)
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	F596.H683A3 1995eb
ddc	:	978.7/1032/092
subject	:	Holmes, Ray,--1911- , Cowboys--West (U.S.)--Biography, West (U.S.)--Social life and customs, Ranch life--West (U.S.)

Page i Working Cowboy

Page ii Ray Holmes on Snipper at Diamond Cross cow camp, summer 1978.

Page iii Working Cowboy Recollections of Ray Holmes By Margot Liberty and Barry Head Foreword by Richard Slatta UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS : Norman and London

Page iv All photographs are by Margot Liberty or from the Holmes Family Collection. Book design by Bill Cason. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Liberty, Margot Working cowboy : recollections of Ray Holmes / by Margot Liberty and Barry Head ; foreword by Richard Slatta. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8061-2692-2 1. Holmes, Ray, 1911- . 2. CowboysWest (U.S.) Biography. 3. West (U.S.)Social life and customs. 4. Ranch lifeWest (U.S.) I. Liberty, Margot. II. Head, Barry. III. Title. F596.H683A3 1995 978.71032092dc20 [B] 94-29445 CIP The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Copyright 1995 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Page v Contents List of Illustrations ix Foreword by Richard Slatta xi Preface by Margot Liberty xvii 1. Some Talk About Cowboys A Carefree Life?My Pride and JoyCattle and Horses Go TogetherCirclesWorking with MenArena CowboysBobble and Dabble a CalfCowboys and Dude WivesRanchers and FarmersCow Manure Will Blow OffRiding Is Cut Way DownPeople Think It's a Glamorous Life 3 2. My Folks and Where I Grew Up (19111927) Born in a BlizzardDoc BostwickThe Holmes RelativesThirty-Five Years on HorsebackThe Home Place"Hell, He Ain't Hurt"ChristmasCreamPotatoesPigsMaking MeatAcorn YearsWild FruitButter Behind My SaddleIce CreamCaring for the DeadPopcornOur First RadioThe TrainThe Circus at AladdinThe HupmobileWyoming Air 12 3. Some Talk About Calves and Calving Calving Time80 Percent Is NormalA Muddy, Dirty MessTwo-Year-Old HeifersTwo Hours in LaborSome Cows Is Just SlowCasualtiesHay-hook DeliveriesCalving JacksHiplocksCesareansPregnancy TestsProlapsesNine Below in AprilChilling DownMothering UpBum CalvesGrafting CalvesAching ArmsBrands and BrandingMavericksEarmarksTallyingCastratingInfectionShock 33

Page vi 4. Horses and School Days (19181927) My First Horse StolenThe TelephoneFreighting into MoorcroftThe ArmisticeBen and RibbonWhitey and the Rock SlideOur Horse CarvingRoses in My HatThe Proctor SchoolSoup For LunchChoresMock TrialsA WhippingMutt Bucks OffRecessSchool ProgramsA Snowy DanceBlack BeautyMeaslesTex Martin 53 5. Some Talk About Working With Cattle Lead CowsThey've Got to Learn the RangeWorking Slow and EasyInexperienced RidersA Time To Be QuietStringing OutMoving Cows by MyselfThere's No Use Getting MadBabysitter CowsDogs"I'm My Own Dog"Brush"Mexican Sheepdogs"WhipsMaking a CircleRawhidingGatesCrossing WaterBridgesTrailing UphillMountain DrivesYou Can't Get Through Any MoreShippingWeaningHerd EtiquetteShrinkThinking with the LivestockSmarter Than the Cow 73 6. The Depression Years (19281937) The Crash and the DroughtTrailing SheepElectric LightsThreshingJokesSawmills1934 Was the EndgateFive Dollars a Head50 Cents an AcreFrozen TeakettlesSleeping with PotatoesTen Dollars a MonthNear BeerThe Hulett BarThe CCC Boys from Devils TowerSheriff BlakemanA Lot of Liars in Crook CountyDoc AdamsSlow GinA Barrel of VinegarMy First Steady JobRunawaysThe Frisbee RanchA Kitchen Sweat1936Falling Through the IceTruck Driving in AlzadaBeans in the Pie 87 7. Some Talk About Horses Getting Along with HorsesA Matter of TemperamentMouthsGood TreatmentThey Enjoy People"Dumb Animals"Hobby HorsesNobody Has the RidingTrading Horses and CarsGood Horses WastedHorse Lovers and HorsemenConditioningI Rode in a LopeTraining Work HorsesCold ShoulderedBalky HorsesOpen BridlesHorses Are ObsoleteImprovement of Range StockQuarter Horses and ThoroughbredsStud BunchesGrannyingMulesCutting Horses and Rope HorsesPlenty of Rid-

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