Author: Archer B. Gilfillan
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873512855
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Archer B. Gilfillan was an anomaly. An Ivy League scholar with a broad knowledge of classical literature and a talent for writing, he nonetheless chose to herd sheep from 1916 to 1934 in a lonely, isolated part of the West. Out of this strange juxtaposition of expertise and experience, Gilfillan produced this classic narrative of American sheepherding. First published in 1929, Sheep: Life on the South Dakota Range provides a personal, informative, and entertaining account of the western sheepherder. From blizzards to predatory wolves, from grass-crazed sheep in the springtime to penny-pinching bosses, Gilfillan misses nothing. He also volunteers his trenchant opinions on modern women, cowboys, and homesteaders--many of whom were his neighbors. In his introduction, Richard W. Etulain, director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico, describes Gilfillan's life and discusses the appeal of the wide-open West to an urban-industrial nation.
Sheep
Author: Archer B. Gilfillan
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873512855
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Archer B. Gilfillan was an anomaly. An Ivy League scholar with a broad knowledge of classical literature and a talent for writing, he nonetheless chose to herd sheep from 1916 to 1934 in a lonely, isolated part of the West. Out of this strange juxtaposition of expertise and experience, Gilfillan produced this classic narrative of American sheepherding. First published in 1929, Sheep: Life on the South Dakota Range provides a personal, informative, and entertaining account of the western sheepherder. From blizzards to predatory wolves, from grass-crazed sheep in the springtime to penny-pinching bosses, Gilfillan misses nothing. He also volunteers his trenchant opinions on modern women, cowboys, and homesteaders--many of whom were his neighbors. In his introduction, Richard W. Etulain, director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico, describes Gilfillan's life and discusses the appeal of the wide-open West to an urban-industrial nation.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873512855
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Archer B. Gilfillan was an anomaly. An Ivy League scholar with a broad knowledge of classical literature and a talent for writing, he nonetheless chose to herd sheep from 1916 to 1934 in a lonely, isolated part of the West. Out of this strange juxtaposition of expertise and experience, Gilfillan produced this classic narrative of American sheepherding. First published in 1929, Sheep: Life on the South Dakota Range provides a personal, informative, and entertaining account of the western sheepherder. From blizzards to predatory wolves, from grass-crazed sheep in the springtime to penny-pinching bosses, Gilfillan misses nothing. He also volunteers his trenchant opinions on modern women, cowboys, and homesteaders--many of whom were his neighbors. In his introduction, Richard W. Etulain, director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico, describes Gilfillan's life and discusses the appeal of the wide-open West to an urban-industrial nation.
Managing Winter Sheep Range for Greater Profit
Author: Selar Stephen Hutchings
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Influence of Climate and Grazing on Spring-fall Sheep Range in Southern Idaho
Author: George Washington Craddock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
Book Description
Grazing Spring-fall Sheep Ranges of Southern Idaho
Author: Joseph Frank Pechanec
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grazing
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grazing
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Kootenai National Forest (N.F.), Sheep Range and China Basin Salvage Project, Lincoln County
One-night Camps Vs. Established Bed-grounds on Nevada Sheep Ranges
Author: Charles E. Fleming
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Nutrient Requirements of Sheep
Author:
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309035961
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Each of these popular handbooks contains comprehensive information on the nutritional needs of domestic animals and includes extensive tabular data. All are paperback and 8 1/2 x 11. Some books come with diskettes or Cds that allow users to predict nutrient requirements of specific animals under various conditions and at various life stages.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309035961
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Each of these popular handbooks contains comprehensive information on the nutritional needs of domestic animals and includes extensive tabular data. All are paperback and 8 1/2 x 11. Some books come with diskettes or Cds that allow users to predict nutrient requirements of specific animals under various conditions and at various life stages.
Herding and Handling Sheep
Author: Moroni A. Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sheep
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sheep
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Trophy Rams of the Brooks Range Plus, Secrets of a Sheep and Mountain Goat Guide
Author: Duncan Gilchrist
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780933126442
Category : Big game hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780933126442
Category : Big game hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Sheep Husbandry in the U.S., 1979-1983
Author: Jayne T. MacLean
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sheep
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sheep
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description