odel ranch. Henry C. Hooker, the owner of this splendid property, was born in New England and

the days of railroads when all merchandise was hauled overland in wagons and cattle were driven through on foot. He outfitted at points in Texas a

e venture, however, prospered and proved a financial success, notwithstanding some losses i

fered as a grazing country, which decided him to loc

iful wild flowers that grow there. It is twenty miles north of Willcox, a thriving village on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and ten

. The valley is about twenty miles wide and more than one hundred miles long and extends into Mexico. Its waters drain in opposite directions, part flowing south

y days of overland travel before the country was protected or any of its resources were known, immigrants, who were bound for Ca

dmills and ranch houses dot the landscape in all directions; while thousands of cattle feed and fatten on the nutr

against any possible shortage in a dry year, water is brought from the mountains in ditches that have been constructed at great labor and expense and is stored in reservoirs, to be used as needed for watering the cattle and irr

enced and much of it highly cultivated. It consists of a strip of land one mile wide and ten miles long

ndesirable stock was sold at the first opportunity, and the range re-stocked by an improved grade of Durham cattle. The change was a long stride in th

He has spent much time and money in experimental work, and his success has demonstrated the wisdom of

ed, and began to prepare for the change which was coming. What he predicte

ded up, and it is a question Of only a shor

etter cared for. Scrubs of any kind are always undesirable, since it has been proved that quality is more profita

he cattle are simply turned loose to rustle for themselves. No provision whatever is made for their welfare, except that

al found on the range and put it into a corral or pasture, where it is nursed back to life. If an orphan calf is found that is in danger of starving it is picked up, carried home and fed. On the average ranch foundlings and weaklings get n

ound of butter ever seen upon the ranch table. It is altogether different on Hooker's ranch. There is a separate herd of milch cows in charge of a man whose duty

r it is branded, if it is old and strong enough to wean, is taken from the cow and turned into a separate pasture. It prevents the weak mot

more easily and quickly classified without any cruelty or injury inflicted upon either man or beast. Classing cattle at a round-up by the old meth

re riding and driving. There is likewise a kennel of fine greyhounds that are the Colonel's special pride. His cattle, horses an

the door Ketchum pokes his nose into one of his master's half open hands and Killum performs the same act with the other hand. Blacki

s over the ground lively for a small dog, but in a long chase is completely distanced and outclassed to his apparent disgust. Aside from the

ustrated by an incident. One morning after greeting t

ranch is cross, my dogs alw

horse that is human, and the trio are capable of formi

is large and commodious, is elegantly furnished and supplied with every modern convenience. It affords every needed comfort for a family and i