Word: sheepmen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...University of Idaho's Edward F. Rinehart, 70, expert animal husbandman of the university's extension service and senior counselor to the state's sheepmen and cattlemen. Since he first arrived in Idaho in 1912, "Riney" has come to know as much about the grazing lands and livestock history of the state as any man alive, laid the groundwork for Idaho's bull-grading system, kept his scattered clientele well supplied with learned but simple reports. Traveling by car, train and horse, he became a familiar figure in the barns and ranch houses of Idaho...
...furry blur, Rock shot off on his "outrun," circling wide and closing in slowly for the "lift." As the sheep testily pawed the turf, Rock calmly fixed them with a mesmeric eye. This nearly hypnotic power is the proud sheep dog's most important quality, and sheepmen claim that a dog must be born with it; if he does not have it, i.e., is "loose-eyed," he can never acquire...
...plot is a classic one. Montana is Cattle Country. Years before this episode begins sheep herders had tried to enter the country and share the fertile lands with the cattle ranchers, but the sheepmen were repulsed in a great battle. When one looks into the philosophy of this picture, he sees that the battle was obviously a victory for sin. For there is a principle of good living which should be obeyed: All Animals Are Created Equal...