More than twenty such cases of branding…

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nine two-year old colts the first year. It is need- less to say that this was accomplished by the parent-killing process described above. Another scheme pursued by some of the gang was to put a light brand upon sucking calves, merely scorching it to the roots of the hair. The owner riding the range sees that the calves are branded all right with his brand and pays no more at- tention to them; but the thief has his eye on the animal and when old enough to be taken from the mother he runs it off and puts his own brand on permanently. More than twenty such cases of branding calves belonging to the Enterprise Cattle syn- dicate, were found during the round up last week. These were only of recent occurrence; how many had been lost by this company through the same means will never be known. It must be remembered that this is only one of the measures employed by the thieves and the number which were discovered was only a small percentage of that lost through the year by one company. What then must the stockmen of that vicinity have lost all told by the raids