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OPELoUsAs PRAIRIEs.-Those who keep cattle on
the pralres of Atakapas and Opelousas commence
gathe in June. They herd all the wild cattle toge
ther spot selected called the heding ground four
five horsemen will drive up $4,000 head, and when
once collected together fifty horsemen could not drive
Theyare kept together three days before driving
to brand The and their calves sorted time al
lowed that the may find their calves. In driving,
horses fall, run over cows-cows hook-bus fight, &c.
drives off his to brand they take calves by the tall


whrl them over, jump on them and brand them. Any
bull year old is tied head to post and heels to
another. Wickof of Opeousas, brands several thou
sand calves every year. He pays called vacher,


stock keeper 5000 per annum. 1t is his duty TO break
wild horses to cattle to brand and alter calves
He collects them only during the branding season the
general rule in keeping ordinary stock Of cattle is


to give the vacher the sixth calf and fifth colt Where
the stock is large, they give the seventh eighth
with two prongs to whip horses aoncthe whip for
tie is called fot, with wooden handle s inches and
a thong of hide, feet long. with it will cut


corn-cob in two. pricking stick is used mostly in
gathering, is piece OF ash seven feet long with
point of three square file made sharp it is called


pointe they drive 1t into beef at full speed behind
the rump bone the brand The animal immediate
y rolls it tears the flesh and hurts badly Ii is
only used when the cattle hard to manage they
when heated from running When drove is start
ed of the beeves gets ahead and keeps the lead all
the way, generally the that starts ahead in the
morning, generally keeps his position leader all day
At times, when starting with drove they get SIAM
pede il requires four hands to drive 100 head five to
ke account OF the difficulty in getting pens. When


beef will not drive, they throw them by the TAIL jump
them, cut hole through the with sharp knife,
pass cabras (hair rope) through and tie them to the
horses tail creole horse will pull as much by the tail
as the shouders.-Concordia Intethgencer


