14/27 And," she added defensively, "people do make a living on ranches out here." "That's right," he agreed again--he was finding it very pleasant to agree with Florence Grace Hallman. "Mostly off stock, though." "Yes, and we encourage our clients to bring out all the young stock they possibly can; young cows and horses and--all that sort of thing. There's quantities of open country around here, that even the most optimistic of homeseekers would never think of filing on. They can make out, all right, I guess. We certainly urge them strongly to bring stock with them. |