Wilson's Photo Shop

The fall is selling time in Deming, NM. Cattle for market are rounded up and are driven to the nearest railroad for shipment.

This unidentified young man from the 4-H club poses next to his Grand Champion lamb in Deming, New Mexico.

Before shipping, the cattle are herded into a special weighing shed where they are weighed and checked. Both the buyer and the seller, or their representatives, are present at weighing time.

Brahma calf near Deming, New Mexico. This type of calf has recently become favored over the Hereford breed in this area.

Corrals around Deming, NM, for use by anyone who is shipping cattle. They are built with ramps leading directly into the cattle cars.

Hereford bull from Deming, New Mexico.

Rancher spraying cattle in a corral near Deming, New Mexico.

Ranchers give shots to inoculate restrained cattle at a roundup.

Young man with a fine blooded strain hog in a barn in Deming, New Mexico.

Cowboys crouch and sit on the ground eating their meal during roundup time. Meals are served off tin plates in the chuck tent. The fluffy, light biscuits are turned out by a weather beaten camp cook.