Cattle

Ranchers branding, de-horning, and tying up a calf at a spring round-up near Deming, New Mexico.

Three cowboys checking a pen full of cattle's ears and eyes near Deming, New Mexico.

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

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.

If the cattle are shipped by truck, another chute at the far side of the corral is used to take the stock directly into the truck.