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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: May 12, 2018
Caption: Undaunted Stewardship Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (middle left) The Hamilton Ranch restored and still uses the original ranch house that the Carrolls built in 1903. Cowboys from other ranches would bunk at the Carroll Ranch when their cattle drives stopped for overnight rest. Because cattle can loos about one percent of their body weight for every 10-15 miles of walking, it is important to the economic of ranching to take regular breaks when moving cattle to markets and to distant pastures.; (bottom left) Visit other Montana farms and ranches whose owners preserve historic sites and use modern stewardship practices. More information about these sites, including locations, can be found at www.undauntedstewardship.com.; (bottom right) Ranch manager George Trischman works to improve and maintain environmental conditions throughout the ranch. Corrals that once bordered streams have been moved further away, and vegetation around the corrals provides a buffer to protect water quality.
Submitted: October 4, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p448115
File Size: 3.383 Megabytes

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