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RA
NC
H L
IFE
WIT
H H
AN
K T
HE
CO
WD
OG
CH
OO
SE
YO
UR
O
WN
AD
VE
NT
UR
E!
Will Hank Eat?
AC
TIV
ITY
CR
EA
TE
D B
Y JE
NN
Y G
AO
NA
Loper and Sally M
ay had to make a
lot of choices when they decided to
become ranchers. Each decision they
make has an impact on everyone on
the ranch. They can’t feed the most
important person on the ranch
(their cowdog) unless they are making
a profit in the cattle market. S
o, I
have to keep on top of them to make
sure Loper is not using our money for
shiny new spurs instead of cow fee
d.
Sally M
ay and Loper have to
make sure all of the ranch’s needs
(feeding Hank) are taken care of,
before they purchase their wants
(Loper’s fancy spurs). Help Sally M
ay
and Loper make good choices
as you read through the boo
k.
Reme
mber, the most important
need of the ranch is to kee
p the
Head Of R
anch Security well fed!
— Hank the C
owdog —
OP
TIO
N 1
Afte
r ca
refu
lly c
on
side
ring
the
ir op
tion
s, th
ey
ge
t a lo
an
from
a b
an
k a
nd
use
the
m
on
ey
to re
nt la
nd
an
d ru
n a
ran
ch
.
Turn to Page 3
OP
TIO
N 2
Th
ey
de
cid
e ra
nc
hin
g is to
o risk
y
an
d c
ho
ose
to sta
y in
the
city
, inste
ad
.
Turn to Page 11
Wh
at sh
ou
ld th
ey
do
?
Sally M
ay and Loper are thinking about
purchasing land and livestock and becoming ranchers.
— 1 —
— 1
6 —
Sally M
ay and Loper fill
Hank’s food bowl
to overflowing.
HANK GETS
TO EA
T!
GR
EA
T JO
B!!
The ranch is success
ful!
— 1
5 —
All of the horses do not
fit into the barn and have to stay outdoo
rs in the corral. Five horses run off during a lightning storm!
Seve
n cowboys leave the
ranch because they could make more money working
for another rancher.
* TURN TO PAGE 11 *
— 3
—
OP
TIO
N 1
Re
nt 7
,50
0 a
cre
s of la
nd
.
Turn to Page 5
OP
TIO
N 2
Re
nt 9
,00
0 a
cre
s of la
nd
.
Turn to Page 11
Wh
at sh
ou
ld th
ey
do
?
How many acres should S
ally May and Loper lea
se? They have a land budget of $
40,000. Lease for the
land is $5 per acre, per yea
r.
— 1
4 —
OP
TIO
N 1
Ye
s, the
ir ex
pe
nse
s we
re le
ss tha
n w
ha
t the
y
bo
rrow
ed
an
d th
ey
ha
ve
mo
ne
y le
ft ov
er.
Turn to Page 8
OP
TIO
N 2
No
, ex
pe
nse
s we
re g
rea
ter th
an
the
loa
n
am
ou
nt, a
nd
no
w th
ey
're in
de
bt.
Turn to Page 11
Did S
ally May and Loper
make a profit on their ranch this yea
r? The total money they borrowed from the bank was $
1,000,000.00.R
ANC
H EXPENSES
Land $
40,000C
attle
$600,000
Feed
$450
Pickup $
25,000S
tock Trailer $
50,000C
owboys $
100,000
— 4
—
Loper goes to the bank and asks if he can borrow more money.
The bank says NO.
It looks like you have
made a choice that will lose money.
* TURN TO PAGE 11 *
— 1
3 —
OP
TIO
N 1
It's a g
rea
t time
to se
ll to m
ak
e a
larg
er p
rofit.
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er se
ll 20
0 c
alv
es fo
r $
1,00
0 e
ac
h.
Turn to Page 14
OP
TIO
N 2
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er d
ec
ide
ag
ain
st se
lling
an
y c
alv
es a
t this tim
e.
Turn to Page 11
Wh
at sh
ou
ld th
ey
do
?
Sally M
ay and Loper hea
d to the spring market to sell their calves.
The cattle market is high.
— 5
—
OP
TIO
N 1
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er b
uy
15
0 b
ulls a
nd
150
co
ws.
Turn to Page 12
OP
TIO
N 2
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er b
uy
2
80
co
ws a
nd
20
bu
lls.
Turn to Page 6
Wh
at sh
ou
ld th
ey
do
?
Sally M
ay and Loper nee
d to buy both bulls and cows for their ranch.
They need to decide how
many of each they will nee
d.
— 1
2 —
Sally M
ay and Loper bought too
many bulls and not enough cows.
They do not have enough calves in the spring to sell and make a profit.
Sally M
ay and Loper are not able to pay back their loan from the bank.
* TURN TO PAGE 11 *
— 6
—
OP
TIO
N 1
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er b
uy
15 h
orse
s an
d
will p
ay
for 15
co
wb
oy
s roo
m a
nd
bo
ard
.
Turn to Page 15
OP
TIO
N 2
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er b
uy
a p
ick
up
truc
k
an
d a
stoc
k tra
iler. T
he
y a
lso e
mp
loy
tw
o c
ow
bo
ys to
wo
rk o
n th
e ra
nc
h.
Turn to Page 9
Wh
at sh
ou
ld th
ey
do
?
Sally M
ay and Loper nee
d to check their cattle,
but can’t do it on their own. They will nee
d some help.
— 11 —
Sally M
ay and Loper do not make enough money
to feed their cowdog.
HA
NK HAS
TO GOES
HUNGRY!
* TURN TO PAGE 1 *
OH
, NO
!
Start over and try aga
in?
— 7
—
Sally M
ay and Loper rea
lize they do not have enough fee
d for winter.
* TURN TO PAGE 11 *
— 10
—
OP
TIO
N 1
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er c
are
fully
c
alc
ula
te w
ha
t is ne
ed
ed
, a
nd
de
cid
e to
bu
y $
45
0 w
orth
of fe
ed
.
Turn to Page 13
OP
TIO
N 2
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er ta
ke
a g
ue
ss a
nd
on
ly b
uy
$10
0 w
orth
of fe
ed
.
Turn to Page 7
Wh
at sh
ou
ld th
ey
do
?
Sally M
ay and Loper have to decide on how much fee
d they are going to buy for the cows on their ranch to make it through the winter months. Fee
d costs $150 per month.
— 8
—
Sally M
ay and Loper make a profit and
have a success
ful year
on the ranch.
They are already making
plans for next yea
r!
* TURN TO PAGE 16 *
— 9
—
OP
TIO
N 1
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er w
ou
ld p
refe
r to g
et a
h
igh
er p
rice
on
the
ir ca
ttle, so
the
y d
ec
ide
n
ot to
sell u
ntil th
e m
ark
et c
ha
ng
es.
Turn to Page 10
OP
TIO
N 2
Sa
lly M
ay
an
d L
op
er b
elie
ve
sellin
g so
me
o
f the
ca
ttle w
ill allo
w th
em
to b
ette
r ca
re
for th
e c
attle
tha
t rem
ain
on
the
ran
ch
.
Turn to Page 4
Wh
at sh
ou
ld th
ey
do
?
Fall has come and S
ally May and Loper
have to make some decisions.
The grass has stopp
ed growing and has no nutriti
onal value for the catt
le.The catt
le market is low.