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NT

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Will Hank Eat?

AC

TIV

ITY

CR

EA

TE

D B

Y JE

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Y G

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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.