litl rooster rides up to the "Soddy" just in time to see Trinty clinging to the roof. Jumps off his sorrell horse Dos, and steps over 2 rattler's, extends his hand to Sod Buster. Tells Trinty to hang it up, I am not going to allow him any more water than already agreed upon. I begin to tell Sod Buster of a propositin. You see with the early snow and the slow moving trains, I now have to many cattle to move. I am prepared to offer you $3 a head, if you feed them your corn and pasture them on the fallow ground and water of course, for a period of 100 days. I also explain how if he does this properly of the values of the short grazed grass and manure, and issues of harvesting the Korn crop..If you are satisfied I will bring 1000 head in the first of the week, and we can re neogiate annually. So what do you say?
litl rooster now realizes that if he goes for this he will finally establish the first feedlot in Newbrassky and the Nesters will have a real market fer their Korn outside flakes in a box and squezzins.
Saturday night, Sod Buster discusses the proposition that the "Boss" named Litl Rooster made with his neighbors. Most all were against it as they felt they would loose control over their land and water. Sod Buster, being smarter than the rest, plays devil's advocate and argues the rancher's point of view and urges them to think about it. Money can be made and it is better to be friends with the cattlemen vs having your fences constantly cut and homes burned. He reminds them of stories they have heard about huge herds of cattle stampeding through gardens and even houses. He also reminded them that the local cattlemen could be thier friends and help protect them against "free rangers" .
On Sunday, the men met and discused this after church while the women sociallized and the children played. They voted against it and told Sod Buster that he was crazy to trust the cattlemen - he was being set up. Sod Buster didn't think so.
Sod Buster felt that Litl Rooster had a good, kind face and he trusted him. Sod Buster, being a good Christian, always believed in the Golden Rule and decided to put his trust in God that his impression of Litl Rooster was not wrong. He is going to do this on his own. He may alienate himself from his friends in the process but he is tired of living in the dirt with the vermin and insects constanty trying to take over his home. He decided that he would head out in a day or two to speak to Litl Rooster, if he doesn't come back to the Sod Buster's home first. But first he will rest. He is tired from arguing with his neighbors, fighting snakes and vermin, and trying to convince that weird man named Trinity from eating the Buffalo Chips.