Ranch style

Re “A way of life slips out of range,” Column One, March 30

This article reminded me of getting up at 5:30 a.m. and blow-drying a calf in our Alberta ranch house because the livestock got frostbite if they weren’t dried off.

My parents had to supplement their love for cattle with teaching, which paid the bills better than the ranch could.

The Times illuminates the ranchers’ drive, and the grit that makes it all worthwhile.

Ian Clay Sewall

Los Angeles