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Features the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, a metropolitan Phoenix suburb in Arizona. Library of bird books built and operated by the Maricopa County Library District; Bird-watching in the area; Coexistence between wildlife and people at the Water Ranch.

Presents an essay "Sometimes on the Right Kind of Morning…," by Carolyn Dufurrena, adapted from "Fifty Miles From Home: Riding the Long Circle on a Nevada Family Ranch."

Reports on Australian motion picture actor Russell Crowe's ranch life. Crowe's reaction to the herd stampede incident that happened in the actor's ranch; Work attitude of the actor according to film directors and peers; Crowe's opinion about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack against the United States.

The article states that profits of ranches depend on the ability of the manager, as to how well he works with mother nature as livestock can get enough nutrients from grasses/forages, shades from trees, and water from underground, and mismanagement leading to purchase commodities cutting profit.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of dehorning cattle at a ranch in Havre, Montana.

The article offers the author's insights on the adaptation of his first book "Hank the Cowdog" into a 30-minute animated cartoon. He criticizes the changes made to his Western story which depicts the life and work of a family on a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle, Texas. He also comments on the issue of political correctness through his admiration for artists Elmer Kelton and Charlie Russell.

The article features emergency room doctor Justin Cormack of Strawn, Texas. Topics discussed include the support rendered by the Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation (WRCF) to the education of Cormack, the ranch life and struggle of Cormack family, and the financial assistance of the WRCF to the rebuilding of Cormack's ranch.

A reprint of the article featured under the column "Meditation," which appeared in the periodical "The Upper Room Magazine," in the 2015 issue is presented.

The article presents information on online published stories of the journal. One is related to the time when the settlement of Jackson, Wyoming, incorporated itself as a town and the population consisted of a few hardy ranching families. Another is related to an interview of the octogenarian Wendell Berry. One on writer Susan Marsh's 30-year stint with the Forest Service in her book "A Hunger for High Country: One Woman's Journey to the Wild in Yellowstone Country."

Focuses on the dying cowboy culture in the United States. Marlboro advertisements as the last surviving image of the Western male; Country music aimed more towards suburban listeners; Changes in the Western way of life; Author's own experiences as a writer depicting the American cowboy existence; Attempts made by the author to understand his rancher father's vision of cowboy life and family pastoralism.

Reports on the ranch management program which many people referred to as the `best kept secret' at the Texas Christian University. Background on the program; Comment on the program by program director Jim Link; Increase of agricultural production worldwide; Benefits offered by the ranch management program.

Reports on author's experience about dude ranch in Montana. Positive effect of rural life on a person.

The article discusses the debate over Amendment 1 of right-to-farm-measure for spreading agricultural issues in the community. The author offers her opinion on ways of reacting during a heated conversation. She states that farm and ranch families form agricultural minority of U.S. population. Topics include acknowledging concerns, sharing personal farming experiences on topics like manure and fertilizers, choosing positivity over negativity and rebuilding relations in agriculture industry.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the story of rancher William "Bill Kitt" Kittredge, Haythorn Land and Cattle Co. and the history of a military horse and rider.

The article presents information related to a 95-year-old Colorado rancher Lloyd Hall. It specifically discusses how he did not let his age get in the way of his ranch work. It reports on several changes and stages of his life and his ideas on how to be a successful cowboy and rancher. Hall says if one likes what one does, one will succeed and be good at it. It is informed that Lloyd still runs a 17,000-acre cow-calf operation.

The article discusses the author's experience of his journey in riding a train and the encounter he had with relic seekers in North Dakota. Riding a train caused him much inconvenience due to unavailability of sleeping cars and dining cars in the area. He stressed that the train had to stop for half an hour to look for nearby restaurant which cost him thirty-five cents per meal. He had the opportunity to go with relic seekers who visited their ranch to search for burial mounds.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues of the periodical "Saturday Evening Post." "We Must Woo Red China," which analyzed the psychology of the Chinese people; "Last of the Divorce Ranches," which discussed a ranch life; "The Big Bond Bonanza," which focused on fictitious character James Bond.

The article discusses on the way self-employed ranch employees can be good workers. It mentions the attributes of self-employed ranch personnel, which include working for themselves and that most of them are owners-operators. It cites the things that one should think for him to assess whether he is a good self-employed personnel including his aptitude.