Chapter 21: Branding 101
August 21, 20—
10:19 A.M.
The Linear Bar
Tal compiled information about livestock branding techniques, sharing his finds with me. We sat across from each other at one of his booths inside the Linear Bar.
“What did you come up with?” I asked, drinking a coffee. The bar was empty except for Shawna, a barkeep/cook/waitress who was prepping a lunch special in the kitchen area.
Tal pointed to a few of his detailed notes and said, “A branding iron can be used in most branding. An iron brand is heated and placed against an object or livestock with the purpose of leaving a mark. One form of iron branding is fire-heated branding, which is a method that cowboys still use today. Irons require a longer time to heat, but the process is inexpensive. It’s why ranchers use i
