They threatened to burn all the hay in the settlements below, and to wipe out all the wheat crop.

Why?
They been busting up threshing machines acrosst the range--the paper's been full of it.

Why?
They've got in here, and that's all about it.

Well, fellers, you reckon we're goin' to stand fer this sort of Bolshevik business on the Two-Forks ?" "I say, Pop," broke in Sim Gage to the postmaster, with singular irrelevance at this time, "haven't you got a litter of pups around here somewheres, and a couple hens I can buy?
I'm lookin' fer a dog, and things." "Yard's full of pups, man.

If you want one help yourself.