PROCEEDINGS CORN BELT MEAT PRODUCERS' ASSN. 559 



Three hundred and sixty-seven Baby Beeves, Iowa State Fair, 1922. 



with steel wool or a fine grade of sand paper, and then polishing with 

 brown shoe polish, sweet oil, or something of that nature rubbed on 

 with a rag. 



The tails of all breeds, with the exception of the Galloway, should be 

 clipped. The switch or brush is always left, beginning eight to ten 

 inches from the tip of the tail, but the tail itself is clipped to the tail 

 head, and if there is any long hair or signs of roughness here, it is also 

 clipped. The heads of Angus are clipped, in addition to the tail, but 

 the heads of Shorthorns, Herefords, and Galloways are never touched. 



If the calf has a nice coat, it may be that you will want to curl it, 

 but this is a complicated operation to describe, and seeing it done is 

 the best way to learn. 



Showing 



Now it may be well to say a few words about showing. There is so 

 much to it that we hesitate a bit at just what to say, and what not to 

 say. To begin with, it is something that you will not learn in a year. 

 Only by long service in the show ring will you ever get to be a first 

 rate show man. There are, however, certain points which it may be 

 well to emphasize here. In the first place, the animal, of course, must 

 be clean. A good appearance goes a long way. 



In the second place, mind your own knitting. Don't be gazing all 

 over the place watching the other animals. You will have plenty to do 

 if you keep your animal standing squarely on his feet, and head and 

 back well up. 



In the third place, watch the judge, and don't go to sleep on the job, 

 so when the judge motions to lead the calves out and around you will be 

 on your toes and up and coming. This makes more of an impression 

 on the judge than it would seem to do at first glance. In the words of 

 the old Scotchman: "Keep one eye on the judge, and the other on 

 the beast." 



If your calf is low or weak in the back, keep turning him around, but 



