CHAPTER XXI 



OUR PRACTICE PROSPERS 



When we had thoroughly investigated the 

 chances for doing business in this little town we 

 decided to "stick around" for awhile; and, as I 

 have already stated, we "stuck around" for ten 

 solid weeks. 



The way we went after the business there was 

 not in accord with the general conception of how 

 to conduct an ethical veterinary practice. We did 

 not sit down and wait for calls ; we went right out 

 after them. 



Every morning about seven o'clock we would 

 hire a team from the livery stable and drive in a 

 certain direction until noon, stopping at every 

 farm and ranch to solicit work. We would then 

 cut across country a short distance and work 

 along another road, which would bring us back 

 to town by night. 



We did this every day in the week except on 

 Sunday and on certain days when the town was 

 full of farmers, when we would usually do a nice 

 day's work in town. 



Our livery bill did not cut into our income very 

 much because the liveryman made us special rates 

 and then took it all out in veterinary services ; we 

 did nearly as much work for him as our livery 

 cost. He had all his horses' teeth fixed, about 

 twenty head; had a number of ringbones and 

 splints to fire, colic cases, coughs, accidents, and 



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