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Showing the Effects of Soakin;^ a Horse's Foot Daily throngh a Cam* 



l>aign on the Turf. 



many shoes to day before the American horse owner; some are pat- 

 ented and some are not. They are introduced by specialists and 

 men that are seeking to produce something new to make money out 

 of. But let me say I do not believe that there ever will be a shoe 

 manufactured that will do away with the plain, good common-sense 

 shoe, forged and made by hand by a practical horse-shoer. I con- 

 demn all machinery-made shoes, and only recommend shoes forged 

 and made by hand. (See engraving on opposite page for my idea of 

 horse-shoes.) 



Question. How many blacksmiths or horse-shoers are there in 

 America ? 



Aftswer, 172,726 horse-shoers. 



