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•iMwlng tbe Efl^ts of Soaklngr a Horse's Foot Dully throngh m, 

 palffn on tbe Tnrt, 



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

 '^ted and some are not. They are introduced by specialists and 

 men that are seeking t" 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-sens<i 

 Bhoe, 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 blacksmithf or horse-shoen ue then la 

 America ? 



Answer. 172,726 horse-shoesb 



