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left hand, and holding the whip in your right, 

 pass it over his shoulder, and quietly touch him 

 on the off-side of his head) and at the same time 

 say, " Haw !" continue thus till he moves his head 

 towards you, for which caress him about the 

 head and neck ; repeat this till he will " haw," at 

 the word, towards you. Should he attempt to 

 run from you, pull on the strap, say " Haw," at the 

 same time touch him on the head with the whip. 

 He will soon learn to stop at the word of com- 

 mand, in this way, and turn towards you readily. 

 Then take off the rig and turn him loose. Then 

 proceed with the mate in the same way, when 

 you can turn it out, and by this time the other 

 steer will be ready to receive another lesson. 

 Drive it in the same yard, and repeat the lesson 

 with a whip. Quietly touch on the near side of 

 the head, and at the same time say, " Gee !" until 

 he will move around from you. Then caress 

 him, till he will "gee" or "haw" readily. Go 

 through the same lesson with the other. That 

 is all you should try to do with them in four 

 hours' time. Take both together in the yard ; 



