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a short calk, and punch the holes slanting* out, which has a 

 tendency to make the inside of the shoe lie down on the 

 bottom of the foot. I like six nail holes in the front shoes 

 fitted for No. 5 nails ; for ver}^ large oxen I use No. 6. 



In patting- shoes on, the foot should he made perfectly 

 level with a rasp, having- each claw on the foot the same 

 height. When the feet are Avorn very thin and rounding the 

 shoe should he fitted carefull^^ to the feet. Always have 

 the shoe fit the outside wall and circle of the foot. A shoe 



Fig. 167— Frame for Shoeing Oxen. Scale one-fourth inch. 



may he a little short at the toe without serious damage en- 

 suing, hut it should he as long as the foot at the heel and 

 wide enough in the web to protect the bottom from injiny. 

 In nailing on, start j^our nail at the inside of the wall and 

 do not go too liigh. Care should be taken to avoid draAving 

 the clinches too hard. Then with a V-shaped tool, cut in 

 for the clinch and set into place. File the clinch only, as the 

 shoe should fit the foot; do not file the foot to fit the shoe. 

 —By '' Ox Shoes.'' 



