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Supposing a junior partnership is bought for 

 a thousand pounds in a first-rate practice, the 

 outlay has positively amounted to seventeen 

 hundred pounds before a veterinary surgeon has 

 earned a single penny. 



In the case of an accomplished " qualified man," 

 who has exceptional business-push, it may be a 

 mistake to throw money away only to play the 

 part of second fiddle in an old-established prac- 

 tice. Besides, all those who are entitled to write 

 M.R.C.V.S.L. after their names have not suffi- 

 cient money at their command to do so. 



Probably in no other profession is exceptional 

 ability and steadiness more widely appreciated. 

 Several of our leading veterinary surgeons have 

 risen to fame purely through their own efforts. 

 For influence will not induce those who keep a 

 great number of animals to employ inferior men 

 to treat them. 



The best paying practices bring in as much 

 as three thousand pounds a year. The average 

 vet makes from four to seven hundred a year. 

 Even the least fortunate are rewarded with a 

 bare livelihood of two hundred pounds per 

 annum, but it must not be overlooked that a 

 horse and trap has to be kept, and drugs pur- 

 chased ; and these are expensive items. 



Many vets keep large shoeing - forges in 

 some market - towns. Their clients often turn 

 these forges into temporary stables on market 

 days, and call at the surgery for bottles of 

 medicine. 



In conclusion, let us try and pick up a few 



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