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whicli pass over his shoulders, and qnietly touch 

 him upon the off side of his head, at the same time 

 sajdng ''haw," and continue this until he moves his 

 head a little towards you. Then stop and caress him 

 upon and about his neck and head. Repeat this until 

 he haws around towards you. If he attempts to run 

 from you, pull upon the strap, saying " whoa," and 

 at the same time hitting him lightly upon the head 

 with the whip. As soon as he learns in this way to 

 stop at the word of command, and comes toward 

 you readily, take off the strap and surcingle, and 

 turn him out. Then take the mate, and give 

 him the same course of training until you can ac- 

 complish with him a like result. Then turn him out. 

 By this time the first steer is cool, and rested, ready 

 to receive another lesson. Now drive him into the 

 enclosure and repeat his lessons with the whip. 

 Then quietly touch him gentl}^ upon the near side 

 of the head, at the same time saying, " gee," until he 

 will step around from you, then caress, and repeat 

 until he will gee or haw readily. Then repeat the 

 same lesson with his mate, which is all that is neces- 

 sary to be done the first half da}^. Then take both 

 together in the same room, or yard, and repeat these 

 lessons until they have a through understanding of 

 what you have done. Then take one of them near 

 the wall, standing b}^ his side, hit with your whip 

 gently over the head, at the same time saying, "back," 

 until he will step back, for which caress. Repeat 

 this until he will go back at the word readily. Then 



