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upon his head again and usually stepped off in 

 the long-shafted cart like a little lamb. Finally 

 the foreman and I broke the neck of a valuable 

 horse one day with the tackle and the talking 

 point vanished like magic. Incorrigibly vicious 

 horses may need Eareyizing, but these are few 

 and far between and no farmer need ever find 

 use for the tackle if he knows his business even 

 ill an elementary way. On the contrary the 

 Earey tackle is a tool to be used only by the 

 thoroughly experienced. It is by no means a 

 necessary farm implement. 



Good harness is one of the best advertise- 

 ments a farmer or breeder can have. It is econ- 

 omy to buy good leather and then keep it in 

 good condition. There is a bit of a trick in 

 hitching up a horse just right, but it is hard to 

 state it didactically. In general the harness 

 from the bridle to the crupper should fit 

 '^neither too free nor to bind'' — meaning 

 neither too loose nor too tight— but how can 

 that happy medium be taught through the me- 

 dium of cold type ! It is worth dollars, though, 

 to have the harness fit just right. The horse 

 will work more contentedly and move more free- 

 ly. The main thing is to have the harness good, 

 have it fit right and then keep the life in the 

 leather. Harness oils and dressings are cheap 

 and it does not take long to fix up a double set. 

 Keep the metal housings bright and clean. 



A farmer's business needs advertising just as 



