16 The Care of Animals 



grooming of his horse if the animal needs an hour's. 

 "What do you give your horse to make him look so 

 fine ? " the traveler asked of the English farm lad. 

 "Lot's o' rubbin', sir," was the reply. 



The best of food, the fanciest stables, the most 

 expensive implements and equipments, will not make 

 up for the lack of good loving care. These are more 

 than medicine or breed. Do not wait until your 

 animal runs down before you inquire what ails him. 

 It is better not to let him run down. 



Many persons do not know what a good animal is, 

 even though they raise animals all their lives. Sleek, 

 plump, close -haired, clean, docile, contented, — these 

 are some of the words that we apply to animals that 

 are well cared for. Scrawny, rough, restless, wild, 

 dirty, — these are attributes of those that are poorly 

 cared for. The accompanying pictures (Figs. 3-11) 

 show good farm animals. Poor farm animals are so 

 common that pictures of them are not needed. 



