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be watched and, if the milk-teeth have not disappeared 

 when the permanent ones have pushed through, they 

 should be removed, as they only serve to irritate the 

 gums and to prevent the animal from consuming the 



Fitt. 65. Lower nippers at four" 

 years of age. 



usual amount of feed. A little extra feed and care 

 should be given the colt while it is substituting per- 

 manent for temporary nippers. 



At about two years and nine months to two years 

 and eleven months the center permanent nippers will 

 appear, and at full three years of age the outer 

 portion of the teeth and sometimes the inner also 

 will be up and in wear. (Fig. 64.) These teeth are 

 larger every way than were those which were sup- 

 planted. The lateral temporary nippers have changed 



