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and a sharp jack-knife to finish it. If the feet are 

 properly softened a jack-knife may do all the 

 work satisfactorily. The hoof should be cut down 

 so as to make it level with the sole of the foot. In 

 some cases one side will need a little more cutting 

 than the other in order to make the foot stand 

 straight when placed on the ground. A. O. Fox, 

 one of the oldest and foremost sheep breeders in 

 Wisconsin, once said to the writer: "A shepherd 

 who does not take care of the feet of his flock is 

 just as dangerous as the one who does not feed 

 his flock properly," and this is certainly true. 



