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trim the hind feet, the animal is tied in a stall with 

 upright studding at the rear. A smooth pole of sufificient 

 length is then run in front of one hind leg only, and one 

 end of the pole is raised so as to raise the leg from the 

 ground. Struggling will follow to remove the limb, but 

 finally the animal will desist. To prevent rubbing off 

 the hair from the front part of the limb, sacking should 

 be tied around the pole where the leg is to come in con- 

 tact with it. Similarly, the other hind hoof is trimmed. 

 This method is not altogether satisfactory, because of 

 the difficulty found in keeping the animals from being 

 restive. 



By the third method a noose is made on the end of 

 a rope, and through this the other end is drawn until 

 it makes a circle of rope, which is passed over the head 

 of the animal and back toward the breast. The bull is 

 then tied securely to a post or tree with head well down. 

 The rope behind the noose is laid back along the withers, 

 passed around the heart girth, is pushed up inside of the 

 portion above the crops, is carried back along the spine 

 to a point in front of the hook points, and is again passed 

 around the body so as to encircle it just in front of the 

 hind flank. The unused portion is carried back behind 

 the animal. When this is drawn on tightly by two or 

 three helpers, the animal is forced down and is held thus 

 until the trimming is completed. The objections to this 

 method are, first, that it makes a nervous and restive 

 animal more nervous and restive, and it calls for con- 

 siderable help, but where only one animal is to be 

 trimmed, this method will answer. Where the feet of 

 several are to be trimmed yearly, the method submitted 

 below is to be preferred. 



By the fourth method a rack or inclosure is made 

 into which the animal is led when his feet are to be 

 trimmed. These racks are of various patterns, and, 

 when properly constructed, are a great aid to such work. 



Extent and duration of service. — Bulls are more 



