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the animals are put in the ring. Exhibitors are by no 

 means agreed as to the amount of washing that is 

 beneficial, but all are agreed that some is helpful. Ex- 

 cessive washing, besides being wasteful of labor, is 

 thought to tend to the promotion of a harsh condition 

 of the hair, a result probably of removing too much of 

 the oily principle from the hair which it would other- 



GRADE SHORTHORN CALF, COLLEGE BOY 



A Great Prize Winner at the International Fat Stock Show, Chicago 



(By courtesy of the owner, Minnesota Experiment Station) 



wise possess. There may, however, be other reasons 

 for the harshness of hair thus referred to. 



For hand-washing, a mild day is chosen, and, pre- 

 ferably, a fair one. Soft water is used, which is fur- 

 nished in buckets as it is wanted. Tar soap or soft 

 soap should be added in sufficient quantity to make a 

 good suds. AA'ith a suitable brush this is applied to all 

 parts of the animal, and is rubbed in sufficiently to raise 



