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danger of taking cold by light thin blankets. com- 
monly known as “steaming blankets.” 
In localities where flies and mosquitoes abound, 
it is economy to protect working animals against them 
by the use of fly-nets; as the irritation of the animal,— 
to say nothing of the driver,—in fighting the pests, 
will be a serious loss of energy and nerve force. 
GIVE THE ANIMAL YOUR PERSONAL ATTENTION 
A sleek, well-fed, contented-looking animal is not 
often the result of accident. It is the product of good 
eare. The successful stockman is the one who likes 
his animals. He will sacrifice his own comfort rather 
than theirs. He will not stop with a half hour’s 
Fig. 8. Good Galloway cattle at pasture 
