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Farmers* Bulletin 1135. 



Clip the long hair from the tails of all V)ree(ls a few weeks before 

 tlie show or sale, also from the ears except the Galloway and in 

 some cases the Aberdeen- Angus. Begin clipping above the switch 

 of the tail even with the point Avhere the fullness of the twist begins 

 to fail, and up to the tail head, gradually tapering the tail off at the 



Fig. 16. — Method of clipping the hair from the tail. 



top SO that it is not necessary to clip any hair off the rump. One 

 of the main objects of clipping the tail is to show the fullness of the 

 twist and the thickness or beefiness of the hind quarters. Your own 

 judgment should determine the extreme points that will show these 

 characteristics to the best advttntage with each individual. Two or 

 three weeks before the show clip the hair on the head of the Aber- 



