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fastened a slender, springy piece of 
hickory to reach a position just above 
the nostrils and armed with a sharp 
peg underneath, so that the slightest 
pressure will cause it to wound the 
nose. In a majority of cases balls 
placed on the tips of the horns, and 
which may be purchased at any hard- 
ware store, will suffice, if the animal 
is not vicious to mankind. 
These are made to screw on. To 
do so fasten the cow securely, and if 
the horn is too large to take the bull 
harness to prevent sucking. pare it down till it will fit. Stick 
a large potato baked soft, and thoroughly hot, on each tip of the horn. 
It will soon soften it, when the ball may be easily screwed on with the 
proper tool, and will never come off. In the case of animals vicious to 
man, the following device, which the cut fully explains, will prove 
entirely effectual. 
Training Oxen. 
The value of a working ox lies not 
only in its ability to draw a heavy 
load forward ; to be thoroughly good 
in mud, or on- roads ; to be able to 
back whatever he can draw forward, 
and to be quick-paced. It is true you 
cannot make a slow breed fast, nor 
a lazy ox active ; neither can you 
make an ox that lacks muscle do 
heavy work. If the reader has studied 
the characteristics of the Devons as 
we have presented them, he will ba 
pretty well able to judge whether an 
animal under inspection will be fit 
for the yoke. If not fairly perfect 
to prevent hooking. in the principal points, discard him. 
It will not pay to train an inferior steer. If he is to be used for very 
hea-vy work, agility must to a considerable degree be sacrificed to weight 
cad muscular power. As a rule, however, it is better that you use three 
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