Show i spring clipping of horses the modern practice among the best posted and m most ost progressive horse owners and far formers miers is to clip all horses in the spring it is done on the theory that in their natural state horses were not obliged to work so could shed the winter coat in comfort over a period of several weeks since bince we oblige them to do hard work on warm oaring days tho winter coat should be removed for the same fame reason that we lay off our heavy winter garments clipped horses dry off rapidly hence they do no noi take cold as easily nor are they as prone to be affected with other ailments as un clipped animals whose longer hair holds the perspiration for hours because clipped horses dry off rapidly they rest better get more good from their food and come out in tho the morning refreshed and fit for work since the advent of the ball bearing enclosed gear clipping machine the work of taking of the winter coat is easy eany with the pie machine a horse can cah be clipped all over in in half brif nn an hour whereas with the old bid two hand clipper it required several hours to do it dairymen Dairy inen also row now clip the cows all over two or three times a year the flanks and udders adders are clipped every three aliree or four weeks so rio it is easy to clean the parts be fore milking this means less opportunity for dirt and other impurities to get into the milk I 1 |