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Show Smith Gives Advice To Show Entrants "It's almost too late to worry about the "fat" but now Is the time to make them "fit" for . the Sixth annual Intermountain Junior Jun-ior Fat Stock Show to be held in North Salt Lake June 2, 3, and 4," Professor Harry Smith, extension animal husbandryman, reminds prospective FFA and 4-H Club show entrants. "With only one month remaining remain-ing before the show opens, there is not much time to get that calf, pig or lamb ready for the show," Professor Smith says, "but there are some important details which can be attended to before that i time." "One of the most important of these is to see that the calf is well broke to lead. Train him to stand the way he looks the best," the specialist advises. Professor Smith recommends that the Animal's feet be kept trimmed and that, in the case of the salf, it should be washed with soap and warm water for at least a week prior to the show. "Spend 20 minutes min-utes each day, brushing and currying cur-rying the calf from . now until showtime," he advises. "There is not much training that the pig needs except that he should be gentle enough to handle. This can be accomplished by a little brushing each day. The hair should toe trimmed from his ears and the upper part of his tail, and he should be washed before and after going to the show." If it is a dark colored pig, Professor Smith recommends that he be rubbed with a rag on which has been spread some light oil. One part of kerosene and two parts of cottonseed oil or one part of raw linseed oil and one part of denatured dena-tured alcohol are good mixtures. "In applying oil to' the hah- of the hog be careful not to put on too much," he warns. "Use just enough to give a gloss to the hair. If the hog is white, wash him carefully with soap and water, but do not apply any oil. Some talcum tal-cum powder dusted into the hair will make him look whiter. Lambs should be trimmed and corded to make them look as smooth and full as possible," he concludes. |