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1. The Care of Our Animals (continued)

   

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   called a stable. There is a manger in front of the horses in which the fodder is put. There are names on the horses as well as on the cows. The names on our horses are Fanny, Babby, Daisy and Lizzie. When they are being taken in or out of the field they are called by their names. The horses are taken to a black smith and he puts a set of shoes on each horse. He makes shoes of iron and fits them on to the horse's hoofs. The horses are Clipped in the winter. They are clipped because they are working and would sweat too much. The horses are tied by halters. A steeple is put in the manger and a ring so that the halter could run up and down the ring and this enable the horse to lie down without any danger of choking.
   The house in which the pigs are kept is called a pig-crow. The pigs are fed in a trough. The pigs lie on bedding of straw on the floor. The hens are kept in a house called a hen-house. They are kept for laying eggs. They sit up on roosts which are made of sticks put across the house. The hens like to be high up near the roof.

   

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   Sam Ross

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   Mrs Ross

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