864 Rural School Leaflet 



child's friendliness will be as fully appreciated by cows as by other ani- 

 mals. 



Children in the schools can be taught to study animals at home and 

 to report their observations at school. The teacher of a rural school 

 should visit the homes of the children as much as possible and observe 

 the animal life with the children. In this way parents will become more 

 interested in the school work. In the hope of giving some suggestions to 

 teachers, the writer has prepared the following topics and questions con- 

 cerning the cow: 



1 . The origin of cows. 



a. What two rather distinct types of cows are there? 



b. In what countries are they found? 



c. From what countries have the cows in the United States come? 



2. The parts of the cow's body. 



a. Where is the milk produced? 



b. What do the milk veins carry? 



c. Where are the withers ? 



d. What is the " wedge shape " in the dairy cow? 



e. How does a cow kick as compared with a horse? 



3. The teeth. 



a. How many teeth has a cow? How many molars? How many 



incisors? On which jaw do the incisors grow* 



b. How does a cow bite? 



c. What other farm animal bites like the cow? 



4. Telling the age by the teeth. 



a. How many incisors has the calf when he is bom? When does 



the calf get all his " milk " incisors? 



b. When does the middle pair of permanent incisors appear? The 



next pair? The next pair? The outside pair? 



5. The digestion. 



a. How many compartments has the stomach of a cow? 



b. What other farm animal has the same number of compartments 



in its stomach? 



c. How many times does the cow chew its food? 



d. Which is the true stomach? 



e. For what purpose are the first three stomachs? 



6. Food of the cow. 



a. What foods are adapted to the needs of the cow? 



b. Why does a cow need succulent food at all seasons of the year? 



