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The profit to the average fanner in raising " general-piirpose " horses 



1 The care and feeding of a weanHng foal so that its growth may 



have no check. 



2 Frequent handHng and petting of the colt so that it may be gentled 



preliminary to breaking in. 



3 Value to a woman of a knowledge of the arts of riding and driving 



and of the ability to harness and care for a horse. 



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Value to the farmer of the undigested food of animals 



1 Necessity that the food of animals should have sufhcient bulk to 



insure healthful intestinal action. 



2 The high value of such undigested food as fertilizer when it is 



properly kept and then returned to the soil. 



3 Wastefulness of the American farmer in not properly caring for the 



manure produced by his animals. 



Bailey, L. H. 



general references 



Manual of gardening. The Macmillan Company, New 



York. $2.00 

 Nursery book. The Macmillan Company, New York. 



$1.50 



