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(3) Farm crops . 



Classification _ 



f Include only the most general classes, such 

 1 as cereals, grasses, legumes, tubers, etc. 



' Name. 

 Place in classification. 

 Varieties. 



n d i V i d ti a 1 

 crojjs. (Study 

 one or more of 

 the leading 

 crops of the 

 region. ) 



Culture - 



Pre])aration of soil. 

 Selection of seed. 

 Testing of seed. 

 Planting. 

 Cultivating. 



Protection 

 from pests. 



Harvesting. 

 Marketing. 



Weeds. 



Diseases. 



Insects. 



Birds. 



Mammals. 



(4) Fruits 



One or more of the leading fruits of the region should be 

 studied in the same manner as farm crops. 



II. ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



(1) Domestic animals— 

 their types and 



BREEDS. 



Horses 



Cattle . . 



Sheep -- 



Swine. 



Poultry. 



Bees. 



f Draft. 

 ' Trotting. 

 Roadsters, etc. 



I Dairy. 

 1 Beef. 



f Wool. 

 "\ Mutton. 



Bring out leading char- 

 acteristics of one or two 

 leading breeds of each 

 type represented in a 

 given region. 



(2) Care and management of do- 



mestic ANIMALS. 



Feeding . 



Hvgiene 



Only the most general state- 

 ments regarding the food 

 requirements of different 

 animals and for different 

 purposes, and exercises in 

 compounding rations suit- 

 able to a given region. 



' Water supply. 

 Exercise. 

 Shade. 

 Ct)ndition of [ Comfort. 



■ Ventilation. 

 Cleanliness. 



inclosures 

 as to 



as to I CI 



Preparation and care of product. 

 Marketing product. 



III. DAIRYING. 



<i) The dairy cow. 



/ A more detailed study of the dairy type 

 \ than was gi ven under animal production. 



Type 



Feeding, care, and management 



