720 Rural School Leaflet. 



have been published recently along the lines of general nature-study, but 

 as yet literature is limited in elementary agriculture. We are, endeavor- 

 ing, therefore in the Cornell Rural School Leaflet to help teachers 

 who wish to make a beginning along the line of definite instruction in 

 agriculture for farm boys and girls. 



Every teacher in a rural school should help his pupils to become 

 familiar with the out-of-doors. If there are boys and girls in his class 

 between the ages of twelve and sixteen, they could be inspired with very 

 little efifort to become interested in the trees, the wayside plants, and the 

 animal life about their school and home. At the College we shall be 

 willing to identify plants and animals from accurate descriptions or good 

 specimens. 



Encourage the children to write to the College of Agriculture, either 

 to Uncle John, or to the professors who write the articles for the Leaflet. 

 Ever}^ farm boy and girl in New York State should know something of 

 his College of Agriculture, and learn how to secure information relating 

 to farm life from teachers competent to give it. If the pupils acquire the 

 habit of consulting expert judgment while they are young, they will know 

 how to do it in later life when they have real farm problems to meet. 

 The teacher who g'ves this opportunity to her pupils may be establishing 

 a relation between a boy and a higher institution of learning that may 

 have a far-reaching influence on his future life. 



Lesson XJ^III. 



TYPES OF HORSES. 



By ^I. W. Harper. 



Object. — To teach the pupil to see a horse when he looks at him. 



By comparing the horses we see on the street, we will observe that 

 they are of different forms or types. Some possess a form that enables 

 them to draw very heavy loads, but at a slow pace. Some are so formed 

 as to draw light loads and at a very rapid pace. Between these two ex- 

 tremes we will observe a form that is intended to draw a very moderate 

 load, but w^ith high action and much style. These are three distinct types 

 and they are called draft horses, driving horses, and coach horses. 



You will observe that the draft horse has short legs, a heavy body, a 

 short, thick neck, broad, deep chest and shoulders, strong hocks, and 

 rather large joints and feet. With the draft type, weight is one of the 

 most important considerations, for a true draft horse must be heavy as 

 compared with the coach or driving horse. A draft horse in fair condition 

 may weigh anywhere from 1.500 to 2.000 or more pounds. The greater 

 the weight, as a rule, the more efficient the draft horse will be. If you 

 will watch the draft horse as he draws a heavy load, it will become very 



