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The amount of live stock kept on the average farm 

 must increase as more intensive systems of farming be- 

 come necessary. The proper care and management of live 

 stock is a matter of increasing importance. 



System. — System in doing the chores is fully as effec- 

 tive as system in studying. A carefully thought out plan 

 that will enable one to get a certain amount of work done 

 with the fewest steps and least possible delay will often change 



Figure 71. — ^A well arranged bam in which the "chores" may be done in a nsici- 

 mum amount of time. 



a tedious and unpleasant chore time into pleasant pastime. 

 To lead four or six horses to water, and then clean the stable 

 with them in their stalls, requires much more time than is 

 necessary, if yards and watering trough are so arranged that 

 the horses can be turned out to drink by themselves, and 

 the stable cleaned while they are out. If horses are turned 

 out to drink before they are fed their grain, as they should 

 be, they will, as a rule, return to the barn promptly. If 

 you are not caring for your horses in this manner, do so 

 and notice the saving of time; or if you are doing so, notice 

 the time it takes to care for your horses, and compare 

 notes with some neighbor who is still leading his horses out 

 to water. 



Value of Time. — Many men who work in factories and 

 at other occupations are paid by the hour on the basis 



