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rapidly and well by application and practice, as is illustrated 

 in corn husking. Twenty-five bushels of corn is a fair 

 day's husking for a beginner, but many men by practice 

 can husk from sixty to over one hundred bushels in a day. 



Make Animals Comfortable. — One of the first essentials 

 in caring for animals is to make them comfortable. Hogs 

 cannot fatten, hens cannot lay, cows cannot give a good 

 flow of milk and horses cannot continue to do a good full 

 day's woi-k, unless they are made comfortable. Every 

 time an animal is made uncomfortable, either by being 

 left hungry, thirsty or cold, by lying on a hard bed or by 

 being dogged or pounded, the owner losses money by getting 

 less returns from the animal. 



Exercise. — Exercise is of the same value to animals as 

 to men. It gives firmness and strength of muscle, pro- 

 motes good circulation and improves the tone of the vital 

 organs. These conditions all tend to increase the vigor and 

 productivity of live stock. 



Outside Feeding. — For those animals that are fed in 

 winter outside the stable proper feed boxes, forage racks and 

 water troughs should be constructed. The first two should 

 be situated so that feed can be hauled close to them, and 

 around all gravel should be spread or a plank platform 

 made. Water ought not to be allowed to freeze. If tanks 

 are used, they may be surrounded with a framework and 

 covered with lids. The space between the frame and the 

 tank may be filled in with sawdust or manure. Care in 

 these particulars is well worth while. 

 Questions: 



1. Why should we plan to save time? 



2. What is the most important thing in caring for animals? 



3. What is the value of exercise to live stock? 



4. Describe outside arrangements for feeding- 

 Arithmetic: 



1. A man by having a handy barn may save 20 minutes per day 

 in doing chores. How many hours may he save in a year? How much 

 is this time worth at 18c. per hour? 



2. It requires A 60 minutes to milk 5 cows. If by application 

 and practice he learns to milk 5 cows in 40 minutes, how much time is 

 saved in a week? In a year? 



3. From the above, at 20c. an hour what is the time saved in one 

 year worth? How much in 5 years? 



