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4. (a) Make a study of the horses of your neighbor- 

 hood, (b) How many on each farm? (c) What breed? 



(d) How many farmers have horses from blooded stock? 



(e) Show what the increase of profits might be from 

 breeding from pure bred sires over grade sires, (f) 

 Make a list of the most common defects of horses, (g) 

 Watch for them along the road. 



5. Observe a number of horses to see if they have 

 properly shaped legs. Note the proper forms in the illus- 

 trations below. 



Fig. 117. Front Legs 



Fig. 118. Hind Legs 



6. If a horse's steady pulling power is 1/10 of his 

 weight, what is the steady pulling power of a team weigh- 

 ing 2,800 lbs? 



7. The draught of a loaded wagon varies with dif- 



