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If so, how often is the test applied? With what results? 

 Have you any cows with a cough? With coats that look 

 rough and dead? Are any of your cows losing in flesh or 

 amount of milk without seeming cause ? Have any of them 

 lumps in their udders? All these things are symptoms of 

 tuberculosis. 



9. Write an essay on how to improve dairy conditions 

 and profits in your region. 



10. Show how to keep a book account with the cattle 

 interests of the farm. 



11. Indicate on the map of the United States the dairy 

 and beef producing sections. Consult the last census report 

 and insert in each state the amount of beef and dairy pro- 

 duction. 



10. Demonstrations as Related to Cattle 



1. Demonstrate how to make a butter-fat test with a 

 milk-testing machine. 



2. Demonstrate by the use of the blackboard or chart a 

 good and a poor dairy type of cattle. 



3. Show by drawing or chart a good type of beef cat- 

 tle. Diagram the beef unit so as to show the various grades 

 of meat. 



4. Show how to keep a record of the Babcock test for 

 butter-fat for five cows. 



5. Demonstrate how to cool milk and cream. 



Other demonstrations can be carried on in connection 

 with the cattle industry, such as butter making, cheese mak- 

 ing, showing the use of milk in various kinds of food, pas- 

 teurizing milk, cleaning cows, mixing various types of feed 

 and making tuberculin tests. 



11. Cattle Play Contests 



1. Cattle judging contest. 



2. Breed naming contest. 



3. Record keeping contest. 



