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4. Milking contest. 



5. Story writing contest on "Origin and History of 

 Cattle" and other kindred subjects. 



12. Cattle Club Projects 



There are three very practical and interesting club 

 projects possible in connection with this subject. The first 

 and most important perhaps is the dairy club, where club 

 members agree to test for butter-fat a certain number of 

 dairy cows or the entire herd on their father's farm. The 

 basis of award may be as follows : 



1. Number of cows tested 30 



2. Records and helpful deductions 30 



3. Skill in making test, shown in demonstration 20 



4. Essay "How To Make the Test, Its Importance to Dairy 



Farmers" 20 



Total score 100 



The baby beef club project. The object of this pro- 

 ject is to encourage the production of beef cattle and to 

 teach the proper methods of management and feeding of 

 beef stock so as to secure the maximum returns for money, 

 time and energy expended. The baby beef club member 

 should be required to take a calf at a certain age, a yearling, 

 or two-year-old, and care for it, keeping a record of all ex- 

 penditures, daily rations, and cost of feed for six months 

 or a year, with a view to showing maximum results from 

 the management for the beef market. It is advisable as far 

 as possible to have members grow their own feed, or at least 

 a part of it, and to keep an accurate account of the cost of 

 production of this feed as applied to the baby beef club 

 project work. The basis of award may be as follows: 



