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score-card designated by the State Experiment Station and 

 mark the points of the horse according to his best judgment. 



5. Harnessing a horse. Have a horse and buggy brought 

 to the schoolyard and let every two members of the class, 

 working together, harness and unharness the horse and hitch 

 it again into the shafts ready for driving. This may be made 

 more interesting by assuming the. nature of a contest, if 

 desired. Practice in harnessing and hitching a team to a 

 wagon is a good exercise. (A home project in cleaning and 

 oiling a set of harness is advised.) 



6. Reports from experiences. Let each pupil choose one 

 of the following topics and report some of his own observa- 

 tions or experiences for a written or an. oral recitation: 



(a) Breaking a Colt. 



(b) Choosing a Horse. 



(c) The Horse Barn at Home. 



(d) Some Laws of the Road. 



(e) How We Care for Our Horses. 



(f ) A History and Record of Some Noted Horse. 



(g) An Observation or Experience in Connection with a 

 Severe Case of Sickness in Horses the Student Has Had. 



7. Determination of feed rations. 



A. A table of foods (amounts in 100 pounds). 



Carbohydrates 



Foods Dry matter Protein and fats 



Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. 



Clover 85. 6.6 39.1 



Wheat bran 89. 12. 45.9 



Corn 89. 8. 74.5 



Timothy hay 86.8 2.8 46.5 



B. Problem. What is the nutritive ratio of the following 

 ration : 15 pounds clover hay, 6 pounds wheat bran, 4 pounds 

 corn ? Is this a good ration for a working horse ? 



