130 FARM ARITHMETIC. 



430 pounds on his hind feet; the distance between fore 

 and hind feet is 44 inches. What distance in front of 

 the hind feet does the hne of gravitation fall ? What dis- 

 tance back of the fore feet ? 



425. A horse weighing 1,200 pounds sustains 680 

 pounds on his front feet. When he stands, the distance 

 between fore and hind feet is 46 inches. What distance 

 back of the fore feet does the Hne of gravitation fall ? 



426. Another horse, weighing 910 pounds, sustains 

 390 pounds on his hind feet. What is the distance be- 

 tween the fore and hind feet if the line of gravitation falls 

 24 inches in front of the hind feet ? Ans. 42 inches. 



Cattle. All farm animals were once called cattle; 

 the term now applies only to beef and dairy animals — 

 the so-called neat cattle. Cattle raising is an important 

 feature of American agriculture. Scrub cattle are usually 

 grown with but little profit and frequently at an actual 

 loss. Well-bred and well-tended cattle, whether for beef 

 or for the dairy, bring good returns to the owner. 



Gain in Live Weight of Beef Animals. 



427. At the Kansas agricultural college 10 steers, in 

 two lots — five in each lot — were fed for 143 days. The 

 grain feed for each steer in both lots was 19.4 pounds of 

 corn and 0.4 pounds of cottonseed meal, d^ily. In addi- 

 tion to this grain. Lot 1 was fed daiiy, 12.9 pounds of 

 alfalfa hay, and Lot 2. 10.8 pounds of alfalfa hay, 3.5 

 pounds of prairie hay, 2.5 pounds of sorghum stover and 

 1 pound of silage daily. What was the average daily 

 gain of each steer in the two lots, those in Lot 1 having 

 gained 406 pounds for the period, and those in Lot 2, 

 333 pounds? 



