THE FARM 307 



The teeth of flesh-eating animals are characteristically sharp pointed, 

 fitted for grasping and tearing their prey. But the horse belongs to 

 the herbivora with broad flat molars suited for grinding coarse vege- 

 table fodder, and with chisel-shaped incisors for biting off grass in 

 feeding. 



The horse ranks as one of the most intelligent of the lower animals, 

 and is capable of being highly trained. As one of man's most useful 

 servants, and as a companion obedient to all demands made upon him, 

 the horse has played a prominent part in the affairs of mankind. 



Exercises 



1. What has early training, or lack of it, to do with the behavior of horses? 



2. What constitutes "good habits" whether in persons or in horses? 



3. Name several uses of horses for which automobiles are not well suited. 



4. What considerations of public health make fewer horses in town and city a 

 desirable thing? 



COWS, AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY 



The cost of meat as a regular part of the food supply of an 

 individual and a family is a matter of serious consideration. 

 The industrial development of the country and the conse- 

 quent increase in its population of consumers, together with 

 the conversion of lands once cheap and devoted to cattle 

 raising into high-priced farms devoted to other agricultural 

 pursuits, operates even in times of peace to raise meat prices 

 to a point almost prohibitive to those of small incomes. 



So complete is government supervision of the meat prod- 

 ucts of the great packing houses that there is little need of 

 any fear of the wholesomeness of meat sold in the markets. 

 It is in the prepared forms of meat, such as sausage, that 

 there may be use of preservatives and of adulterants (cheaper 

 material as a "filler"). 



No meat should ever be used without having been thor- 

 oughly cooked. From insufficiently cooked lean pork 

 trichina may be introduced into the human body causing 

 sickness and death. Tapeworms come from uncooked fish, 



