SUGGESTIONS 379 



cattle. When changes are to be made from one kind of 

 feed to another, the new feed should be introduced into 

 the old at first in very small quantities. 



PRACTICAL QUESTIONS 



1. How do cattle serve mankind? 2. What are the character- 

 istics of the beef breed? 3. Name the beef breeds. 4. Describe 

 a beef animal which you may have seen. 5. Describe the dairy type 

 of cattle. 6. How does a Jersey differ from a Guernsey ? 7. What 

 makes the Holstein a popular breed? 8. Which breed gives the 

 poorest milk? Which the richest ? 9. How do you distinguish be- 

 tween maintenance and production? 10. State how your cattle are 

 cared for at home. 11. Does it pay to be kind to animals ? Why? 



HOME EXERCISES 



1. Start a baby beef club as recommended by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture or by your local College of Agriculture. 

 Keep all records such as cost of feeding and daily rations. Club 

 members whenever possible should grow their own feed in a distinct 

 exercise. All the details which the club members need to know will 

 be supplied free of charge. The suggested basis of reward is as follows : 



(1) Condition of beef at end of period, judged by score 



card for beef cattle 30 



(2) Net profit 30 



(3) Selection of breed 20 



(4) Story of project _20 



Total score 100 



2. In dairy sections it is desirable to start a systematic milk testing 

 exercise for dairy cows. Get in touch with the plans and awards as 

 provided at Washington or elsewhere. Apart from the exceedingly 

 useful practice for the students, this work may be very helpful to the 

 community. 



SUGGESTIONS 



Score cards for cattle provide interesting and helpful ways for fix- 

 ing the main points to be looked for. The numbers given under 

 " perfect score " indicate structures that show no defects and unsound- 

 ness. After each of these numbers, in the next column, the pupils 

 may place " the score " or number they think the animal deserves. 



Scoring should be done in a neighboring barn, if it is not advisable 



