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2. What breeds of cattle are raised on the farms in your 

 locality ? 



3. What are the leading products obtained from cattle? 



4. Under what conditions are dairy cattle more profitable 

 than beef cattle ? 



5. What farm products are used for the winter feeding of 

 cattle? 



PRACTICAL EXERCISES 



1. If possible, visit a factory that manufactures one or more 

 dairy products. Study the machinery and methods used in 

 the making of the products. 



2. Obtain from the Agricultural College of your state score 

 cards for judging dairy cattle and beef cattle, and get a farmer 

 who is a good judge of cattle to help you judge a dairy cow and 

 a fat steer. 



REFERENCES 



Farmers' Bulletins : 55, Dairy herd, its formation and manage- 

 ment; 71, Some essentials in beef production; 151, Dairying 

 in the South; 152, Scabies of cattle; 166, Cheese making on 

 the farm ; 206, Milk fever, its simple and successful treatment ; 

 241, Butter making on the farm; 258, Texas or tick fever and 

 its prevention ; 261, Cattle tick in its relation to Southern agri- 

 culture ; 280, Profitable tenant dairy farm ; 348, Bacteria in 

 milk ; 349, Dairy industry in the South ; 350, Dehorning of 

 cattle; 351, Tuberculin test of cattle for tuberculosis; 439, 

 Anthrax, with special reference to its suppression ; 473, Tuber- 

 culosis ; 498, Methods of exterminating the Texas-fever tick. 



