AGRICULTURE FOR SOUTHERN SCHOOLS. 37 



OUTLINE FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY— SECOND YEAR. 



(One unit.) 

 TYPES AND BREEDS OF CATTLE. 



(Nine lessons; six double periods for practical work.) 



Reference: A Secondary Course in Animal Production, U. S. Dept. of Agri- 

 culture, Office of Expt. Stas. Circ. 100. 



Illustrative material : Charts, pictures, and lantern slides showing types and 

 breeds. Living specimens whenever convenient. (Visits should be made to 

 near-by stock farms. A stereopticon will be found invaluable. ) 



Lesson 1. — J'Ae Dairy Type. 



1. Purpose of the dairy cow. 



2. Form and general appearance. 



3. The score card for dairy cattle. 



4. Importance of scales and Babcock test as an aid to judging dairy cattle. 

 Special reference : Judging the Dairy Cow as a Subject of Instruction in 



Secondary Schools, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Bui. 434. 



Practicums 1 and 2. — Judging the Dairy Cow. 



Lesson 2. — The Jersey. 



(a) Origin — history. 

 (&) Characteristics, 

 (c) Production. 

 {d) Official breed organization. 



Note. — A similar outline may be adapted to all of the important breeds-to 

 follow. 



Lesson 3. — The Holstein and Guernsey. 



Lesson 4. — Other Dairy Breeds. 



1. The Ayrshire. 



2. Brown Swiss. 



Special reference : Breeds of Dairy Cattle, Farmers' Bulletin 106. 



Practicum 3. — Comparative Study of Dairy Breeds. 

 Lesson 5. — The Beef Type. 



1. Purpose of beef cattle. 



2. Form and general appearance. 



3. The score card for beef cattle. 



Practicum 4. — Judging the Beef Type. , 

 Lesson 6. — English Beef Breeds. 



1. The Shorthorn and Polled Durham. 



2. The Hereford. 



Lesson 7. — Scotch Beef Breeds. 



1. The Aberdeen Angus. 



2. The Galloway. 



3. The West Highland. 



Lesson 8. — Dual-Purpose Cattle. 



1. The dual-purpose type. 



2. The Shorthorn of this type. 



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