38 BULLETIN 521, U. S. DEPAETMENT • OF AGRICULTURE. 



3. The Red Polled. 



4. The Devon. 



Practicum b.— Judging Dual-Purpose Cattle, 

 Lesson 9. — Market Classes and Grades of Cattle. 



1. Carcass beef — classes. 



2. Beef cuts. 



3. Beef products. 



Practicum 6. — Judging Local Cattle hy Comparison. 



TYPES AND BREEDS OF HORSES AND MULES. 



(Seven lessons ; four double periods for practical work.) 



References. — 



Breeds of Draft Horses, Farmers' Bui. 619. 



Market Classes of Horses, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bur. An. Indus. 



Bui. 37. 

 Selecting and Judging Horses for Market and Breeding Purposes, U. S. 



Dept. of Agriculture Yearbook, 1902. 

 Judging Horses as Subject of Instruction in Secondary Schools, U. S. 



Dept. of Agriculture Bui. 487. 



Lesson 1. — Types of Light Horses. 



1. Function of light horses. 



2. Structure and conformation — study of score card. 



3. The light harness type. 



4. The saddle type. 



Lesson 2. — Breeds of Light Horses. 



1. The Thoroughbred. 



2. The American trotter and pacer — Standard bred. 



3. The American saddle horse. 



4. Coach horses. 



Practicum 1. — Judging Light Horses. 

 Lesson 3. — The Draft Type. 



1. Function of draft horses. 



2. Structure and conformation — study of score card. 



3. Development of draft type. 



Lesson 4. — Breeds of Draft Horses. 



1. The Percheron. 



2. French draft. 



3. The Belgian. 



Lesson 5. — Breeds of Draft Horses — Continued. 



1. The Shire. 



2. The Clydesdale. 



3. The Suffolk. 



Practicums 2 and 3. — Judging Draft Horses. 

 Lesson 6. — The Jack and the Mule. 



1. Comparison of mule vv^ith the horse. 



2. Importance of mules in the South, 



