42 BULLETIN 521, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUBE. 



Lesson 7. — Concentrates. 



1. Place in ration. 



2. Classes and composition. 



Lesson 8. — Purposes in Feeding. 



1. Maintenance. \ 



2. Growth and development. 



3. Milk production. 



4. Fattening for market. 



Lesson 9. — Exercises in Compounding Rations. 



For different classes of animals for purposes given in Lesson 8. 



CARE AND feeding OF DAIRY CATTLE. 



(Seven lessons.) 

 References. — 



Special Bulletins of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture rela1;ive 



to Dairying in the South. 

 The Dairy Herd, Its Formation and Management, Farmers' Bulletin 55. 

 Farmers' Bulletin 743, The Feeding of Dairy Cows. 



Lesson 1. — Management of Breeding Animals. 



1. Development of the heifer. 



2. Care and management at calving. 



3. Development of the dairy bull. 



4. Care and management of the bull. 



Lesson 2. — Care and Feeding of the Calf. 



1. Feeding milk, 



2. Necessary equipment. 



3. Importance of cleanliness. 



4. Ration for development. 



Special reference. — Farmers' Bulletin 777, Feeding and Management of 

 Dairy Calves and Young Dairy Stock. 



Lesson 3. — Care and Feeding in Summer. 



1. Important considerations. 



(a) Fresh water. 



(b) Shade. 



(c) Protection from pests. 



2. Pastures. 



3. Soiling. 



Lesson 4. — Care and Feeding in Winter. 



1. Important considerations. 



(o) Water supply. 



(b) Fresh air. 



(c) Warmth and protection from drafts. 



(d) Dry quarters. 



(e) Sanitation of the stable. 

 (X) Exercise. 



2. Roughages in the ration. 



3. Concentrates in the ration. 



4. Keeping the cows clean. 



