44 BULLETIN 521, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGEICULTUEE. 



Lesson 5. — Finishing and Marketing, 



1. Fattening rations. 



2. Economics of beef production. 



3. Marlieting on tlie hoof. 



4. Home slaughtering. 



CARE AND FEEDING OF MULES AND HORSES. 



(Five lessons.) 

 References. — 



Principles of Horse Feeding, Farmers' Bui. 170. 



Also special bulletin of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture on same 

 subject. 



Lesson 1. — Management of Breeding Animals. 



1. The brood mare. 



2. The stallion and jack. 



Lesson 2. — The Care and Feeding of Colts. 



1. The sucking colt. 



2. Weaning. 



3. Feeding for development. 



4. Protection from injury. 



Lesson ^.—Training the Colt. 



1. Halter breaking — teaching the foal to lead. 



2. Fitting the harness. 



3. Training to drive. 



4. Breaking to ride. 



5. Importance of careful training. 



Special reference : Colts, Breaking and Training, Farmers' Bui. 667. 



Lesson 4. — Feeding Mules and Horses at Work. 



1. Food requirements for work. 



2. Relation of feeding to capacity. 



3. Methods of feeding. , 



Lesson 5. — Care and Management of Mules and Horses. 



1. Watering and salting. 



2. Grooming. • 



3. Use of blankets. 



4. Care of the feet. 



5. Driving and riding. 



CARE AND feeding OF SHEEP. 



(Three lessons.) 

 References. — 



Producing Sheep on Southern Farms, Special Bulletin, Office of Secre- 

 tary of the Department of Agriculture. 



The following Farmers' Bulletins : 49, Sheep Feeding ; 96, Raising Sheep 

 for Mutton ; 652, The Sheep Industry as Menaced by the Dog. 



Lesson 1. — Place of Sheep on the Farm. 



1. History and development of the sheep industry. 



2. Opportunities in sheep husbandry. 



3. Sheep on .southern farms. 



4. The dog menace. 



