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APPENDIX 
I. LasoraTtory EXERCISES . E . F 3 
1. Habits of domestic animals —2. Age of arnt animals 
—3. Measuring horses—4. Scoring the horse—5. Weigh- 
ing the horse—6. Soundness—7. Harness and harnessing 
—8. Splicing a rope—9. Rope halter —10. Plan of horse 
barn—11. Mixing feed—12. Hays—13. Nutritive ratio— 
14. Forming a ration —Choosing foods for a ration — 
15. Forming a ration for « horse—16. Measuring grain 
—17. Measuring hay — 18. Measuring silage —19. Scoring 
the dairy cow — 20. Measuring dairy cows— 21. Forming 
ration for a dairy cow — 22. Cost of milk— 23. Removing 
horns — 24. Plans for a cow barn— 25. Rough analysis of 
milk —26. Qualitative determination of milk ash — 27. Test 
for per cent of fat by the Babcock method.— 28. Babcock 
test for skimmed milk—29. Babcock test for cream — 
30. Babcock test for whole milk using different amounts of 
acid. —31. Effect of dirt in the keeping qualities of milk — 
$2. Study of the keeping qualities of milk — 33. Pasteuriza- 
tion of milk — 34. Study of milk bacteria — 35. Preparation 
of a starter culture for butter making — 36. Study of starter 
made in last exercise —37. Cottage cheese making — 
88. Weight of dressed carcass by measurement — 39. Cuts 
of meat— 40. Wool —41. Forming a ration for sheep — 
42. Plan of sheep barn — 48. Age, sex, and vitality of fowls 
—44, Egg and meat types — 45. Making material for killing 
chicken lice — 46. Killing chicken lice —47. Poultry houses 
—48. Coop for hen with chicks — 49. Feed-Hoppers for 
poultry — 50. Structure of the egg — 51. Preserving eggs. 
II. AericutturaL Liprary 
III. Appresses oF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND EXPERIMENT 
STATIONS AND OF THE UNITED StaTES DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE 
IV. Averace Weicuts or Fyepine Sturrs. 
V. Ewercy Vauurs or Ferpine Sturrs 
VI. DicestisLe Nutrients in Feepine Strurrs 
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