44 BULLETIN 521, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Lesson 5. — Finishing and Marketing. 
1. Fattening rations. 
2. Economics of beef production. 
3. Marketing on the 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 3. — 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. 
