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The School and Community Fair. —Always an annual event. The 
opportunity to show achievement in the art of agriculture. The 
educational and economic values of developing admiration for the 
best products of the soil. 
3. Animal Life throughout the Year 
General review of animal life on the farm. —Review outlines given 
in previous grades. 
Dairying as a special study. —Economic importance of the dairy 
cow to the farm, the farm home, and the nation. The different pure 
bred dairy herds in the district. Good points about each. Three 
means of increasing the efficiency of the cow, viz., better care, better 
feeds, and feeding and better breeding. Two tests for efficiency, viz., 
use of milk scale for quantity of milk and use of Babcock test for 
quality of milk. Sanitary production of milk. Study of new state 
law in this regard. The silo construction, value, and character of 
silage, etc. The cream separator and the creamery. Butter and 
cheese making. Various uses of milk. The best dairy cow in the 
community. The best dairyman. Why? Value of dairj^ products 
sold in the community. Study also of the beef type of cattle. Con¬ 
trast with the dairy type. 
Special study of the hen. —Economic importance of the hen to the 
farm and the nation. Better care of the farm hen. The best laying 
hen in the community. Care of young chicks. See correspondence 
courses on Dairj^ Husbandry, Swine Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry, 
and Poultry Husbandry, College of Agriculture, University of 
California. 
