. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . the farm. 11. Indicate on the map of the United States the dairyand beef producing sections. Consult the last census reportand insert in each state the amount of beef and dairy pro-duction. 10. Demonstrations as Related to Cattle 1. Demonstrate how to make a butter-fat test with amilk-testing machine. 2. Demonstrate by the use of the blackboard or chart agood and a poor dairy type of cattle. 3. Show by drawing or chart a good type of beef cat-tle. Diagram the beef unit so as to show the various gradesof meat. 4. Show how to keep a record of t
. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . the farm. 11. Indicate on the map of the United States the dairyand beef producing sections. Consult the last census reportand insert in each state the amount of beef and dairy pro-duction. 10. Demonstrations as Related to Cattle 1. Demonstrate how to make a butter-fat test with amilk-testing machine. 2. Demonstrate by the use of the blackboard or chart agood and a poor dairy type of cattle. 3. Show by drawing or chart a good type of beef cat-tle. Diagram the beef unit so as to show the various gradesof meat. 4. Show how to keep a record of the Babcock test forbutter-fat for five cows. 5. Demonstrate how to cool milk and cream. Other demonstrations can be carried on in connectionwith the cattle industry, such as butter making, cheese mak-ing, showing the use of milk in various kinds of food, pas-teurizing milk, cleaning cows, mixing various types of feedand making tuberculin tests. 11. Cattle Play Contests 1. Cattle judging contest. 2. Breed naming contest. 3. Record keeping t A< 294 AGRICULTURE 4. Milking contest. 5. Story writing contest on Origin and History ofCattle and other kindred subjects. 12. Cattle Club Projects There are three very practical and interesting clubprojects possible in connection with this subject. The firstand most important perhaps is the dairy club, where clubmembers agree to test for butter-fat a certain number ofdairy cows or the entire herd on their fathers farm. Thebasis of award may be as follows: 1. Number of cows tested 30 2. Records and helpful deductions 30 3. Skill in making test, shown in demonstration 20 4. Essay How To Make the Test, Its Importance to Dairy- Farmers 20 Total score 100 The baby beef club project.—The object of this pro-ject is to encourage the production of beef cattle and toteach the proper methods of management and feeding ofbeef stock so as to secure the maximum returns for money,time and energy expended. The baby beef club membershould be re
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