226 NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [11:5— May, 1915 



on lumber, sawlogs and woodpiles — Plans for conserving local forests, reforest- 

 ing waste lands for establishing school arboretum — Value of ashes and saving 

 of same for garden. 



Animal Studies — Breeds of farm animals with local surveys and references. 



Pupils' Progress Clubs — Organization for boys' work in poultry improvement 

 (Poultry Club); and seed improvement (Corn, Oat, Barley, or Potato Clubs), 

 and for girls work in home-cooking or sewing, growing and canning tomatoes or 

 cultivating flowers (Tomato or Flower Clubs) ; winter reading in connection 

 with these. 



Physical Science — Practical lessons on air and liquid pressures — Common 

 pump, barometer, lactometer. 



February 



Plant Studies — i. Germination tests of seed to be sown on local farms — 

 Structure of little plants — Effects of light, heat and moisture on growth. 

 2. Study of apple or other fruit tree twigs to learn age, markings, fruit and 

 leaf buds, etc. 



Farm Crops — Study of structure of head of wheat and wheat grain — Com- 

 parison with oats, barley, corn — The legumes and their tubercles. 



Milk Studies — Determination of specific gravity — Estimation of fat with 

 Babcock Test — Pupils' cow testing work at home — Cow Testing Associations 

 under Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. 



Physical Science — Simple applications of electricity and steam. 



March 



Plant Studies — Estimation of weed-seed impurities in seed to be sown locally; 

 testing seed for germibility — Grading of seed samples under the Seed Control 

 Act. 



Farm Work — Maps of home farms showing the proposed plans of cropping — 

 Rotations — Systems of farming. 



Garde?i Work — Commencing seeds in boxes in windows or hot bed — Preparing 

 stakes, labels, tools, window boxes, hanging baskets — Purchasing seeds, fer- 

 tilizers, etc — Settling plans for garden experiments. 



Soil Studies — A simple analysis — Classification of samples of soils — Water 

 holding capacities — Effect of lime on clay — Soil maps of pupils' home farms 

 — Local drainage schemes and possibilities. 



April 



Plant Studies — Grafting and pruning — Practice on neglected trees — How 

 to restore an old orchard. 



Farm, Garden and Orchard Work — Implements used in spring work — Their 

 principles of construction — How and why used — Spraying outfits — Prepara- 

 tion and use of fungicides and insecticides. 



Farm Arithmetic — Problems based on actual local operations — Cost of plow- 

 ing, harrowing, seeding, rolling, cultivating, building fences, silos, sheds, barns, 

 etc. 



Garden Work (for April or May) — Preparing the ground, laying out plots, 

 planting. 



