Report of the Director. xi 



No. 8, " A Farmer's View of Balanced Rations." 

 " Quiz on Reading Lesson No. 8." 



No. 9, " Sample Rations for Milch Cows." 



No. 10, " Peter's Idea of Improving ' Worn Out ' Lands." 



Two lessons for the Junior Naturalist Clubs have been published 

 on the following subjects : 



Lesson 1, " Seed Travelers." 



Lesson 2, " The Story an Apple Tree Can Tell." 



In December, 1899, this publication was changed to a Nature- 

 Study Monthly. 



No. 3, " How Shall We Please St. Nicholas." 



No. 4, " Oxygen and Carbon in Partnership." 



No. 5, " Waiting for the Birds." 



No. 6, " The Coming of Spring." 



No. 7, '^ The Four Chapters in an Insect's Life." 



No. 8, " A Children's Garden." 



Twenty-five thousand copies of each bulletin are issued except in 

 rare cases when a bulletin is of a strictly scientific cliaracter when 

 but five thousand copies are published for the use of scientific 

 workers. At the present time in round numbers there are 20,000 

 farmers registered in the Reading-Course, 35,000 school children in 

 the Junior Naturalist Clubs, and 30,000 public school teachers have 

 applied for and are receiving the leaflets. We are fully persuaded 

 that all of this work is preparing the farmer, the teacher and the 

 child to investigate, to see and to love the natural objects which 

 surround every rural home. Already many observed facts are 

 being reported to us from the multitude of pupils who are inter- 

 ested in our work. 



Respectfully submitted, 



I. P. ROBERTS, 



Directo7\ 



