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Rural School Leaflet. 



teach others to know one. Then next spring, when you plant seed, 

 you will not take the seed from a poor ear of corn that will produce 



only pooir ears of corn. 

 You will take your seed 

 from selected ears of corn 

 that will be more likely 

 to produce a good crop. 

 After your Corn Day ex- 

 ercises send your exhibit 

 to the State College of 

 Agriculture. Hundreds 

 of farmers and teachers 

 will be interested in the 

 exhibit you send. 



Ijc sure to note all the 

 winter birds that you see 

 as you go to and from 

 school. Ask your teacher 

 to let you keep a scrap- 

 book for the study of 

 birds. In this scrapbook 

 you can paste any pic- 

 tures of birds that you 

 have. Under each pic- 

 ture or on the opposite page you will from time to time be able to 

 place notes about the bird from your own observations. If you see an 

 English sparrozvs, a crozv, a downy zvoodpecker, a blue jay, a nuthatch, a 

 chick-a-dec, a junco, a snow bird, a tree sparrozv, an ozvl or any other 

 bird, write in the scrapbook where you saw the bird, whether in an 

 orchard, field, or wood; what the bird was doing; what kind of food 

 you saw it eating, and any other facts of interest. One of the ways a 

 boy or girl can become a better naturalist is to make daily observations 

 in the out-of-doors and to keep a record of the observations. 



\\'e are hoping that the boys and girls of New York State will become 

 the best educated far n folk in the world ; that they will never settle 

 down to a lazy satisfied sort of life but be ever ready to keep in touch 

 Vvith the great world outside and take the best of it to deepen and 

 strengthen their own lives ; that they will stand always for zvhite honor, 

 gay courage, untiring gentleness, and simple dignity. 



Sincerely your friend, 



Alice G. McCloskey 



TJic brai'c siiozo man 



