1040 Rural School Leaflet 



first make a study of each kind of seed by itself. Then ask the teacher 

 to mix a small quantity of two kinds for you to separate and to identify ; 

 then three kinds, and so on until you can take a mixture of all the kinds of 

 farm seeds and separate each kind, giving it the proper name. This 

 makes a sort of game and will be interesting as well as instructive. 



The same method should be used in studying various kinds of weed 

 seeds, and this will be much harder as the weed seeds are smaller as a 

 rule. For all seed-study work a magnifying glass is necessary, and while 

 a reading glass, such as is found in many homes, is satisfactory for the 

 larger seeds, a stronger lens is needed for the smaller seeds. Every school 

 should have such a lens for it will be of value not only in the study of seeds, 

 but in observing small insects, the parts of flowers, and other interesting 

 things. We know that many schools have a little money to spend during 

 the year, and feci sure that no one thing would be of greater usefulness 

 and interest than a lens. We have asked a nimiber of reliable firms to give 

 us their lowest net price, postpaid, on tripod magnifiers for use in schools. 

 The magnifiers supplied by these firms may vary a little in quality, but 

 any one of them should be satisfactory for seed study. If there should 

 be any delay or difficulty in obtaining the magnifiers, i)lcasc let us know 

 at once. 



The firms and the prices are as follows : 



Bausch and Lomb, Rochester, New York $.50, postpaid 



Central Scientific Company, Chicago, Illinois 50, postpaid 



Kny-Scheerer Company, 404-410 West 27th Street, 



New York City 50, postpaid 



Leitz Company, 20 East i8th Street, New York City. .40, postpaid 



Spencer Lens Company, Buffalo, New York 45, postpaid 



Remit by stamps or postal money order to the firm selected. 



In the study of seeds you will be getting ready for some very valuable 

 and interesting work. In the March leafiet we expect to suggest methods 



of testing farm seeds, and we hope that in the years 



to come this will be a regular part of the rural school 



work in this State and that the crops grown will improve 



because of the better seed sown. Meantime, honest 



work must be done in preparation. In every rural 



school, boys and girls will come to have a thorough 



knowledge of all kinds of seeds. Write to us that you 



Tripod magfiifier ^^^^ begun the seed study, tell us what you have 



done, what you have learned, and whether or not you 



have found new and interesting methods to use. The work must grow 



through reports such as these, and we are looking to some schools to point 



the way to others. Let your school be one of the leaders. 



