Rural School Leaflet 



1141 



1. Read over carefully lesson vii on pag,e 1155 and discuss it with the 

 pupils. 



2. Take a survey of the school premises, and decide which is the most 

 suitable place for keeping the hen. It should be quiet, dark, well-venti- 

 lated, and cool. A box placed in the woodshed might serve (illustration 

 on page 11 56). The preparations for raising the chickens might give 

 opportunity to have the woodshed thoroughly cleaned, which would be 

 a helpful exercise for the boys and girls. 



3. About April i the nest can be prepared. Instructions for this will 

 be found on page 1 1 56. 



A flock of poultry raised at the schooUwuse 



4. Have the children watch the home flock for good, broody hens, and 

 discuss in school the relative merits of those available, covering such 

 points as breed, age, health, disposition, length of time that the hen has 

 been broody, and the lik§. The more familiar the children become with 

 available hens, the more observing they will be of poultry in future. If 

 the discussion is wisely guided, opinion will center on the best hen for 

 the purpose. 



5. The next step will be to secure the eggs. Perhaps some successful 

 poultry man who has pure-bred stock, will contribute the eggs for this 

 school work. If the donor will come to the school with a basket of eggs, 

 and teach the children to select from it the most suitable eggs for a setting, 

 following the lesson on page 1154. ^t will add to the interest. In many 



