Rural School Leaflet 1119 



A collection of eggs as suggested on page 11 26 will be of value. This 

 will lead the children to notice eggs as to size, color, texture, and the like. 



In the beginning of the lessons the observations should be directed by a 

 few questions placed on the blackboard. The less the children are told 



The feathers of a cock, showing their relative size, shape, and position: 1, neck hackle; 2, 

 breast; j, wing shoulder covert; 4, wing flight covert; 5, wing primary; 6, wing secondary; 

 7, wing covert; 8, back; 9, tail covert; 10, main tail; II, fluff; 12, thigh; 13, saddle 

 hackle; 14, sickle; 15, lesser sickle 



and the more they find out for themselves, the more successful will be 

 the work. The following suggestions will help: 



1. What breed is the hen that you have in the schoolroom? 



2. Can the boy who brought her to school give anything of her history? 

 Can he tell how old she is? about how many eggs she has laid in her 

 lifetime? how many chicks she has hatched? What value would it be 

 to the poultry- raiser to be a keen, ready observer of individual hens? 



