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mission to have the class visit a farmhouse with him at milking time. 

 Some farmer in the neighborhood would be interested in having the chil- 

 dren make this experiment and would be willing to help in the matter. 

 We do not expect it can be done in all districts but hope the experiment 

 will be made in some 

 of the rural schools. 

 Let us know of some 

 successful lessons. 



Babcock Test. There 

 are a great many calls 

 for Babcock test 

 machines that we 

 have on hand. We 

 shall not be able to 

 supply schools with 

 the machines to 

 any great extent. We 

 shall, therefore, sug- 

 gest that teachers 

 make an effort to get 

 the district to buy 

 one of these outfits 

 for testing fat in milk. 

 If you have any doubt 

 as to the educational 

 value of this piece of 

 apparatus, read some 

 of the letters from 

 teachers published in 

 the September issue of the Cornell Rural School Leaflet for this 

 year. A copy of this Leaflet will be sent on application. 



An outfit for making the Babcock test will cost $5.00. We believe 

 that many teachers will be able to add this to their school equip- 

 ment. We would like to publish a list of the teachers who make 

 effort this year to get a Babcock test machine in their district and 

 what success they have. If the trustee does not feel that he can afford 

 to place it in the school, perhaps an entertainment can be given by the 

 children that will help in getting the necessary money. A teacher who 

 will make effort to give her pupils the advantage that will come from 

 making the test for fat in milk in their vicinity will be doin^ a mpr^ 

 far-reaching work than he will at first realize. 



Fig. 28. — "Hurrah for the pumpkin pies!" 



