god Rural School Leaflet. 



which stick to cloth or fur? Certain kinds seem to have developed 

 this character to a surprising degree. 



Many seeds are provided with some means of getting away from the 

 parent plant. They do not have such a good opportunity of growing 

 if they all fall together 

 near the plant. In the 

 autumn the tumble 

 weed matures and 

 breaks off at the bot- 

 tom. The wind then 

 blows the plant across 

 the fields. It leaves a 



trail of seed wherever it goes. Wild carrot 

 blows across the countr}^ on the smooth snow 

 during the winter. Soon the careless farmer's 

 neighbor has the same kind of weeds. 



Did you ever see the seed pods of the 

 touch-me-not burst? The seeds often fly sev- 

 eral feet when this occurs. Other seeds have 

 little tufts of down attached. This is the case 

 with dandelion seeds. The seed itself is very 

 light and this down acts as a carrier of the 

 seed after the manner of a small balloon. The 

 seeds will float in the wind for long distances. 



In controlling weeds it is necessar}^ to remem- 

 ber a very simple principle. It is this: Weeds 

 are very easily killed while they are young. If 

 the ground is stirred just as they are coming 

 up, or even before they appear, they will never 

 give any more trouble. Too often we wait until 

 they have a good start and then try to get 

 them out. It makes us extra trouble besides 

 harming our useful plants. Fig. 34. — Quack grass 



A LESSON IN MILKING 

 By W. a. Stocking 



Purpose. The object of this exercise is to teach the importance 

 of keeping dirt out of milk which is to be used as food. 



Materials. Two cows, two ordinary milk pails, a pail of clean water, 

 a clean towel, a piece of soft cloth, and two clean bottles or tumblers. 



