Rural School Leaflet. 



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the habit of taking notes. I suppose that the record of the first few 

 days will run something as follows: 



Myron Johnson, name of school, age — 

 Teacher. 



Feb. 2. 



Feb. 2 

 Feb. 3 



Feb. 4. 

 Feb. 3 



Feb. 6. 

 Feb. 7. 



Feb. p. 



Monday. Planted six cabbage seeds in loose soil from the 

 chip yard. I put the earth in a small old tin cup, and 

 pressed it down firmly. I made it just nicely moist, not 

 wet. I planted the seeds about equal distances apart 

 and about one-fourth inch deep, and pressed the earth 

 over them. 



Did not water to-day, for the soil seemed to be moist enough. 



Watered at 10:30 a. m. The teacher told me to be careful 

 not to make the soil too wet. 



Watered at noon. 



Put the cup nearer the stove so that the seeds would come up 

 quicker. 



The earth is cracking in two or three places. Watered at noon. 



Went to the schoolhouse and found some of the plants com- 

 ing up. 



Four of the plants are up. (Here tell how they look, or make 

 a few marks to show.) 



When your month's record is all complete, send the sheet, or a copy 

 of it, to Mr. M. P. Jones, Ithaca, N. Y. See how many things you can 

 find out in the four weeks. 



FARM BOYS AND GIRLS 



Dear Boys and Girls. — Another month is here, and again I am 

 writing to you. I have been thinking about you a great deal during 

 the days that have passed, wondering whether you were successful 

 in your examinations, and if not, whether you are all ready to fight 

 harder the next time. 



Did you celebrate Corn Day in your school ? Remember, we want 

 to hear about it. We are going to give ten certificates for the best 

 letters we receive from boys and girls on this subject. It will be an 

 honor to receive one of these. We are going to give them for essays 

 and drawings and ten-ear exhibits of corn, as we told you last month. 

 You would better send something on to the Cornell Corn Show which 

 is to be held Farmers' Week at the New York State College of Agri- 

 culture from February 22nd to 27th. We surely want something from 

 your school. Corn that you yourselves have selected, if possible, or 

 some letters, essays or drawings that you have prepared. 



