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culture, school gardening, outdoor art, plant production, soils and crops of the 

 farm, animals of the farm, dairy industry and poultry husbandry, horticulture 

 on the farm, the farm home, rural sociology, and the rural school, as well as 

 outlines in nature study and agriculture for both the lower and upper grades 

 arranged according to seasons. 



Practical m^ethods of approach suggested for teaching agriculture iu 

 schools, E. Hyatt {Indus, and Agr. Ed. [CaL], Bui. 2, pp. 8, figs. 4). — Specific 

 suggestions are given for connecting the school work with (1) harvesting fruit 

 crops, (2) school gardens, and (3) boys' and girls' agricultural clubs. 



The soil, R. H. Embebson (Univ. Mo. Bui., 10 {1909), No. 10, pp. 8, fig. 1).— 

 Six elementary lessons on soils, with a few simple practicums, are given. The 

 lessons relate to the formation and kinds of soils, soil texture, soil tilth, and 

 moisture in soils. 



Ten lessons on the study of Indian corn, M. P. Miller and R. H. Emberson, 

 (Univ. Mo. Bui. [1909], pp. 20, figs. 8). — In these lessons, prepared for use in 

 public schools, the authors treat of the history and uses of Indian corn and give 

 suggestions for the study, judging, and testing of corn, and reasons for 

 cultivating it. 



Corn: The American cereal, D. W. Working {W, Va. School Agr., 1 (1911), 

 No. 3, pp. 42-62, figs. 10). — This deals with the history and importance of corn, 

 types of corn, the seed of the corn plant, plans for a corn show, and suggestions 

 for boys' and girls' clubs, including a constitution and a helpful bibliography. 



Directions for selecting corn for exhibition, W. D. Hubd (Facts for Farmers 

 [Mass. Agr. Col.], 1 (1910), No. 1, pp. 4)- — Suggestions are given for improving 

 the quality of corn by field selection, selecting exhibits and preparing them for 

 the corn show, and judging corn by means of the score card. 



A study of cattle, R. H. Emberson (Univ. Mo. Bui., 12 (1911), No. 4, PP- 

 16, figs. 8). — Information is given concerning the origin of domestic cattle, the 

 principal beef and dairy types and their conformation, and the importance of 

 live stock on the farm. 



The horse, R. H. Emberson (Univ. Mo. Bui., 10 (1910), No. 11, pp. 8, figs. 

 4 ) . — Data concerning the origin of horses and the principal breeds in the heavy 

 and light classes are given, with brief mention of ponies, donkeys, and mules. 



Sewing, Bessie W. Birdsall and Lora B. Able (Winthrop Norm, and Indus. 

 Col. S. C. Bui, 2 (1908), No. 2, pp. 31, pis. 9). — Directions and illustrations are 

 given for elementary stitches, seams, hems, gathering, bands and fastenings, 

 plackets, darning and patching, ornamental stitches, embroidery and lace, and 

 applied work. 



The school museum in its relation to geography and commerce, C. R. 

 TooTHAKEB (Philadelphia: Phila. Museums, pp. 27, figs. 6, map 1). — In this 

 pamphlet suggestions for teachers are given on the use of specimens and illus- 

 trative material, largely agricultural, in teaching geography and mathematics. 



Industrial contest for Minnesota boys and girls, 1910, G. F. Howard 

 (Univ. Minn., Dept, Agr., Ext. Bui. 3, 1910, pp. 24, figs. 5). — Suggestions are 

 made for organizing such contests, and the plans of the Minnesota School of 

 Agriculture for promoting this work, beginning in April, 1911, are given. 



Proceedings of the third annual Conference on Agricultural Education. — 

 School and home gardens (2Iass. Agr. Col., Dept. Agr. Ed. Circ. 10, 1910, pp. 

 30, figs. 4, dgms. 2). — The papers on school and home gardens presented at this 

 conference are included in this pamphlet. They include the following: Coor- 

 dinations Between Garden Work and Nature Work and Book Work, by G. L. 

 Green ; How Agriculture Put New Life into a Rural School, Ethel H. Nash ; 

 The Story of Pinehurst Gardener's Club, Aaron Green ; Rural School and Home 

 Gardens During the Summer, Elizabeth Hill; Gardening in the Schools of 



