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natmv at the Rhode [sland College, including de stration work and cooperative 



Jperiments, the service of traveling lecturers, and the nature study and school gar- 

 den work. The reporl also contains an article on Some Special Phases of the Exten- 

 sion Work, by 1' W". Card; one on The Poultry Library, a discussion of literature 

 Baring on poultry culture, by Cooper Curtice, and Notes on Correspondence, by 

 II. .1. Wheeler. 



Agriculture at Purdue University, W. E. Stone (Indiana Sta. /•'"/. 107, pp. 

 E— A description of tin- facilities for teaching agriculture at Purdue University i- 

 Ken, together with Byllabi of the four-year course, the two-year course and several 

 ■ecial courses; brief notes regarding farmers' institutes and reading circles, and a 

 brief account of the agricultural investigations conducted by the experiment station. 



County schools of agriculture in Wisconsin, K. < '. Daa - 5 /'-/</. Agr., 



aijir, E.rpt.Stas. Rpt. 1904, VP- ,;; ; 686, pis. 4)-— The author describes the equipment 

 I the county schools of agriculture located at Menomonie and Wausau, Wis., and 

 ■scusses the character and nictli.nl- of instruction, the attitude of students, and the 

 popular and correlative work of the schools. 



Elements of agriculture, .1. II. Shepperd and .!. ( '. McDowei i. St. /'""/. Minn.: 

 Webb Pub. Co. [1905], pp. ?54,figs. 79). -This text-book of elementary agriculture 

 L prepared especially for the common schools of North Dakota in which agricul- 

 ture i> now a required subject of instruction. 



The arrangemenl of topics in the text-book is somewhat unusual, but this seemed 

 to be necessary in order that the course of study mighl follow the seasons, the work 

 on farm crops coming in the tall, that on domestic animal- in the winter, and that 

 on soils and the beautifying of home and school grounds in tin- spring. In addition 

 ■ the work mentioned above there are chapters on weeds, injurious insects, birds, 

 fruit culture, the care of farm machinery, mad-, corn-growing contest, and legal 

 ■eights. Numerous exercises tor the illumination of the differenl subjects arc 

 outlined. 



Course of study for the common and graded schools of North Dakota 

 fetsmarcjt, .V. Dak.: Dept. Pub. Tnstr., 1904, VP- I76,figs. 17).— Among the subjects 

 outlined in this course of study arc nature study and agriculture. The nature study 

 w.»rk extends over the firsl 6 years of the common school course and has a decided 

 agricultural trend, especially in the fifth and sixth years. The work in elementary 

 agriculture is intended for the seventh yearand includes studies of farm crops, weeds, 

 plant diseases, injurious am! beneficial insects. Live stock, dairying, the improve- 

 ment of 1 leand school grounds, the garden, birds, forestry, road-, and Boils. 



Program of studies for the common schools of New Hampshire I Concord, 

 K //..• Dept. I'»i>. Tnstr., 1905, pp. 151 (.—This pro-ram of studies was prepared under 

 the direction of the State superintendent of public instruction, and contains outlines 

 and detailed instructions for presenting the various subjects of instruction. Among 

 tin-,- subjects are nature study and agriculture. 



The nature study program extends over 1 year-, and includes a discussion oi 



lethods and detailed suggestions for conducting the work by years and months, 

 ■ementary agriculture is to be taughl in the grammar school fifth to eighth year-, 

 inclu-ive .'and is outlined by year- and school terms. The first year i- devoted to 

 soils, their composition, formation, cultivation, exhaustion, improvement, etc.; the 

 sc-.ond year to plant production, including propagation, cultivation, enemies, dis- 

 tes, etc., of the principal fruits, forest tree-, farm crops* garden vegetables, and 

 ornamental used in decorating home grounds. 



The third year farm animals and poultry are taken up; and the fourth year tarn, 

 manufacture and domestic economy. Kami manufacturers include milk, sugar, 

 dried and canned fruits and vegetables, soap, honey, etc.; and domestic economy the 

 care and handling of milk in the home, sewing, canning and preserving fruits, wash- 

 tog delicate-colored goods, cooking, home sanitation, and other related subj< 



