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NATURAL HISTORY OP THE FARM 



37. Nature's offerings for spring planting p. 195 with study 27 on page 202 



28. A cut-over wood-land thicket .... "205 28 ' 207 



29. Wild spring flowers of the farm ... "208 ' 29 '212 



30. What goes on in the apple blossoms "213 30 '216 



31. The song birds of the farm "219 31 ' 221 



32. The early summer landscape "223 ' 32 ' 226 



Individual Exercises for the Spring Term (Optionals) 



6. A calendar of bird return page 228 



7. A calendar of spring growth " 229 



8. A calendar of spring flowers " 229 



9. Noteworthy wild flower beds of the farm " 230 



10. Noteworthy flowering shrubs of the farm " 230 



PART III. STUDIES FOR THE SUMMER TERM: 

 June-October. 



33. The progress of the season page 233, with Study 33 on page 236 



34. The clovers ' 237 34 241 



35. Wild aromatic herbs of the farm. .. 243 35 250 



36. The trees in summer 252 36 254 



37. Weeds of the field 257 37 263 



38. Summer wild flowers 264 38 267 



39. Some insects at work on farm crops 268 39 272 



40. Insects molesting farm animals . . 274 40 279 



41. Out in the rain 281 41 283 



42. The vines of the farm 285 42 290 



43. The swale 291 43 295 



44. The brambles of the farm 296 44 300 



45. The population of an old apple tree 302 45 306 



46. The little brook gone dry 307 46 311 



47. Swimming holes 312 47 315 



48. Winding roads 316 48 319 



Individual Exercises for the Summer Term (Optionals) 



1 1. A grass calendar page 321 



12. A calendar of summer wild flowers ' 322 



13. A calendar of bird nesting 323 



14. Best crops of the farm " 324 



15. A corn record " 325 



Outdoor Equipment page 326 



Index 333 



