236 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM 



Study 33. The Progress of the Season 

 The program of this study includes a trip over the fields 

 and gardens of the farm, map in hand, noting, inspecting 

 and recording the more striking seasonal activities of the 

 growing things. To determine whether vegetative increase 

 of field-crop plants is going on, specimens will have to be 

 dug up and examined root and branch. 



The record. 



1. On the map of the field, the principal crops may be 

 recorded directly, and their stage of advancement briefly 

 indicated. 



2. An annotated list may be made of all the crops ob- 

 served, giving location (as by name or number of the field), 

 area, stage of advancement (as germination, height, blossom- 

 ing, etc.), condition (good, poor, weedy, infested with plant- 

 lice, etc.). Include, besides field-crops, fruit and truck-crops 

 and pastures. 



