172 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 



contribute them. Sometimes they can be procured 

 without cost from State Experiment Stations. 



The planting of home grounds may, perhaps, be less 

 elaborate than that of public grounds; but it needs 

 no less care and attention to right methods. Such 

 work "pays in the heart ;" and no other work pays so 

 well as that which tends toward happy, cheerful life. 



Free Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Farmers' Bulletins. 



No. 134. Tree Planting on Rural School Grounds. 



No. 185. Beautifying the Home Grounds. 

 Extracts. 



No. 91. Lawns and Lawn Making. 

 



Problems. 



1. Measure the lot at home on which the house 

 stands. How many square yards in it? How many 

 square rods? 



2. Draw a plan by scale of this lot, locating build- 

 ings, trees, flower beds, etc. 



3. Is there any way in whicn this plan might be 

 improved or the appearance of the grounds made 

 more pleasing? 



4. Draw another plan showing location of build- 

 ings, flower beds, trees, walks, and drives as you 

 would like to have them arranged. 



