Further Duties of the Scouts 169 



scientific methods not less than two acres of farm 

 crops. (The town boy may substitute town lots.) 



8. Own and care for according to the latest 

 scientific methods some type of pure bred domestic 

 animal. (This includes poultry.) Value not less 

 than $25. 



9. Maintain a bank account of not less than $25. 



10. Shall read at least two of a list of books on 

 rural life. 



The motto is: "Know the secrets of the open 

 country." 



REFERENCES 



See Rural Leadership Number of Rural Manhood, June, 1910. 



Play for the Country Boy. Clark W. Hetherington. Rural Manhood, 

 May, 1911. 



The Y.M.C.A. Socializing the Country. Farman S. Vance. The Inde- 

 pendent, April 15, 1911. 



Holiday Plays. Marguerite Merington. Duffield & Co. Suitable for 

 rural leaders. 



The County and Local Fair. L. H. Bailey. The Country-Life Movement, 

 1911. This article contains many practical and stimulating sug- 

 gestions for making a successful county fair, on a new basis. 



Farmers' Institutes for Young People. Circular No. 99 of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. (Free.) This circular gives a large 

 fund of details of all sorts of clubs and movements. 



Kindergarten at Home. V. M. Hillyer. Baker-Taylor Company, N Y. 

 Contains much constructive work. 



The Young Farmer's Practical Library. Edited by Ernest Ingersoll and 

 published by Sturgis -Walton Company, N.Y. (75 cents each.) 

 Contains some excellent matter. The following volumes are in- 

 cluded : 



From Kitchen to Garret. Virginia T. Van de Water. 

 Neighborhood Entertainments. Renee B. Stern. 



