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Later, a visit to a bakery and, if possible, the making of 

 some cakes or biscuits in school will form a good lesson to 

 show how the wheat raised on the farm is made into bread. 



Collect pictures of farm implements, of scenes on the farm, 

 etc., and make charts to illustrate the activities of farm life. 



LESSON XI 

 MILK 



What animal gives us milk ? How does the little calf get 

 milk from its mother ? How do we get the milk ? Describe 

 milking the cows, or let pupils do so if they have visited a 

 farm. For what do we use milk? What forms on the top 

 of milk after it stands awhile? 



Fill a test tube or bottle with new milk, and allow it to 

 stand till the next day. Or, better, secure a pan of milk 

 and allow the cream to rise. Skim it off, and then, by stirring 

 or agitating it in any convenient way, make butter from it. 

 Describe butter making, and, if possible, visit a dairy or 

 cheese factory, and let the children witness the process of 

 making butter and cheese from milk. 



With suitable pictures, old and new ways of doing this 

 work may be explained to the class. The Jersey cows are 

 noted for the good milk they give. 



LESSON XII 

 POULTRY 



The eggs that we eat and use in cooking are laid by 

 chickens. How many of you have chickens at home ? Men- 

 tion several good breeds, and describe them. Mention some 

 ways in which eggs are useful. 



