SECOND GRADE WINTER WORK 101 



winter on the ground? Describe winter conditions in the 

 bee hive and the ant bed ? 



How does civilization interfere with the winter homes 

 of wild animals? How does it interfere with the summer 

 shelter of birds and other useful animals ? 



LESSON XXIV 

 SPECIAL STUDY OF WOOL 



What useful articles are made of wool? In what season 

 are most woolen goods used? Where do we get the wool? 

 Can you name different kinds of sheep? For what other 

 purpose are sheep used ? Which kinds are best for mutton ? 

 What breed is good for both? The Merino produces long, 

 fine wool, the Southdown is more valuable for mutton than 

 for wool, and the Shropshire is valuable for both products. 

 Pupils should study pictures of different kinds of sheep. 

 Visit the State Fair and study the breeds of sheep usually 

 seen there. 



What food does the sheep eat? Why is it so profitable 

 to raise sheep? Discuss the care of sheep, and the life of 

 the shepherd. 



How is the wool obtained? Show the pupils a pair of 

 sheep shears, and describe how the sheep are sheared. In 

 what month are the sheep sheared? Why? What harm 

 often comes to a herd of sheep that has been sheared too 

 early? Where is the shearing generally done? How much 

 wool comes from a sheep? What is done with the fleece? 

 What is wool in the fleece worth per pound? -Tell how it 

 is put into great sacks and shipped to large factories, where 

 ft is manufactured into cloth and other useful articles. 



