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Fannie A. Stebbins ; "Home Gardens of the Worcester Public Schools," 

 E. R. Thayer; "Some Suggestions for Beginning Garden Work," W. R. 

 Hart. 



49. Extension Bulletins Relating to Agricultural Education. Illinois State 

 Agricultural College, Urbana, 111. 



Consolidation of Country Schools, E. Davenport (1903, 2d ed., 1904), 

 56. Developing the Farm Boy, Fred H. Rankin (1905), 26. The Grout 

 Farm Encampment, Arthur J. Bill (1906), 42; Second Encampment, ibid. 

 (1907), 40. Dairy Lessons, Wilbur J. Fraser (1907), four parts, one lesson 

 in each. The Next Step in Agricultural Education, E. Davenport (1908), 

 22. Sugar Beets and How to Grow Them, Fred H. Rankin (1908), 7. How 

 to Run Farm Machinery, Fred R. Crane (1908), 39. 



50. Rural Education: The Soil. R. H. EMBERSON. Columbia, Mo. : Bulletin 

 of the University of Missouri, X, No. 10 (1910), 8. 



This bulletin is intended for use of teachers in the rural schools but 

 may be used by pupils of advanced grades. It consists of six lessons : 

 How soils are formed ; The kinds of soil ; Soil texture ; Soil tilth ; The 

 capillary water in soils ; The free water in soils. 



51. Public School Agriculture. T. I. MAIRS. State College, Pa.: The Penn- 

 sylvania State College Bulletin, IV, No. 5 (1910), 13. 



This bulletin contains a general discussion of agriculture with special 

 reference to public schools, list of books and printed matter, equipment for 

 agricultural instruction, suggested course for second- and third-class high 

 schools. 



52. A Manual for High Schools. JOSIAH MAIN. Knoxville, Term.: Ten- 

 nessee State College of Agriculture, Special Bulletin (1909), 32. 



A scheme for correlating agriculture with other high-school sciences is 

 worked in with considerable detail. 



53. Rural School Agriculture. W. M. HAYES, et al. St. Anthony Park, Minn. : 

 University of Minnesota, Bulletin No. i (1903), 200. 



"Exercises in this bulletin .... have been prepared for use of teach- 

 ers in the rural schools of Minnesota." This publication is of especial 

 interest because it represents one of the first efforts of agricultural colleges 

 to assist teachers by preparing concrete lessons in an agricultural subject. 

 A revised edition of this bulletin appeared as Bulletin No. 2 in 1907. A 

 comparison of the two bulletins shows an interesting shifting point of 

 view as to matter presented and method of presentation. 



54. Suggestions for Garden Work in California Schools. E. B. BABCOCK, 

 Berkeley, CaL: California State Agricultural College, Circular 46 (1909), 

 48. 



This contains a history of the movement, what teachers have done, 

 what teachers can do, instructions for teachers beginning garden work, 

 how to secure special preparation for teaching nature-study within Cali- 

 fornia, and list of publications. 



55. Tree Growing in the Public Schools. E. B. BABCOCK, University of 

 California. Ibid., Cir. 59 (1911), 19. 



All the necessary directions for tree growing are given. The circular 

 discusses tree growing in the public schools, best trees for children to 

 grow, how to grow trees, boys' and girls' clubs, tree seed exchange, best 

 free literature on tree study, best books on trees. 



