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as well as for the last ten years. Compare the yield of the 

 last season with the yield of ten to twenty years ago. 



15. Corn Demonstrations 



"Demonstrations" are now becoming common in agri- 

 cultural work. The purpose of a demonstration is to 

 teach others some definite and well-known truth. The agri- 

 cultural experiment seeks to discover some truth concerning 

 the work of the farm, while the demonstration seeks to 

 show others how to put this truth into practise. 



Demonstrations by the school. Such demonstrations 

 as the following may be conducted by the school for special 

 exercises, evening programs, club meetings, district, county 

 or state fairs, or special farm festivals : 



1. Demonstrations in making and preparation of a seed- 

 corn test box, a rag-doll tester, and how to make the test. 



2. Demonstrate how to make a seed tray, a seed drying 

 rack, and how to hang or place the seed corn. 



3. Seed corn stringing demonstration. 



4. Field demonstrations in plowing, cultivation, seed 

 selection, hand pollenizing, etc. 



5. Home economics demonstration showing how to 

 make corn food products, valuable dishes, hominy, corn 

 mush, bread, etc. . 



16. Corn Play Contests 



Play contests are one of the most interesting means of 

 learning certain facts connected with agriculture. The 

 games and contests in connection with various farm activ- 

 ities add interest, develop skill and furnish a great deal of 

 real fun besides. 



Suitable play contests. The teacher and pupils can 

 organize such contests as the following in connection with 

 the regular school activities, for the playgrounds at recess 



