14 A UNIT IN AGRICULTURE 



III. OUTLINE COURSE. 



A. FARM CROPS. 

 I. Com. 



1. Study of a grain of corn. Ex. 1. 



2. Study of an ear of corn. Ex. 2. 



3. Study of complete plant. Ex. 3. 



4. Study of the three principal types of corn : 



(a) Pop corn. 



(b) Dent corn. 



(c) Sweet corn. 



5. A more careful study of the six important varieties: 



(a) Boonc County White. 



(b) Reid's Yellow Dent. 



(c) St. Charles White. 



(d) Learning. 



(e) St. Charles Yellow. 



(f) Commercial White. 



6. Corn judging, use of score card. Exs. 4 and 5. 



7. How to select and store seed corn. 



8. Testing seed corn for germination. Ex. 6. 



9. Methods of cultivation. 



(a) Relation of climate to corn production. 



(b) Preparation of soil for corn ; fall plowing, spring plow- 



ing, depth of plowing. 



(c) Fitting the land after plowing. 



(d) Planting: time, manner, depth, distance apart, num- 



ber of grains in a hill, etc. 



(e) Tillage: tools, frequency, depth of tillage, etc. 



(f) Harvesting. 



10. Simple methods of corn improvement. 



(a) Ear to row plot in field. 



11. Enemies of corn and how to control or destroy them. 



