10 OUR METHODS IN GENERAL. 



(&) Weather Records. The usual observations should 

 be recorded daily, especially by the senior pupils, e.g. baro- 

 metric pressure, temperature, rainfall, wind, etc. Weekly 

 averages should be charted in graphic form. Besides these 

 the following important weather indicators should receive 

 prominence. In schools situated in rural districts there 

 should be recorded the dates of commencement of the more 

 important agricultural operations, together with the name 

 of the farm on which the operations take place. In order 

 that such a record may have some permanent local 

 value, it should apply to the same farm each year, and 

 such farm should be selected for its average situation 

 as regards exposure, etc. Dates of the commencement 

 of the following operations in each year, or of the more 

 important of them might suitably be included in this 

 list : 



CALENDAR OF AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. 



Winter 



Ploughing Stubble and Lea. 

 Ploughing clean land (after Turnips). 



Spring 



Sowing of Oats, Wheat, and Barley. 



" Brairding " (Sprouting of Cereal Crops). 



Summer 



" Shooting " of Grain (extrusion of ears from leaf 



sheath). 



Sowing Turnip Seed. 

 Planting Potatoes. 

 Turnip Hoeing. 

 Mowing Hay. 

 Stacking Hay. 



