CONTENTS 



Preface . 

 Contents 



page 5 

 . " 7 



PART I. STUDIES FOR THE FALL TERM: 

 October-January 



1. Mother Earth page 9 with Study i on page 15 



2. The wild fruits of the farm ^^ 16 ^^ ^^ 2 ^^ ^^ 



3. The wild nuts of the farm ^^ 24 ^^ ^^ 3 „ ^" 



4. The farm stream ^^ 32 ^^ ^^ 4 ,, 4 



5. The fishes of the farm stream .,46^^ ^^ 5 ^^ 4° 



6. Pastureplants - f « " " 7 " 62 



7. The wild roots of the farm ^^ g ^, ,^ 7 „ ^;f 



8. The November seed-crop ,. ,< « « ^a 



9. The deciduous trees in winter ^^ 71 ,, „ 9 ,, /o 



10. The farm wood lot ^^ 77 ,, ,, ^^ „ 79 



11. The fuel woods of the farm ^^ «i ^^ ,, Ji „ °" 



12. Winter verdure of the farm ^^ 90 ^, ,. ^^ ^^ y^ 



13. The wild mammals of the farm ... ^^ 96 ^^ ^, i3 ^, J"" 



14. The domesticated mammals ^^105 ^^ ^^ 14 „ ^^ 



15. The fowls of the farm ^/I3 ^, ,, J5 ,, J^V 



16. Farm landscapes 121 10 ^ 



Individual exercises for the Fall Term (Optionals) 



1. A student's record of farm operations page 126 



2. Noteworthy views of the farm ^^ 128 



3. Noteworthy trees of the farm ,^ 125 



4. Autumnal coloration and leaf fall ^, 132 



5. A calendar of seed dispersal ^^ 33 



PART IL STUDIES FOR THE SPRING TERM: 

 February-May. 



17. The lay of the land : page 137. with study i7onpage 141 



18. The deciduous shrubs of the farm ]] 143 ,^ i» H7 



1 9 . Winter activities of wild animals . . ^ ^ 150 ^ ^ 



20. Fiber products of the farm || I55 ^^ 



21. A coating of ice \^ 164 ^^ 



22. Maple sap and sugar .•••., ^^ ,< 



23. Nature's soil conserving operations ^^ I75 ^^ 



24. The passing of the trees ^^ 180 ^^ 



25. The fence row ^, 186 ^^ 



26. A spring brook ^9^ 



19 154 



20 " 162 



21 " 166 



22 " 172 



23 " 179 



24 " 148 



25 " 190 



26 - 193 



