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May 



Plant Studies — Identification of weed seedlings in garden — Study of fruit 

 blossoms and formation of fruit — Practice in proper method of planting fruit 

 or shade trees. 



Arhor Day — Organization for school ground improvement — Local bee to 

 clean, level, plant trees and shrubbery, mend fences and outbuildings, prepare 

 garden, improve road in front of school — Sports and social. 



Animal Studies — Earthworm, bee, toad, beneficial birds, particularly in 

 relation to agriculture. 



Garden Work — Class instruction and exercises in thinning, mulching and 

 weeding — Studies of seedlings' development — Setting out of window boxes 

 and hanging baskets. 



Here follows blanks for: 



Plan of School Garden — Showing location with respect to school — -Flower 

 beds — Experiments and demonstrations — Vines and shrubbery planted — 

 School ground improvement undertaken. The results of experiments might 

 be stated here briefly. 



Pupils' Home Projects^Wovk undertaken by School Progress Club or pupils 

 at home — Plans for supervising— How supervised. Results of experiments — 

 The results of experiments might be stated here briefly. 



June 



Plant Studies — Studies of flower structures such as corn, wheat, potato, 

 tomato — Spraying for plant diseases. 



Road Improvement — Principles of good road making — An ideal country road 

 — Improvement of road in front of school. 



Class Excursion— -Y^'wected excursion to Agricultural College or other 

 Experimental Farm for older pupils. 



Insect Studies — Work of common injurious insects such as cutworms, 

 codling moth, oyster shell bark louse, cabbage butterfly, and remedies. 



Garden Work — Leaving all garden work in good shape — Definite arrange- 

 ments for the care and protection of the garden during holidays, for observa- 

 tions and necessary harvesting. 



Here follows space for notes on the Summer Holidays indicating 

 how the garden was cared for and what work was done, also condi- 

 tion at school opening. 



September 



Plant Studies — i. Weed study excursion — Preparation of mounted collec- 

 tions — Seed collections — Identification tests — Methods of cradictiaon. 2. 

 Pupils' selection of corn in standing crop for seed and exhibition. 



School Fair — Display of Progress Club's products (home made articles, 

 poultry, potatoes, oat .sheaves, etc., by boys, and sewing, cooking and canning 

 by girls), garden produce, collections, demonstration of experiment carried out 

 at school — Judging and awarding of prizes of lxx)ks, l)ull)s, etc. 



