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Equipment, Materials and Time, and ivhich would be directed 

 toward the Accomplishment of a Specified and Valuable Result. 

 1. Improvement. An improvement project might be lim- 

 ited, for example, to a given length and width of concrete walk, 

 constructed of a given kind of stone, sand and cement, costing 

 not to exceed a given sum of money, and requiring not to exceed 

 a specified amount of time. 



2. Experimental. An experimental project might be lim- 

 ited, for example, to the planting of a given number of trees of 

 an untried fruit, on a piece of ground which could well be spared 

 for such a hazard, and involving a cost in time and money which 

 it was felt could be afforded at a given time for this risk. 



3. Productive. A productive project might be limited, for 

 example, to the growing of a given area of clover or alfalfa, at a 

 given cost for seed, fertilizer and labor, and for the securing 

 of a specified quantity and value of feeding stuff or roughage. 



Finally, a Farming Project, as the Term is here used, is a 

 Thing to be done on a Farm, which, in the Preparation for doing 

 it and in the Carrying of it out to a Successful Result, would 

 involve a Thorough-going Educational Process. 1. Improve- 

 ment. The improvement project of constructing a concrete 

 walk to the front door might involve the study of the nature of 

 cement ; its action on sand and gravel or broken stone ; its resist- 

 ant qualities to the weather ; the seasons at which it could be 

 used ; its cost, as compared with other materials, such as boards, 

 plank, tar, brick, flagging and asphalt ; the mathematical deter- 

 mination of the proportions of cement, sand and stone to be 

 used; the geometrical determination of the sections into which 

 it should be divided, and whether it should be crowned or flat; 

 the geographical sources of the raw material; and the market 

 conditions for purchasing cement. 



2. Experimental. -- The experimental project of planting an 

 untried variety of fruit might involve the study of the probable 

 adaptability of the variety selected to the soil, the climate and 

 the market demands within reach of the farm. 



3. Productive. --The productive project of growing a crop 

 of clover or alfalfa might involve the study of the various vari- 

 eties of clover; the comparative adaptability of these varieties 



