vi AGRICULTURE 



VIII. SCHOOL GARDENS 



Ik-low are given simple plans for planting inexpensively the individ- 

 ual plot or bed assigned to each pupil. A length of 12 feet and a width 

 of 5 feet are convenient dimensions to accommodate 6 rows across each 

 bed. Select and modify as convenient that one of the suggested plans 

 that most nearly corresponds to the time when the planting can be done 

 most conveniently. The plan for planting in the fall, and the one for 

 planting in April or May, can be conducted on the same bed. 



It is better to have two or more plans or sets of seed, so as to give 

 each pupil some choice, and so as to increase the variety of plants under 

 observation. In addition to small, individual beds, there should be rows 

 or plots of the common field-crops of the locality, which require more 

 room than can well be spared for them in the individual beds. These 

 rows or plots should be considered the property of the whole school, 

 and observed, cultivated, and protected by all. 



Write to United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 

 for Farmers' Bulletin No. 218, on "School Gardens." As subjects for 

 compositions, drawing lessons, etc., make frequent use of the school 

 garden. 



