FORAGE CROPS 161 



3. Make a collection of the principal grasses found on 

 your father's farm. Study their method of growth. Com- 

 pare stems, leaves, roots, and method of seed bearing. 



4. Make a similar collection and study of the com- 

 mon legumes. 



5. Secure the roots of clover, of alfalfa, of peas, beans 

 and any other available legumes. Make a study of the tu- 

 bercles, comparing size and number. The bacteria are too 

 small to be seen except with a powerful microscope. The 

 tubercles are most plentiful in the early part of the grow- 

 ing season. 



6. Illustrate how a bookkeeping record can be kept of 

 the various types of forage crops, such as alfalfa, cow- 

 peas, red and crimson clover, blue-grass, etc. 



7. Make a study of the map, locate the principal for- 

 age territories, and indicate the various types of grasses 

 and forage crops that are being produced in the different 

 sections. Indicate in each state the acreage allotted to 

 each type of forage. 



8. Indicate what kind of stock thrives best on certain 

 forage crops, and tell why. 



3. Forage Demonstrations 



1. Demonstrate how to prepare and make exhibits of 

 the various types of grasses, legumes, plants, etc. 



2. How to make a grass seed test. 



3. The difference between a good and a poor grass 

 seed, stems and heads. 



4. Show how grass seed should be sown and what con- 

 stitutes a good stand. 



5. Demonstrate how to make different things in con- 

 nection with the forage crops, such as haycocks, stacks, 

 and how to cut hay with the scythe. 



4. Forage Crop Club Projects 



In many schools it will be practicable for boys and girls 

 to organize into clubs for the purpose of growing and de- 



