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Lesson 136 

 SPRING WORK ON THE FARM 



Tell what work a farmer must be about in the spring-time. 



Why does he plow the fields ? 



What else is done to prepare the soil for the seed ? 



Tell which seeds the farmer will sow and which he will 

 plant. Where do you think he will get his seed ? 



When the seeds ^^begin to grow, how must they be 



cared for ? 



Some seeds are 

 sown in the autumn. Tell 

 what happens to them 

 during the winter. 



Besides the sow- 

 ing and the planting, 

 describe some other spring work that the farmer must do, and 

 tell why it is necessary. 



Make drawings or cuttings illustrating some of the work which 

 t lie farmer does in the spring; also some oftliefarm tools or machines. 



"We plow the fields and scatter the good seed o'er 



the land, 



But it is fed and watered by God's almighty hand. 

 He sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell 



the grain, 

 The breezes and the sunshine and sweet refreshing 



rain. " From the " Thanksgiving Song" in "Songs 



14 



for Children" by Rleanor Smith. 



