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4. Send to Enos A. Mills, Long's Peak, Estes Park, Colo., for cards entitled, 'A 

 Little Tree,' and 'The Trail.' 



5. Look up in School Education, October, 191 7, an article on 'Bird Migration,' by 

 Indianola Willcuts, which contains very helpful directions for schoolroom exhibits 

 and bird-study. 



6. If you wish a practical field notebook, try the 'Bird Tablet,' arranged by Josephine 

 A. Clark, Northampton, Mass. 



7. Have you seen the poster stamp 'Protect the Birds' which is issued by the Cleve- 

 land Bird Lovers' Association? 



8. Consult 'The Natural History of the Farm,' A Guide to the Practical Study of 

 the Sources of Our Living in Wild Nature, by James G. Needham, The Comstock Pub- 

 lishing Company, Ithaca, N. Y. This book is full of material for the wide-awake teacher, 

 and of interesting information for the enthusiastic student. 



9. Following the suggestion of Dr. A. F. Blakeslee, study a single tree throughout 

 the year, noting its appearance from different sides, its changes, activities and uses. 



10. Learn to associate birds with trees, remembering what trees are the homes of 

 certain nesting-birds. Are there any kinds of trees in which birds seldom or never nest? 



11. Make Bird and Arbor Day a time for personal observation. 



12. Have the English Sparrow and Starling increased near you in the last year? 



—A. H. W. 



JUNIOR AUDUBON WORK 



For Teachers and Pupils 



Exercise XLIV: Correlated with Botany, Reading and Food-Supply 



POULTRY, continued, AND SUGAR 



"It is now high time to plan for crops to fill the crops of fowls and chickens next fall 

 and winter. It may not be convenient for many who keep poultry to raise wheat, oats, 

 barley or buckwheat, although these make excellent feeds which may be fed right in 

 the shock or bundle, letting the hens work out the grain, and can therefore be easily 

 handled. Indian corn, sweet corn, pop-corn, and sunflower seed may all be raised to 

 advantage in the same yard as growing chickens. As soon as the plants get well up, if 

 chicks are small they will do no harm until the corn is ready for picking and even then 

 the damage will be slight, compared with the benefits received. The cultivation of the 

 ground makes it more beneficial to both plants and chickens, and the growing corn pro- 

 vides shade for the poultry in exchange for the fertilizer produced and the insect life 

 destroyed. Sunflower seed is an excellent food for both chicks and fowls, but on account 

 of the large amount of oil they contain, they must be fed sparingly. Sugar-beets and 

 mangel-wurzels are without doubt the best root crop to raise for poultry. There are 

 several varieties, but the 'Mammoth Long Red' is one of the largest and best. 



"The land must be well broken up, deeply plowed and well fertilized. Lime should 

 be used in addition to other fertilizer if soil is acid. Salt at the rate of 300 pounds per 

 acre may be added to take the place in part of potash. Plant seed by hand or with a 

 planter, in rows 2}^ to 3 feet apart, and thin to 12 or 14 inches apart in rows, at last hoe- 

 ing. The extra plants pulled or cut out make excellent greens for the fowls in yards 

 during the summer. Harvest just before the ground freezes and store in a dry cellar 

 for future use." — Extension News Service of Rhode Island State College. 



Now that we have learned how to make successful 'war gardens' and how to keep 



