LESSONS ON" POULTRY FOR RURAL SCHOOLS. 7 



Washington, D. C, who has these bulletins for sale at 5 cents each. 

 Some other publications of this department are for sale by the Super- 

 intendent of Documents, but these are more often technical bulletins, 

 of interest only to those who wish to specialize in the subject. Classi- 

 fied lists of department publications on different phases of agricul- 

 ture for teachers' use are issued by the Agricultural Instruction 

 Division, States Relations Service, United States Department of 

 Agriculture. 



Several of the textbooks on poultry raising are suited to the needs 

 of the teacher, and some of the more elementary texts may be used 

 by the pupils for reference. 



Good pamphlets are issued by some of the poultry-supply houses, 

 and some are supplied free to teachers. One of the best ways to 

 keep these bulletins ready to use is to file them in pasteboard cases 

 which may be made for the purpose, grouping the bulletins by sub- 

 jects. Some poultry journals are usually to be found in the pupils* 

 homes, and the poultry columns of other farm papers will be found 

 helpful. Encourage pupils to bring these to school. 



ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL. 



On a chart of the size used for surveys have some pupil copy a 

 diagram showing the points of a fowl. Collect pictures of prize- 

 winning fowls, and diagrams and photographs of poultry houses and 

 equipment. Procure and preserve samples of as many kinds of poultry 

 feed as may be of local interest. The boys may be glad to make 

 models of some needed poultry equipment. (See Farmers' Bulletins 

 586 and 606 for information about collecting and preserving illustra- 

 tive material.) 



Modifications due to climate in different sections must be made in 

 considering any bulletins not prepared especially for the locality in 

 which the school is located. Such modifications concern types of 

 shelter, dates of hatching and brooding, green crops, and especially 

 winter management. For this reason it is wise to depend as far as is 

 convenient on the publications of the State agricultural college and 

 experiment station and to consult the poultry experts of that institu- 

 tion . The State club leader will give practical assistance along these 

 lines, especially in the matter of home practice. 



Special phases of poultry raising for districts raising ducks, geese, 

 turkeys, and guinea fowls are not developed in this bulletin. The 

 method of study here outlined may be modified by the teacher to fit 

 such cases, and Farmers' Bulletins 200, 684, 697, and others, with bul- 

 letins published in the State, will give the subject matter needed. 



