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winter, and among those which may be raised are cabbages and 

 mangel beets. Potatoes, turnips, and carrots are suitable food but 

 are used in a more restricted way, usually the unmarketable culls. 



References.— Farmers' Bulletins 22, 164, 278, 339, 424, 433, 485, 

 and 537. 



Home projects.— With two or more yards to be used in rotation 

 have pupils raise crops for forage for the hens giving the hens the 

 range of each yard in turn as the crops reach the proper stage. 



Whenever it is possible, have the pupils plan to cultivate crops in 

 fields or garden to provide feed for the poultry, especially succulent 

 foods for winter use. 



Correlations. — Have pupils draw maps or ground plans of their 

 poultry yards and buildings. Have them study how to arrange for 

 alternate yards or some system of furnishing green food. In arith- 

 metic have them compute the average cost of raising crops for poultry 

 and decide which they can afford to raise in view of the local prices 

 paid for feed. 



It is profitable for a pupil to take up some study and projects in 

 plant production which may be correlated with the animal project. 

 Corn clubs or alfalfa-club work may be suitable. 



LESSON THIRTEEN. 



SUBJECT: SUMMER MANAGEMENT OF POULTRY. 



MAY OR JUNE. 



Topics for study. — (Omit such topics as have no local bearing.) 

 Summer range. Shade and shelter. Constant supply of green food. 

 Infertile eggs after hatching season. Keep chickens growing fast. 

 Dispose of surplus cockerels as early as possible. Look up market for 

 broilers. Continue preserving eggs while price remains low. Cleanse 

 and sterilize drinking fountains frequently. Watch for evidence of 

 vermin and diseases. 



References— Farmers' Bulletins 287, 355, 528, 530, 562, 594, 624, 

 and 682. State agricultural college bulletins and club literature, 

 also textbook chapters on summer management should be used and 

 should be available to the pupils during the summer. 



Home projects. — The teacher should have personal conferences with 

 the pupils on the matter of summer poultry management. 



Have each pupil plan to carry out in the vacation months those 

 practices in relation to feeding, care, marketing, etc., which best fit 

 his circumstances. Summer supervision is a serious problem. Club 

 leaders in cooperation with the State agent in charge of such work 

 often solve this problem. A teacher retained for summer months 

 supervises such work in some communities. Committees of parent- 

 teacher associations or granges often assist. Wherever parents will 



