ELEMENTAKY AGRICULTURE FOR ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 3 



Of what value are they? Club members should sow cover crops on 

 plats. 



Correlations. — Language and drawing : Make drawing and describe 

 a leguminous plant, including roots with tubercles, stem, leaves, and 

 seed pods. History: Read "Alfalfa," p. 229, Farm Life Eeader, 

 Book Five. 



LESSON TWO. 



SUBJECT : CROPS. TOPIC : SEED-CORN SELECTION. 



Select in the field stalks that have surpassed their neighbors 

 under average conditions as to distance and soil fertility; that are 

 thrifty, of average height, strong, and tapering; that have strong 

 brace roots and an abundance of leaves; that have at least two good 

 ears at a medium height, possessing moderately long shanks, close- 

 fitting husks, and well-covered tips. 



Mark ears that are 8 to 10 inches long, with an average circumfer- 

 ence three-fourths of the length of the ear; that have medium-sized 

 cobs, straight rows of kernels extending to the tips and butts; and 

 that have long, wedge-shaped, firmly set kernels true to type as to 

 denting and color. 



Storing seed. — Later, when seed is mature, gather and store out 

 of reach of small animals. If necessary, fumigate for weevils or 

 grain moths. 



Class assignment.— Bugger's, pp. 129-135. Teachers should sup- 

 plement the lesson with notes from Farmers' Buls. 313, 415, 537, and 

 617. 



Practical exercises. — Teacher should accompany pupils to near-by 

 field and give them practice in selecting proper stalks and marking 

 ears. Club members should select seed for the next crop. 



Correlations. — Language : Write an account of the field trip. 

 Drawing: Ideal and improper ears, ideal and ill-shaped grains fur- 

 nish drawing material. History: Study the development of the 

 corn-club movement. Organize a school club. Get extension litera- 

 ti ne from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. Arith- 

 metic: Collect community data on increased yields due to seed selec- 

 tion and develop problems adapted to the needs of the pupils. 



LESSON THREE. 

 SUIWl'i : POULTRY. TOPIC: TYPES AND BREEDS. 



(law assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 310-313. Teacher should sup- 

 plement the lesson u iili notes from Farmers' Buls. 51 and 528. 



Practical work. Make :i poultry survey of the community, ascer- 

 taining and tabulating the different types and breeds. Secure the 

 help of the members of the class and other pupils. 



