ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 5 



LESSON SIX. 

 SUBJECT : FARM ANIMALS. TOPIC : SOW AND PIG MANAGEMENT. 



Since it is possible to have fall, winter, and early spring pastures 

 in Alabama, a fall litter of pigs is desirable. September seems to be 

 the most desirable month for the pigs to" be born. The following 

 points should be emphasized in this connection : ( 1 ) Providing the 

 farrowing pen with fenders to prevent mashing or overlying pigs, 

 (2) providing bedding for young pigs, (3) feeding the sow, (4) 

 teaching the young pigs to eat, (5) feeding pigs before weaning, 

 (6) time of weaning, and (7) selecting breeding stock. 



Class assignmnent. — The teacher should be provided with Farmers' 

 Buls. 205 and 566. Give pupils notes covering the foregoing points 

 found on pages 28-34 in No. 205, and pages 9, 10, and 11 in No. 566. 

 See also Farmers' Bui. 411. 



Practical exercises. — Insist on pig-club members getting their pigs 

 in condition for the county fair. Make a portable hog house like the 

 one described on page 12 of Farmers' Bui. 566. This may be used for 

 a permanent house. One of its advantages is that it can be moved 

 from place to place. 



Correlations. — Language: Describe a portable hog house. Draw- 

 ings : Make simple drawings of the portable hog house and the open 

 farrowing pen. Geography: Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ne- 

 braska, Ohio, and Kansas are the seven leading hog-producing States. 

 Locate them on the map. What is the relation between the crops 

 grown and raising hogs? Is it necessary for Alabama to buy pork 

 from these States? History: Organize a pig club. Study the pig- 

 club development in the State. Arithmetic: Find the cost of con- 

 structing portable hog houses. Base calculations on size of house 

 and local prices of materials. 



LESSON SEVEN. 



B\ bject: injurious insects, topics: poll weevil, potato beetle, cotton boll- 

 worm. 



( 'lass assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 260-271. Teachers should sup- 

 plement the lesson with notes from Farmers' Buls. 290, 500, and 512; 

 Alabama Experiment Station Buls. 178, 164, and 146. 



Practical exercises. — Collect specimens of insects studied, place 

 ill' in in bottles, and bring to school. Furnish them with materials 

 on which to feed :m<l study their development. 



Correlations. Language: Copy in notebooks results of observa- 

 tions with insects. Drawing: Make sketches of the insects in the 

 different stages of their life history. Also make drawings of the 

 parts of plant attacked showing the nature of the injury. History: 



