6 BULLETIN" 258, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Study the origin, spread, and extent of damage of the boll weevil. 

 Arithmetic: Secure data from the homes of the pupils and develop 

 problems as to the damage done to crops by insects studied in this 

 lesson. 



LESSON EIGHT. 



subject: faem animals, topics: (i) poultry management; (2) diseases — 



diarrhea, scalt legs. 



Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 306-309. The teacher should sup- 

 plement the lesson with notes from Farmers' Buls. 287 and 530. 



Practical exercises. — Have pupils report to the class any diseases 

 or insect pests of poultry in the community. Compare symptoms with 

 those found under the different diseases in Farmers' Bui. 530. Study 

 remedies and apply them. Have each member of the class make 

 drinking fountain for poultry. 



Correlations. — Language: Have each pupil describe the poultry 

 watering device used at his home. Drawing: Sketch a drinking 

 fountain. History: Organize a poultry club. Read Farmers' BuL 

 562. Arithmetic : Have members of class report the loss of poultry 

 at their homes during the year due to disease. Develop problems 

 on the value of the poultry lost. 



OCTOBER. 



LESSON ONE. 



SUBJECT : POULTRY. TOPIC : HOUSES. 



The site should be convenient to the attendant, well drained, and 

 protected from exposure. 



The house should be so constructed as to be convenient, cheerful, 

 dry, well ventilated, free from drafts, and economical. 



The styles are colony, continuous, and double- decked. 



The parts. — The floor may be cement, board, or earth ; walls, single 

 with outside coat of paper or double ; the roof, shed, gable, combina- 

 tion, A-shaped, or sloping front. There should be 4 to 6 square feet 

 for each bird. For ventilation have an open front facing the south. 



Fixtures. — These consist of droppings board, roosts, nests, feed 

 hoppers, water pans, and dust baths. 



Class assignment. — Farmers' Buls. 287, pp. 7-11, and 528, p. 9; 

 Duggar's, p. 309. 



Practical exercises. — (1) Have pupils make drinking fountains. 

 See Duggar's, p. 309. (2) Require pupils to report on the poultry 

 houses at their homes. If possible have pupils visit a modern poultry 

 house in the community. 



Correlations. — Language: A written description of the poultry 

 house at each pupil's home. Drawing: Sketch drinking fountains 



