ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 7 



and feed hoppers. Geography : State the geographical conditions to 

 be considered in locating and building a poultry house. Arithmetic : 

 Have pupils submit plans for poultry houses; develop problems on 

 the cost of material. 



LESSON TWO. 



SUBJECT : CROPS. TOPIC : THE COTTON PLANT. 



Subtopics. — Importance of the crop ; kinds of cotton ; short staple 

 upland varieties ; satisfactory varieties ; and improving cotton. 



Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 144-150; supplement with notes 

 from Alabama Experiment Station Buls. 130 and 153. 



Practical exercises. — Have members of the class bring to school the 

 different varieties of cotton found in the community. Classify the 

 varieties under the main groups, p. 147, Duggar's. 



Correlations. — Language : Have pupils write letters to the United 

 States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, and the Ala- 

 bama Experiment Station, Auburn, Ala., for the bulletins referred to 

 in this publication. Select and mail the best letter in each case. 

 Drawing: Require pupils to sketch stalks and bolls of varieties of 

 cotton examined. Arithmetic: Pick and weigh 25 bolls of each va- 

 riety studied. Develop problems as to the number of bolls per pound. 

 How many stalks per acre of each variety examined would be neces- 

 sary to produce 1,500 pounds of seed cotton ? 



LESSON THREE. 



SUBJECT : HORTICULTURE. TOPIC : HOME ORCHARD. 



Destroying sources of disease. — Remove from the orchard and burn 

 all rubbish, mummies, decayed fruit, and dead trees. 



Selecting site for new orchard. — Select a good loam soil, elevated, 

 with north or northwestern exposure and protected from strong pre- 

 vailing winds. 



Preparation of soil. — Remove stumps, stones, and rubbish; break 

 the soil thoroughly to a reasonable depth and harrow thoroughly. 



Class assignment. — Supplement the foregoing outline with notes 

 from Alabama Experiment Station Buls. 132 and 15G, and Farmers' 

 Buls. 151, 491, and 631. 



Practical exercises. — Practice distinguishing diseases by the ap- 

 pearances of mummies of apples, peaches, pears, and quinces. See 

 Alabama Experiment Station Bui. 132. Mummies should be brought 

 to school for this purpose. 



Correlations.- Language and drawing: Make written descriptions 

 and drawings of mummified fruit. Geography: Have, each pupil 

 outline the home farm, showing fche Location of the orchard with 



reference to duelling, barns, etc. History: List fche leading varieties 



