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of apples and peaches, and have each member of the class prepare an 

 account covering the date of introduction, productivity, keeping and 

 shipping qualities of some one variety. Arithmetic : Make out an 

 order for a given number of trees and find the cost based on nursery 

 prices. 



LESSON FOUR. 



SUBJECT : FARM ANIMALS. TOPICS : ( 1 ) MANAGEMENT OF MEAT HOGS ; ( 2 ) PRO- 

 VIDING WINTER PASTURES. 



Management of meat hogs. — It is too expensive to fatten meat hogs 

 on corn, hence a fall pasture of peanuts, cowpeas, or soy beans should 

 be ready for use this month. Turn hogs on pasture and supplement 

 with corn. When the pasture is exhausted finish off the hogs with 

 corn. 



Winter pastures. — Any one of the following crops furnishes pas- 

 turage within 60 to 120 days : Rye, wheat, rape, bur clover, oats, and 

 vetch. 



Class assignment. — Give the pupils notes on the foregoing topics 

 from Farmers' Bui. 411 and Alabama Experiment Station Bui. 168. 



Practical exercises. — Have each boy in the class assume charge of 

 at least one pig that is to be fattened. The pig should be weighed to 

 begin with. If abundant pasturage is furnished, feed the pig 2 per 

 cent or one-fiftieth of its weight of concentrated food each day. If 

 pasturage is not provided, feed 4 per cent or one twenty-fifth of the 

 pig's weight of concentrated food. The pig should be weighed once 

 each week. When the pasture is exhausted place the pig in a small 

 lot and finish off with concentrated feed. 



Correlations. — Language: Have pupils- prepare tables to keep 

 weekly records of the weights of the pigs and daily records of the 

 weight of the feed. History : Require members of the class to make 

 a survey of the community as to the breeds of hogs and write accounts 

 covering the dates on which each breed was introduced and the 

 success with which each has been grown. Arithmetic : Develop prob- 

 lems as to cost of feeding the pupils' pigs. 



LESSON FIVE. 



SUBJECT : DAIRYING. TOPIC : CARE OF YOUNG CALVES. 



Feeding. — Calves should be taken from the mother when 2 days 

 old and fed out of a bucket. Feed each calf 1J to 2 quarts of whole 

 milk three times a day until 2 weeks old. At two weeks of age 

 begin to substitute some skim milk for whole milk and decrease the 

 whole milk so that the calf will be on a skim-milk ration when a 

 month old. When the calf is 2 weeks old teach it to eat ground and 



