ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 9 



cracked food by rubbing bran on its nose just after feeding it milk. 

 Calves learn early to eat hay and should be fed a liberal amount of 

 good hay. They should have an abundance of water and salt and 

 should have access to a pasture. 



Shelter and attention. — Sheds should be provided at night and on 

 rainy, stormy days. Should disorder of the alimentary canal de- 

 velop as a result of feeding skim milk the following treatments are 

 suggested: (1) Tablespoonful of castor oil. (2) Mix an ounce of 

 formalin with a pint of water and give five teaspoonfuls in milk at 

 night. 



Practical exercises. — Raise funds and secure a Babcock tester. 

 One may be bought for $5. Learn to test milk for butter fat. Have 

 pupils bring to school samples of milk for this purpose. 



Correlations. — Language: Record in the notebook results of milk 

 tests. Drawing: Require pupils to draw the devices used in testing 

 milk. Geography: Jefferson, Mobile, Montgomery, and Blount are 

 among the leading counties engaged in the dairy business. Locate 

 these counties on the State map and suggest reasons for their engag- 

 ing in this industry. Arithmetic: Develop problems as to the 

 amount and value of butter fat produced by each cow tested. 



LESSON SIX. 



SUBJECT : CEOPS. TOPIC : SWEET POTATOES. 



Subtopics. — (1) Varieties, (2) when to harvest, (3) how to har- 

 vest, (4) handling, (5) storing, (6) selecting seed, and (7) marketing. 



Class assignment. — Duggars, pp. 163, 164. Supplement the lesson 

 with notes from Farmers' Buls. 533 and 548. 



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

 specimens of each variety of sweet potatoes grown at their homes. 

 Learn to identify each variety. (l>) Have each member make a 

 written statement covering the following points as practiced at home: 

 (1) Tools used in digging potatoes, (2) vessels used in carrying 

 potatoes to storing place, (3) kind of potatoes selected for seed, and 

 (4; method of storing. 



Correlations.- — Language: The foregoing report provides written 

 work. Drawing: Different varieties of potatoes and tools used in 

 digging furnish material for drawing exercises. Arithmetic: Have 

 pupils report areas and yields and develop problems as to the yield 

 per acre in each case, the average yield per acre in the community, 

 and the value of the potato crop of community based on present. 

 prices. Estimate profit to the community if the potato crop should 

 be well handled and stored and sold in midwinter and in early spring. 

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