12 BULLETIN 258, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Practical work. — Make a trip to a farm where fruit trees are being 

 set. Take notes on the method. Set trees and shrubbery on school 

 grounds this month. See Farmers' Buls. 185 and 218. 



Correlations. — Language : Eequire of the pupils written reports 

 as to the kinds and varieties of fruits at their homes. Drawing: 

 Have each pupil submit a plan for a home orchard, showing the 

 location of the different kinds of fruits. History: Study the horti- 

 cultural law of the State. Secure a copy from the Alabama Poly- 

 technic Institute, Auburn, Ala. Arithmetic : At the prevailing prices 

 of plants develop problems to determine the cost of the orchards 

 planned by the pupils. 



LESSON THREE. 



SUBJECT : FABM ANIMALS. TOPIC : HOG HOUSES, PENS, TBOUGHS, AND FENCES. 



Houses. — Permanent and portable. Features of construction : Lo- 

 cation, light, ventilation, warmth, and cleanliness. 



Pens. — The number, size, location. 



Troughs. — Kinds, material, length, braces. 



Fencing. — Permanent, portable, and hurdles. Purposes and mate- 

 rial. 



Class assignment. — Cover the foregoing outline with notes from 

 Farmers' Buls. 205 and 438. 



Practical work. — (1) Make a trip with the class to a modern hog 

 house. Study and take notes on its construction. (2) Require each 

 member of the class to submit a written report covering the condi- 

 tions at home with reference to these points: The housing, troughs, 

 pens, and pasture fencing for hogs. Discuss these reports in class. 



Correlations. — Language: Written work is provided for in exer- 

 cise 2. Drawing : Draw to scale ground plan of a hog house, also 

 different kinds of hog troughs. Arithmetic: Develop problems on 

 the cost of hog houses, fences, and troughs. 



LESSON FOUR. 



SUBJECT : SOILS. TOPIC : APPLICATION OF LIME. 



Reasons for applying lime at this time. — (1) Land is being plowed, 

 (2) young plant roots are not injured, and (3) acts upon turned 

 stubble or vegetable matter. 



How lime helps the soil. — (1) Supplies plant food, (2) makes 

 other plant food available, (3) sweetens sour soils, and (4) makes 

 compact soils porous and porous soils compact. Crops not benefited 

 or indifferent to lime. How often should lime be applied, and in 

 what quantities? 



