IB BULLETIN 258, U. S. DEPAETMEXT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Breeding pen, — Age, vigor, and relationship of the male; age, 

 qualities, and number of hens. 



Class assignment. — Give pupils notes from Farmers' Buls. 287, pp. 

 27-28, 36-38 ; 355, pp. 31-34. 



Practical exercises. — (1) Poultry-club members should select their 

 breeding pens and prepare for the work of the new year. (1) Let 

 each member of the class take charge of a few fowls at home for the 

 purpose of fattening them for the Christmas market. Try the differ- 

 ent methods of fattening and report the results. 



Correlations. — Language : Require club members to submit reports 

 covering the results of the year's work with poultry. Have pupils 

 write letters to poultry dealers asking for literature and prices. 

 Arithmetic : Develop problems based on the reports of club members. 

 See United States Department of Agriculture Bui. 132, p. 39, De- 

 cember. 



lesson six. 



SUBJECT : SOILS. TOPIC : TERRACING AND DITCHING. 



Terracing. — As soon as crops are removed and before winter rains 

 set in, the old terraces should be built up and new ones laid out and 

 thrown up. 



Ditching. — Lands needing drainage, benefits from drainage, classes 

 of drains. 



Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 74-81. Supplement the lesson 

 with notes from United States Department of Agriculture Bui. 91 

 and Farmers' Bui. 158. 



Practical exercises. — (1) Have pupils secure materials and con- 

 struct a triangular terrace level as described in Farmers' Bui. 158, 

 pp. 15-16. (2) Make a trip with the class to a farm where tile 

 drains are being laid. Observe the need of draining and the method 

 employed. Take notes on the kinds and cost of materials used. 



Correlations. — Language and drawing: Draw to scale and write 

 an account of the materials used and the steps taken in constructing 

 a terrace level. Arithmetic : Find the cost of the material used in 

 constructing the terrace level. Develop problems on the cost of lay- 

 ing tile drains at the farm visited. See United States Department 

 of Agriculture Bui. 132, p. 41, May exercises. 



LESSON SEVEN. 

 SURJECT : FARM ANIMALS. TOPIC : SAVING MEAT. 



Dressing.— Killing, scalding, scraping, and cleaning. 



Keeping. — Cooling the carcass and cutting. 



Curing. — Vessels, preservatives, brine, and dry curing. 



