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with the farmer. (2) Have the pupils bring grape canes from their 

 homes and give them practice in making and setting cuttings. If 

 vines are growing on the school grounds, follow directions found in 

 Farmers' Bui. 471 in pruning and training. 



Correlations. — Language and drawing : Have the pupils write de- 

 scriptions and make sketches of cuttings, properly primed vines, and 

 trellises for training. Arithmetic : Develop problems on the cost of 

 trellising 100 vines by different methods. 



LESSON FIVE. 



SUBJECT : HOME ORCHARD. TOPIC : PRUNING TREES. 



Subtopics. — Priming at the time of planting; shaping the young 

 tree: later pruning; fruits that most need pruning; implements; 

 after treatment. 



Class assignment. — Duggars, pp. 221-224. Supplement with 

 notes from Farmers' Buls. 181 and 491. 



Practical exercises. — (1) If practicable, take the members of the 

 class to a near-by orchard to observe practice in pruning. (2) Have 

 pupils submit written reports on the methods of pruning practiced 

 at their homes. (3) Club work or a home project with a few fruit 

 trees is desirable, especially in sections where fruit growing is an 

 important industry. For instructions write to the Alabama Poly- 

 technic Institute, Auburn, Ala., or the Department of Agriculture, 

 "Washington. D. C. 



Correlations. — Language and drawing: Make a drawing and tell 

 how to make a proper cut. Make drawings of pruning implements. 

 Have pupils copy in the class notebooks the reports on priming. 

 Geography : What States lead in the production of apples, peaches, 

 and oranges ? Locate these States on the map. "What effect has 

 climate on the production of these fruits as indicated by the sections 

 in which they succeed best? 



LESSON SIX. 



subject: home orchard, topic: (i) spraying; (2) cultivation and 



fertilization. 



Spraying. — San Jose scale, peach curl, brown rot, fire blight, apple 

 seal;; materials, equipment. 



Cultivation and fertilization. — Plowing the soil, applying fer- 

 tilizers, (12:2:8) liberally, thorough harrowing. 



Glass assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 229-232; Appendix, pp. Ill and 

 [V; pp. 217. Supplement with notes from Farmers' Bui. 243; Ala- 

 bama Experiment Station Buls. ill and L56. 



Practical exercises. (1) If practicable take the members of the 

 to ;i near-by orchard to observe practice in spraying. (2) Re- 



