ELEMENTABY AGBICUXTUBE FOE ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 27 



LESSON EIGHT. 

 SUBJECT ! POULTRY. TOPIC : INCUBATION. 



Natural incubation. — The hen, how to set the hen, care of the 

 sitting hen. 



Artificial incubation. — Types of incubators, selecting the incubator, 

 locating the incubator, the temperature to maintain, care of the lamp, 

 turning and cooling the eggs, care of machine at hatching time. 



Class assignment. — The foregoing outline is based largely on 

 Farmers* Bid. 585. Let the teacher secure a copy of this bulletin and 

 give the class notes on the foregoing phases of the subject. Supple- 

 ment these notes with reading exercises from farm papers. See also 

 Farmers' Bui. 287. 



Practical exercises. — (1) Club members or pupils that have 

 projects with poultry should make plans and set one or more hens 

 this month. If the pupil has charge of a large flock of hens it might 

 be advisable to invest in an incubator. Get the work of incubation 

 started this month. Keep exact records as to dates, eggs used, and 

 other features of incubation. (2) Require pupils that have no 

 projects with poultry to make observations at their homes and sub- 

 mit written reports covering such points as the number of hens being 

 set, the number of eggs under each, the kind of nests used, and the care 

 of the hens. If incubators are used at any of these pupils' homes, 

 have the pupils report on the following points: The kind, capacity, 

 and location of the incubator; the temperature maintained, and the 

 attention given the eggs. 



Correlations. — Language : Club members and others having 

 projects with poultry should prepare tables for keeping records in 

 connection with this incubating work. Written reports provide addi- 

 tional language work. 



MARCH. 



LESSON ONE. 



SUBJECT : SOXL. TOPIC : PKEPARING SEED BED. 



Subtopics. — Breaking, harrowing, dragging, or rolling. 



Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 70-72. Supplement the lesson 

 with nofcs from Farmers' Bids. 81, 537, and G01. 



Practical exercises. — (1) Have members of the class submit a list 

 of implements used in plowing, harrowing, dragging, or rolling the 

 land ;it their homes. Also have them report whether the land was 

 plowed in the fall or winter, whether it grew a cover crop, or whether 

 it is unplowed stubble or Stalk hind. (2) If practicable accompany 

 the pupils of the class to o near-by field where good work is being 

 done in the way of preparing the seed bed. Take notes on the imple- 

 ments used in plowing, harrowing, rolling, or dragging. 



