ELEMENTARY. AGRICULTURE FOR ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 



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tion adapted to local conditions should be made and preparations 

 begun to provide continuous pasturage for the hogs. 



Grazing' crops for hogs. 



Crop. 



When planted. 



How planted— seed per acre. 



Grazing period. 



Melilotus o n 



lime lands. 

 Covrpeas 



February and 



March. 

 May 1 to July 1 



Soy beans 



Velvet beans . . 



Peanuts, Span- 

 ish. 

 Lespedeza 



.do. 



Sorghum 



Chufas 



Sweet potatoes 

 Rape 



Apr. 1 to May 



15. 

 May 1 to July 1 



March and 

 April. 



Apr. 15 to July 



1. 

 Mar. 15 to 



June 1. 

 Plants set in 



May. 

 Feb. I to Mar. 



10. 



Broadcast, 10 to 20 pounds; 



add i if unhulled. 

 1J bushels seed broadcast; J 



bushel in drills. 

 1J bushels seed broadcast; 4- 

 "bushel in drills. 

 | to 3i pecks in drills 



1 to 2 bushels, not hulled, in 



drills. 

 1 bushel or 24 pounds seed, 



broadcast. 



Broadcast, 1 to 2 bushels seed; 



drill 1 to 2 pecks. 

 3 to 4 pecks in rows 



7,000 to 9,000 plants, 3-foot 

 rows, 1A to 2 feet in row. 



In rows, 3 to 4 pounds seed; 

 broadcast, 6 to 8 pounds seed. 



60 days after seeding; at any season 



when growing. 

 75 to 90 days after seeding; lasts from 30 



to 60 days. 

 90 to 100 days after seeding; lasts from 



30 to 90 days. 

 150 to ISO days after seeding; after 



frost; lasts all winter. 

 100 to 120 days after seeding; lasts 60 to 



90 days. 

 75 to 90 days after seeding; grazed any 



lime during warm weather or while 



growing. 

 60 to 90 days after seeding; lasts 30 to 60 



days. 

 130 to 150 days after planting; lasts all 



winter. 

 100 to 150 days after planting; lasts 00 



to 90 days. 

 50 to 65 days after seeding; fall seeding; 



lasts all winter; spring seeding until 



May 15. 



Permanent. — Bermuda and bur clover. Set Bermuda in the 

 spring ; seed bur clover in August. 



Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 162, 165, 174, 178, and. 180. Give 

 the class notes from Farmers' Bui. 411, pp. 22-33; Alabama Experi- 

 ment Station Bui. 168. 



Practical exercises. — (1) Pig-club members should make prepara- 

 tions for spring, summer, and fall hog pastures. Make selections 

 from crops mentioned in this lesson and plan to have green feed 

 during the entire year. (2) Have all members of the class report 

 in writing as to the permanent pastures at their homes covering 

 such points as the kinds, the number of acres in each, and the success 

 with which grown. (3) Review the September lesson on Sow and 

 Pig Management. 



Correlations. — Language: The written reports required in the 

 practical exercises provide language work. Drawing: Have the 

 pupils secure dimensions and draw to scale the permanent pastures 

 at their homes. Show the location of streams, shades, and the like. 

 Arithmetic: Find the area in acres of the several pastures reported. 

 Estimate the average number of hogs to each pasture and find the 

 pasturage area for each hog. 



LESSON FOUR. ' 

 SUBJECT: INSECTS AND HEALTH. TOPICS: (l) FLIES J MOSQUITOES. 



Flies. Life history, carriers of disease, remedies and preventives. 



Mosquitoes. — Important kind-, how to recognize the malarial and 

 yellow fever mosquitoes, how disease is spread by mosquitoes, pro- 

 tection and remedies. 



