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Refer to such texts as Hunt's "Cereals in America." Have pupils 

 make an outline map of the county and locate thereon the chief 

 crops either by sketches or by grains, etc., glued on the map. This 

 map will be useful in teaching younger pupils. Have a large map 

 of the district made to be duplicated for future surveys. (See 

 Supplement VII.) 



History. — Have pupils inquire into the history of grain and fruit 

 development in this country, especially the crops now grown in club 

 work. Note the effect of the crops and the methods of raising 

 them on the history of this country and the great national issues. 

 As examples, notice cotton and tobacco in the South, grain and 

 meat in Central States, dairying and diversified farming in New 

 England. Trace the effect of the growth of cities on the type of 

 agriculture in different sections, especially in supplying milk, garden 

 truck, etc. Show how the free grant of rich lands led to careless 

 farming because it was supposed their fertility was inexhaustible. 

 Trace the growth of the work of the National Government and the 

 State Government in encouraging good farming and in controlling 

 pests and diseases. It is not to be expected that one class will 

 develop all these topics. Select those adapted to the section and 

 to the available reference books. Review the history of the develop- 

 ment of harvesting machinery in the United States. 



Drawing. — Make cover design for booklets. (See Supplement 

 VIII). Make other drawings or sketches needed to complete the 

 booklets. Use fruit, grain, and vegetables for studies in sketching, 

 color work, and designing. Have working drawings made for new 

 poultry house and equipment, for improved shipping and storage 

 apparatus. Make specifications and bill of lumber for each from 

 these drawings in arithmetic class work. 



Physiology. — Take up poultry and eggs as human food. See 

 Farmers' Buls. 128, Eggs and Their Uses as Food, and 182, Poultry as 

 Food. Consider the feeding value and digestibility for farm animals 

 of the crops harvested and stored from the club acre. Apply the 

 lessons used in human physiology concerning foods and digestion. 

 See Farmers' Buls. 22, The Feeding of Farm Animals, and 142, The 

 Nutritive Value of Food. 



Manual training. — Construct a model poultry house on a small 

 scale. Have as many pupils as possible plan to construct poultry 

 houses for then club flocks. Make full-sized nests and feed boxes. 

 (See Farmers' Bui. 638.) Have the girls learn to cook and serve 

 vegetables and fruits, also to can them and to preserve them in other 

 ways. (See Farmers' Buls. 359 and 607.) Have them prepare and 

 serve v a variety of dishes from some of the produce of the projects 

 and show these dishes at the exhibit. Have the mechanical work on 

 the booklet done with care. 



