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BULLETIN 281, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Use corn, grain, and garden seeds. Rectangular box tester has its advantages, while 

 the cloth roll is easily carried. Illustrate both. Detect weed seeds in small seeds. 

 References — Bureau of Plant Industry Doc. 803 and Circ. 104; Farmers' Bui. 428. 



V. PERMANENT EXHIBITS. 



The limit to the extent of these exhibits lies in tbe space and protection possible. 

 Insects, dust, mice, and careless children should be provided against at the outset 

 lest discouragements follow. See Farmers' Buls. 586, plant-material exhibits: 606, 

 insects, rocks, soils, etc.; 617, School Lessons on Corn. 



Charts may be made of surveys of the district covering club interests, animals, crops, 

 birds, etc. Charts in the form of maps of the district make graphic exhibits of local 

 conditions. Colored seals may be used as indicators. 



Pictures of famous or ideal animals, of typical plants and fruit, of model structures 

 and equipment may be procured from periodicals. If they are mounted and filed 

 away from the dust and sunlight, they will prove valuable in teaching. 



VI. GARDEN PLANS. 



The home or the school garden needs careful planning during the latter part of the 

 winter. The success of the garden as well as its attractiveness may be insured by 

 careful planning at an early date. TVhal to plant must be first decided and then a 

 chart arranged to scale having in mind area, sunlight, buildings, varieties, successions, 

 and the possibility of horse cultivation. Beauty is possible even in the vegetable 

 garden. 



In the school garden make individual plats run so that summer cultivation may 

 run through the whole area. If any demonstration is attempted, get the cooperation 

 of some farmers. (See Farmers' Buls. 154, 220, 254, and 255.) 



VII. A DISTRICT SURVEY. 



A district survey may be similar to a census, but the aim should be to learn more 

 about the community and to obtain interesting material for school work. Eventually 

 the district will profit by these surveys. Take up but few points for one investiga- 

 tion, ask the pupils to cover definite portions of the district faithfully, and after the 

 data are collected tabulate and compute interesting results. Whenever this material 

 can well be shown on the map make such a survey map of the district to file with the 

 tabulated chart. "Where any valuable conclusions can be drawn allow them to be 

 made public unless ill feeling may be caused. Keep charts covering the club work 

 constantly up to date. These charts will vary much in character in different localities, 

 but the samples here given will illustrate the idea. Along some lines a township, 

 county, or State survey chart may be of value. Obtain heavy paper for survey, 

 similar to manila paper used to wrap tobacco or heavy merchandise. The size should 

 be 18 by 24 inches or larger. Make maps of district this size also for survey work. 

 Sample survey forms are here given. 



DISTRICT CORN SURVEY FOR SEPTEMBER. 



Year 



(Other crop surveys may be made with modifications of this form . 



District Teacher 



Township Pupils' survey committee 



County and State 



No. 



Name of 



farmer. 



Location. 



Acres in 



farm. 



Acres of 

 corn. 



Yield. 



Yield per 

 acre. 



Variety. 



Acres of 

 silage. 



Seed se- 

 lection. 



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