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IX. How shall I establish a lawn? — Continued. 



3. What fertilizer shall I use? 



4. What seed shall I plant? 



5. Do I understand how to take care of a lawn properly? 

 X. What about flowers? 



1. What flowers shall I use for bedding purposes? 



2. What hardy annuals are suited to my purpose? 



3. What perennials shall I use in the borders? 



4. What use shall I make of bulbs? 



5. Does my selection of flowering plants provide for a succession of 



abundant bloom throughout the season? 



6. Do I understand the requirements of the plants I have selected? 



7. What methods of propagation are involved? 



8. Will I need a hotbed or frames for the production of plants? 



9. Can I make and manage a hotbed? 

 XI. Can I control prevalent pests? 



1. Have I considered insect pests and disease in the selection of plants? 



2. Can I control the common insects which may prove harmful? 



3. Can I control common plant diseases which may prove troublesome? 



Suggested projects. — It should be borne in mind that the project 

 should be adapted to the student, the course he is taking, and the 

 community in which he lives. The following list will undoubtedly 

 suggest other projects which will be profitable: 



PRODUCTION PROJECTS. 



1. Field crop production: Growing one-half acre or more of a field crop suited to 



the district. 



2. Vegetable production: Growing one-fourth acre or more of a truck crop suitable 



to the district. 



3. Flower production: Growing one-tenth acre or more of flowers for the market. 



4. Home garden: Taking charge of home vegetable or flower garden. 



5. Fruit production: Taking charge of bearing trees, a berry patch, or vineyard, and 



marketing the product. 



6. Orchard development: Starting an orchard. 



7. Developing a field of alfalfa or other perennial forage crop. 



8. Developing a meadow or pasture. 



9. Animal production: Poultry, pork, beef, mutton, wool, veal, and dairy products. 

 10. Development of breeding animals. 



DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 



1. Trying out crops new to district. 



2. Variety tests. 



3. Rotation of crops. 



4. Fertilizer tests. 



5. Care and use of banyard manure. 



6. Use of cover crops and green manures. 



7. Value of seed selection. 



8. Methods of seeding. 



9. Methods of cultivation. 



10. Methods of orchard management. 



11. Methods of feeding. 



12. Use of preventive serums, dipping and other methods of preventing animal 



diseases. 



