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13. Control of insects and other animal pests. 



14. Control of weeds. 



15. Control of plant diseases. 



IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. 



i. Improving the home grounds in whole or in part, such as planting trees or develop- 

 ing a lawn. 



2. Improving the school grounds. 



3. Improvement of flock of poultry or herd of larger animals. 



4. Plant improvement. Developing new strains by methods of plant breeding. 



5. Community surveys and other organized work leading to rural betterment. 



6. Construction or remodeling of farm buildings. 



7. Concrete construction, building of fences, and making improvements involving 



principles of farm mechanics. 



8. Construction of farm home necessities and conveniences. 



9. Drainage of farm land. 



10. Road construction, terracing, and leveling. 



MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. 



1. Taking general management of a farm. 



2. Keeping farm records. 



3. Making farm surveys. 



4. Replanning problems. 



5. Managing an orchard. 



6. Managing a dairy. 



7. Managing a farm woodlot. 



8. Managing a poultry plant. 



9. Managing a breeding herd or flock. 

 10. Managing work animals. 



SOME PROJECT PROBLEMS. 



The home-project plan has not been used sufficiently long to have 

 established a very definite order of procedure. Many phases of its 

 application are still in process of development, some of them being 

 yet in the experimental stage. The following problems are suggestive 

 of some questions which are being given attention at this time by 

 those most interested. The extent to which the plan is adopted will 

 depend in great measure upon how well some of these problems may 

 be solved. 



Supervision of projects^ — The success of the home project will de- 

 pend to a great extent upon proper supervision. There are so many 

 factors which will determine the time taken for supervision that no 

 rule can be laid down as to the number of students one teacher should 

 supervise. The number is limited, however, when compared with 

 the number taken care of with the usual academic, classroom instruc- 

 tion. Project work when conducted properly is expensive. As 

 summer supervision is most important, schools which can not afford 

 to hire an instructor for the full year may well hesitate about adopting 

 the plan. Adequate means of transportation should be provided for 

 efficient supervision, which means another item of expense. 



The teacher should not scatter his attention over too wide a range 

 of projects. He may well center his efforts upon the leading industry 



