LESSONS ON CORN. 



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ing the relative value of corn (fig. 3) may be drawn to show the 

 production of corn by States, or this may be shown with dots upon 

 an outline map of the United States. 1 Diagrams of kernels of corn 

 showing the composition of different varieties and strains are in- 

 cluded in some of the State publications. Such diagrams may also 

 be copied on the blackboard. Permanent charts of convenient form 

 may be made by using a rubber stamping outfit upon light-colored 

 window shades. Fasteners may be fixed upon the wall to hold the 

 chart ; then when it is needed no longer it may be rolled up and put 



out of the way. 



OBSERVING CORN DAY. 2 



To make this day a success, not only the children, but the parents, 

 must be enlisted. The social element in it is very important. Every 

 parent must be so interested that he will feel he must be present. 

 Plan for an entire 

 day given to the cgop 

 special occasion. If 

 there is one in the 

 vicinity who can 

 give anything valu- 

 able about agricul- 

 ture, secure him as 

 a speaker. If this 

 is done, have two 

 programs, one in the 

 forenoon for the 

 speaker and one in 

 the afternoon, when 

 the children shall 

 take the prominent 

 place. 



For the children's program plan to show the results of the work 

 done in the study of corn. Let it include the best compositions 

 written on the more interesting phases of the work. The History 

 of Corn, The Indian Corn Dance, The Importance of Corn in Amer- 

 ica, The Development of Breakfast Foods, The Possibilities in a 

 Cornstalk, How Six Ears Went to Market, The Story of a Stalk of 

 Corn, Xumber of Days of Work Needed for One Man and a Team to 

 Raise and Harvest an Acre of Corn are suggested as additional 

 subjects. 



1 See Thirteenth Census of the United States (1910), Vol. V, Agriculture, for statistics 

 on corn production and for suggestions as to showing statistics in graphic form. See 

 also U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Statistics Bui. 7S (1910), Agricultural Graphics, for 

 maps showing production of crops and live stock in the United States and in the world. 

 This publication may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government 

 Printing Office, Washington, D. C, for 15 cents. For the latest agricutural statistics 

 with graphic illustrations see Appendix of Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture. 

 1915. Separate 681. 



- Adapted from Corn Day Annual. Schools of Illinois, 1913. 



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Fig. 3. — Chart showing value of ten importa-nt crops in 

 United States. 



