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NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM 



Nature's offerings for spring planting p. 195 with study 27 on page 202 



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28. A cut-over wood-land thicket 



29. Wild spring flowers of the farm ... " 208 



30. What goes on in the apple blossoms :: 213 



31. The song birds of the farm ...... "219 



32. The early summer landscape .... "223 



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Individual Exercises for the Spring Term (Optionals) 



6. A calendar of bird return page 228 



7. A calendar of spring growth " 229 



8. A calendar of spring flowers " 229 



9. Noteworthy wild flower beds of the farm " 230 



10. Noteworthy flowering shrubs of the farm " 230 



PART III. STUDIES FOR THE SUMMER TERM: 



June-October. 



33. The progress of the season . . . .page 233, with 



34. The clovers " 237 



35. Wild aromatic herbs of the farm . . . " 243 



36. The trees in summer " 252 



37. Weeds of the field " 257 



38. Summer wild flowers " 264 



39. Some insects at work on farm crops " 268 



40. Insects molesting farm animals . . " 274 



41. Out in the rain " 281 



42. The vines of the farm " 285 



43. The swale "291 



44. The brambles of the farm " 296 



45. The population of an old apple tree " 302 



46. The little brook gone dry 307 



47. Swimming holes "312 



48. Winding roads "316 



Study 33 on 



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" 263 



" 267 



" 272 



" 279 



" 283 



'' 290 



" 295 



" 300 



" 306 



" 3ii 



" 315 



" 319 



Individual Exercises for the Summer Term (Optionals) 



1 1 . A grass calendar page 32 1 



12. A calendar of summer wild flowers " 322 



13. A calendar of bird nesting " 323 



14. Best crops of the farm " 324 



15. A corn record " 325 



Outdoor Equipment page 326 



Index 333 



