236 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM 
Study 33. The Progress of the Season 
The program of this study includes a trip over the fields 
and gardens of the farm, map in hand, noting, inspecting 
and recording the more striking seasonal activities of the 
growing things. To determine whether vegetative increase 
of field-crop plants is going on, specimens will have to. be 
dug up and examined root and branch. 
The record. 
1. On the map of the field, the principal crops may be 
recorded directly, and their stage of advancement briefly 
indicated. 
2. An annotated list may be made of all the crops ob- 
served, giving location (as by name or number of the field), 
area, stage of advancement (as germination, height, blossom- 
ing, etc.), condition (good, poor, weedy, infested with plant- 
lice, etc.). Include, besides field-crops, fruit and truck-crops 
and pastures. : 
