FOR THE use OF TEACHERS. 



No. 22. 



Leaflet 



On Nature Study. 



Especially Adapted to the Use of Children in Schools 

 IN Rural Districts. 



PREPARED BY THE 



FACULTY OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY. 



AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 



By Prof. W. C. Latta. 



In Leaflet Xo. 9 you learned about a School Garden. If you have 

 acted on the suggestions of that leaflet, you are beginning to realize 

 how attractive, interesting and instructive such a garden may become. 

 More than this, you have learned how easily and cheaply you can beau- 

 tify the school yard with flowers and vine.s. 



In this leaflet I wish to show you how to have a miniature School 

 Farm, which may be made quite as interesting and instructive as the 

 school garden. 



But I fancy I hear you say, "Where can we find room for such a 

 farm? "We can't take it out of our playground. It is too small now." 

 You are quite right. Don't take any part of your school yard, but 

 persuade the school authorities to provide a small enelosurs-^at least 

 one rod bv four in size — jtist outside the school yard. Doubtless, 

 some kind-hearted farmer who has not forgotten that he was once u 

 bov will let you have the ground, and then I am sure you can get the 

 school board to put a strong, close fence around it. 



In this small enclosure the older boys can prepare the ground, 

 plant the seeds and cultivate the crops "by hand." A'bout the only 

 tools you would need for this purpose would be the spade, the hoe and 

 the rake. 



In such a piece of ground you could conduct a great many simple 

 experiments with the farm crops. You could watch the process of 



