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Study squirrel and rabbit as to shape of body, head, ears, 

 mouth, legs and paws. 



Oak, pine, turnips, parsnips store food for animals. 



Remove an ant hill to a glass fruit jar and cover with brown 

 paper. Pood— sugar. By removing the paper, halls, galleries, 

 and habits may be observed. 



Place larvae of insects in an empty chalk-box containing leaves 

 on which they feed. Slide piece of glass in the top that the feed- 

 ing and spinning cocoons may be observed. Record dates. 



OCTOBER. 



PLANTS. 



Preparation of twigs for winter; disappearance of sap, 

 drying leaves; falling leaves, scars; location and arrange- 

 ments of buds; structure of seed for distribution — wing^, 

 pappus, hooks. Color of seeds. 



ANIMALS. 



Habits of squirrel, of rabbit, as to storing food — how, 

 where, kind and quantity. 



MINERALS. 



Formation of pebbles. Compare as to transparent, trans- 

 lucent and opaque. 



ELEMENTARY GEOGRAPHY. 



EfEect of prevailing wind upon clear, cloudy, wet and dry 

 weather. Direction of heaviest rains. Compare with Sep- 

 tember. 



Compare October and September as to rising and setting 

 sun, length of day and night. 



Constant position of North Star, revolution of Great 

 Bear around it; pointers in Great Bear. 



NOTE.— The wind distributed seeds are supplied with wings 

 and pappus, usually found on tall trees accessible to wind. Seeds 

 supplied with hooks grow on low bushes so they can attach them- 



