CONTICNTS ix 



children follow to,';'cther ihc scientific method. Freedom from the 

 old-style course ol' stLidv. Liltlc housekeepers. Wasted schooldays. 

 Gardening" adapted to the demands of new methods. 



CHATTKR XII. THE YOUNG FARMER'S ALMANAC ... 179 



Gardening all the year round. Calendar for a twelvemonth. The 

 summer holidays. Neglect of one garden means injury to all. Measures 

 adopted to make work continuous. School-garden records. A boy's 

 diary. 



CIIAl'TER XIII. THE NEW AGRICULTURE 194 



School gardening leads to a life interest in agriculture. -Study of 

 countrv conditions. The large producer contrasted with the struggling 

 uld-time farmer. The expert wins. Present European conditions. The 

 revolt against ignorance and oppression. Cociperative agriculture in 

 I'.elgium and France. The "cooperative'' a means of education. 

 Mutual aid a fundamental principle of life. Need of scientific knowl- 

 edge and cooperation among the farmers of our own country. Efforts 

 that arc being made to spread modern methods and to unite the 

 farmers. Regin with the children. Train young people in coopera- 

 tii-'U and in science. School gardens are a preparation for the new 

 agriculture. 



APPENDIX 215 



INDEX 233 



