LESSONS ON CORN. li 
ing the relative value of corn (fig. 3) may be drawn to show the 
production of corn by States, or this may be shown with dots upon 
an outline map of the United States.t. Diagrams of kernels of corn 
showing the composition of different varieties and strains are in- 
cluded in some of the State publications. Such diagrams may also 
be copied on the blackboard. Permanent charts of convenient form 
may be made by using a rubber stamping outfit upon light-colored 
window shades. Fasteners may be fixed upon the wall to hold the 
chart; then when it is needed no longer it may be rolled up and put 
out of the way. 
OBSERVING CORN DAY. 
To make this day a success, not only the children, but the parents, 
must be enlisted. The social element:in it is very important. Every 
parent must be so interested that he will feel he must be present. 
Plan for an entire 
day given to the cra 
special occasion. If 
there is one in the 
Vicinity who can 
give anything valu- - 677°” 
able about agricul- “W7EA7 
ture, secure him aS aa47s 
a speaker. If this popes 
is done, have two 
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programs, one in the 
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speaker and one in OATES 
the afternoon, when “#O420| 27§ 
the children shal] Fie. 3.—Chart showing value of ten important crops in 
. United States. 
take the prominent 
place. 
For the children’s program plan to show the results of the work 
done in the study of corn. Let it include the best compositions 
written on the more interesting phases of the work. The History 
of Corn, The Indian Corn Dance, The Importance of Corn in Amer- 
ica, The Development of Breakfast Foods, The Possibilities in a 
-Cornstalk, How Six Ears Went to Market, The Story of a Stalk of 
Corn, Number of Days of Work Needed for One Man and a Team to 
Raise and Harvest an Acre of Corn are suggested as additional 
subjects. 
1See Thirteenth Census of the United States (1919), Vol. V, Agriculture, for statistics 
eon corn production and for suggestions as to showing statistics in graphic form. See 
also U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Statistics Bul. 78 (1910), Agricultural Graphics, for 
Maps showing production of crops and live stock in the United States and in the world. 
This publication may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government 
_ Printing Office, Washington, D. C., for 15 cents. For the latest agricutural statistics 
with graphic iltustrations see Appendix of Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture. 
1915, Separate 681. 
e 2 Adapted from Corn Day Annual, Schools of Illinois, 1915. 
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