AGRICULTURE FOR SOUTHERN SCHOOLS. 23 
Lesson 6. — Corn Planting. 
1. Preparation of seed bed. 
2. Time of planting. 
3. Depth of planting. 
4. Planting machines. 
5. Systems of planting. 
Lesson 7. — Soils and Fertilizers for Corn. 
1. Types of soils best suited to corn. 
2. Improvement of soils. 
3. Corn in the rotation. 
4. Fertilizers for corn. 
Lesson 8. — Cultivation of Corn. 
1. Methods of tillage. 
2. Tillage implements. 
3. Control of weeds and moisture. 
Special reference : Farm Practice in the Cultivation of Corn, U. S. Dept. 
-of Agriculture Bulletin 320. 
Lesson 9. — Corn Enemies and Their Control. 
1. Fungus diseases. 
2. Insect pests. 
3. Other enemies. 
Illustrative material : Mounted specimens of insects and diseases. 
Lesson 10. — Harvesting and Marketing Com. 
1. Harvesting methods and machinery. 
2. Marketing the crop. 
3. Storing corn. 
Lesson 11. — Oats. 
1. History and importance. 
2. Botany of the plant. 
3. Types of oats and varieties for the South. 
4. Soils and fertilizers. 
5. Preparation of land and planting. 
6. Care and cultivation of crop. 
7. Harvesting, storing, and marketing. 
8. Uses. 
9. Enemies. 
Note. — The above outline may be adapted to lessons covering crops 
to follow. 
Illustrative material : Specimens showing types and varieties of oats and 
all grains which follow. 
Special references. — The following Farmers' Bulletins : 420, Oats : Dis- 
tribution and Uses ; 424, Oats : Growing the Crop ; 436, Winter Oats 
for the South. 
Exercise 24. — Treating Seed Oats for Smut. 
Purpose: To give students practice. 
Directions : If the school is not to plant oats upon its own land, it 
may be possible for the class to treat the seed of some farmer in the 
neighborhood. As the formalin treatment is most generally recom- 
mended, the following directions are given for this method : Spread 
