EXERCISES FOR SOUTHERN RURAL SCHOOLS, 25 
cuttings be made this month? Describe the leaves, the bark, the 
seed. Keep records of facts noted and mount leaves, stems, and 
seeds. | ) 
Study young plants—oats, wheat, rye, and barley. These different 
stalks may be distinguished by observing the attachments of the 
leaves to the stems. Does the base of the oat leaf have a clasp? 
Compare the clasps of the bases of barley, wheat, and rye leaves. 
Which has the largest? Barley. Which the next—wheat or rye? 
The clasp of which has small hairs? Wheat. 
Practical work.—Providing specimens of the different plants sug- 
gested and keeping records of the facts learned with reference to 
them give abundant practical exercises. Pupils should care for the 
home or school garden plats and keep the unoccupied ground 
thoroughly broken or spaded. 
Correlations.—Describe the attachments of the leaves of oats, 
wheat, rye, and barley. 
Drawing: Make drawings of evergreen leaves and seeds and of 
erain plants showing leaf attachments. 
Geography: Develop some questions on the uses of oats, wheat, 
rye, and barley. The following are suggestive: In what different 
ways are oats fed to stock? Hay? Grain? How is the grain 
separated from the straw? In what form do oats appear on the 
table? Some uses of wheat—straw? Grain? Similar questions 
with rye and barley. 
History: Have pupils give a chronological statement of the various 
steps from the planting of wheat until it appears on the table in the 
form of bread. | 
Arithmetic: How many acres of oats, wheat, rye, and barley have 
been planted this fall at the homes of the pupils of the fourth grade? 
How many bushels each have been planted at all the homes of the 
members of the class? How many acres planted in all kinds of 
erain? If each acre planted in oats should yield 5 bushels more 
than if planted next spring, what would be the increased yield ? 
ANIMALS. 
Remew and continued work.—Classify the new birds as they arrive 
according to their manner of catching insects. See October exercise 
for directions. Keep a record of notes in the class book. 
Continue the study of wild mammals to learn their methods of 
making provision for the winter. Many continue to provide winter 
supplies during this month. See October exercise for suggestions. 
Assigned work.—The cottontail is one of the wild mammals that 
do not hibernate in winter. It feeds on grasses, clovers, vegetables, 
and other herbs in the spring, summer, and fall, but sometimes it is 
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