EXERCISES FOR SOUTHERN RURAL SCHOOLS. 15 
(1) In what way is the cow useful? 
(2) What things does she like to eat? 
(3) How does she get food into her mouth? 
(4) Has the cow upper front teeth? 
(5) What takes the place of the upper front teeth? Crackled pad. 
(6) How does the lower jaw move in chewing? 
(7) Examine the lower front teeth of the cow. Do they seem loose? Can you 
find a reason? 
(8) Does the cow stop to chew grass as she grazes? 
(9) What is the cow’s cud? 
(10) Have cows as many toes as people? 
(11) How many true toes has the cow? 
(12) How many useless toes has the cow? 
(13) How are the toes of the cow protected? 
(14) What means of defense has the cow? 
dé (15) Does the cow get up on her hind legs or front legs first? 
(16) How do you call your cow? Imitate. 
What wild mammals are destroying or damaging garden or field 
crops this month? Does the damage done justify their extermina- 
tion? Are they useful for game ? 
Practical exercises.—Watching for the coming of new birds, record- 
ing the disappearance of the summer residents and studying the cow 
at home with the view of answering the questions suggested in the 
foregoing outline will keep pupils busy and interested. All facts 
learned should be recorded in the class notebook. 
Correlations.—Language lessons: Ample written work is provided 
in keeping records for the month. 
Drawing: Make drawings of the cow’s foot, ear, horn. 
FOURTH GRADE. 
PLANTS. 
Rewew.—Continue population studies and review the work for 
September. 
New’ work assigned.—Are any of the farmers of the community 
planting oats, wheat, rye, or clover this month? How planted—in 
rows. or broadcast? Can the pupils tell why these crops are planted 
in the fall? What are the uses of these crops? When should they 
be ready for use, if planted now ? 
What field crops and domestic and wild shrubs are maturing seed 
and ripening fruit this month? Corn? Cowpeas? Peanuts? Chufas ? 
Soy beans?) Pumpkins? Red haws or “‘thorn berries?’’ In case of 
the field crops, when was each planted? From what part of the 
plant grown? How planted—in rows or broadcast? How are the 
different parts of each plant—root, leaves, seed—used? If left alone, 
how would each kind propagate itself? In case of domestic or wild 
shrubs, what are the uses of the different parts of the plant? If a 
domestic plant, how is it propagated—tfrom seed, cuttings, or grafts ? 
