EXERCISES FOR SOUTHERN RURAL SCHOOLS, 13 
(3) The following birds are permanent residents: Flcker or yellow 
hammer, bobwhite, cardinal or redbird, dove, tufted titmouse, screech 
owl, wild turkey, American crow, red-eyed vireo, white-breasted 
nuthatch, house wren, brown thrasher, song sparrow, chipping 
sparrow, English sparrow, barn owl, red-tailed hawk, blue darter 
(hawk), killdeer. (4) Select two or three of these for study this 
month. Follow this outiue .. vidying them and making records: 
(1) What is eaten this month? 
(2) Roosting place? 
(3) Color of parts—head, breast, wings, back, tail? 
(4) Hop, run, or both? 
(5) Character of song—imiiate. 
Practical work.—Trips to the places frequented by these birds are 
necessary. Make records of observations as suggested in the fore- 
going paragraph and copy in the class notebook. 
Correlations. —Language lessons are provided by making records of 
observations. These notes should form the basis of oral narrations. 
Drawing: Make sketches of birds studiea. 
Reading: Read to the class stories of the bobwhite and other birds 
studied this month, found in Farmers’ Buls. 54 and 630. 
THIRD GRADE. 
PLANTS. 
Review the work of the preceding month. If the school term did 
not begin in September take up as much of the work outlined for that 
month as is practicable and connect it with the work in October. 
Forest trees are putting on gay colors and are dropping nuts this 
month. Take advantage of those attractive features to familiarize 
the members of the class with the names of such plants. Note the 
general appearance of these trees and such particular features as 
bark, leaves, and nuts. Third-grade pupils should become familiar 
with the appearance of all field crops that are maturing seed. Are 
there any members of the class who do not know at sight the plants 
and seed of corn, cotton, peas, chufas, soy beans, velvet beans, 
peanuts, and sorghum ? 
Assigned work.—Have pupils report to class the names of garden 
crops that are being planted at the homes. Onions? How are such 
crops planted—in rows, in beds, broadcast? When are such crops 
expected to be ready for use? What parts—root, stem, seed—are 
_used for food? What paris planted ? 
What fall garden or truck crops are ready for use or 6 be harvested 
this month—Irish potatces, sweet potatoes, parsnips, others? How 
and where grown? What parts of the plants are used for food ? 
