ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 
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tion adapted to local conditions should be made and preparations 
begun to provide continuous pasturage for the hogs. 
Grazing crops for hogs. 
Crop. 
When planted. 
How planted— seed per acre. 
Grazing period. 
Melilotus o n 
lime lands. 
Cowpeas 
Soy beans 
Velvet beans . . . 
Peanuts, Span- 
ish. 
Lespedeza 
February and 
March. 
May 1 to July 1 
do 
Sorghum 
Chufas 
Sweet potatoes 
Rape 
Apr. 1 to May 
15. 
May 1 to July 1 
March and 
April. 
Apr. 15 to July 
1. 
Mar. 15 to 
June 1. 
Plants set in 
May. 
Feb. 1 to Mar. 
10. 
Broadcast, 10 to 20 pounds; 
add^ifunhulled. 
1| bushels seed broadcast; \ 
bushel in drills. 
\\ bushels seed broadcast; \ 
bushel in drills. 
\ to 3i pecks in drills 
1 to 2 bushels, not hulled, in 
drills. 
1 bushel or 24 pounds seed, 
broadcast. 
Broadcast, 1 to 2 bushels seed; 
drill 1 to 2 pecks. 
3 to 4 pecks in rows 
7,000 to 9,000 plants, 3-foot 
rows, \\ to 2 feet in row. 
In rows, 3 to 4 pounds seed; 
broadcast, 6 to 8 pounds seed, 
60 days after seeding; at any season 
when growing. 
75 to 90 days after seeding; lasts from 30 
to 60 days. 
90 to 100 days after seeding; lasts from 
30 to 90 days. 
150 to 180 days after seeding; after 
frost; lasts all winter. 
100 to 120 days after seeding; lasts 60 to 
90 days. 
75 to 90 days after seeding; grazed any 
time during warm weather or while 
growing. 
60 to 90 days after seeding; lasts 30 to 60 
days. 
130 to 150 days after planting; lasts all 
winter. 
100 to 150 days after planting; lasts 60 
to 90 days. 
50 to 65 days after seeding; fall seeding; 
lasts all winter; spring seeding until 
May 15. 
Permanent. — Bermuda and bur clover. Set Bermuda in the 
spring ; seed bur clover in August. 
Class assignment. — Duggars, pp. 162, 165, 174, 178, and 180. Give 
the class notes from Farmers' Bui. 411, pp. 22-33 ; Alabama Experi- 
ment Station Bui. 168. 
Practical exercises. — (1) Pig-club members should make prepara- 
tions for spring, summer, and fall hog pastures. Make selections 
from crops mentioned in this lesson and plan to have green feed 
during the entire year. (2) Have all members of the class report 
in writing as to the permanent pastures at their homes covering 
such points as the kinds, the number of acres in each, and the success 
with which grown. (3) Review the September lesson on Sow and 
Pig Management. 
Correlations. — Language: The written reports required in the 
practical exercises provide language work. Drawing: Have the 
pupils secure dimensions and draw to scale the permanent pastures 
at their homes. Show the location of streams, shades, and the like. 
Arithmetic: Find the area in acres of the several pastures reported. 
Estimate the average number of hogs to each pasture and find the 
pasturage area for each hog. 
LESSON FOUR. 
subject: insects and health, topics: (i) flies; mosquitoes. 
Flies. — Life history, carriers of disease, remedies and preventives. 
Mosquitoes. — Important kinds, how to recognize the malarial and 
yellow fever mosquitoes, how disease is spread by mosquitoes, pro- 
tection and remedies. 
