ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOE ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 25 
with the farmer. (2) Have the pupils bring grape canes from their 
homes and give them practice in making and setting cuttings. If 
vines are growing on the school grounds, follow directions found in 
Farmers' Bui. 471 in pruning and training. 
Correlations. — Language and drawing: Have the pupils write de- 
scriptions and make sketches of cuttings, properly pruned vines, and 
trellises for training. Arithmetic : Develop problems on the cost of 
trellising 100 vines by different methods. 
LESSON FIVE. 
SUBJECT : HOME ORCHARD. TOPIC : PRUNING TREES. 
Subtopics. — Pruning at the time of planting; shaping the young 
tree; later pruning; fruits that most need pruning; implements; 
after treatment. 
Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 221-224. Supplement with 
notes from Farmers' Buls. 181 and 491. 
Practical exercises. — (1) If practicable, take the members of the 
class to a near-by orchard to observe practice in pruning. (2) Have 
pupils submit written reports on the methods of pruning practiced 
at their homes. (3) Club work or a home project with a few fruit 
trees is desirable, especially in sections where fruit growing is an 
important industry. For instructions write to the Alabama Poly- 
technic Institute, Auburn, Ala., or the Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C. 
Correlations. — Language and drawing: Make a drawing and tell 
how to make a proper cut. Make drawings of pruning implements. 
Have pupils copy in the class notebooks the reports on pruning. 
Geography : What States lead in the production of apples, peaches, 
and oranges? Locate these States on the map. What effect has 
climate on the production of these fruits as indicated by the sections 
in which they succeed best ? 
LESSON SIX. 
SUBJECT: HOME ORCHARD. TOF1C : (l) SPRAYING; (2) CULTIVATION AND 
FERTILIZATION. 
Spraying. — San Jose scale, peach curl, brown rot, fire blight, apple 
scab ; materials, equipment. 
Cultivation and fertilization. — Plowing the soil, applying fer- 
tilizers (12:2:8) liberally, thorough harrowing. 
Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 229-232 ; Appendix, pp. Ill and 
IV; pp. 217. Supplement with notes from Farmers' Bui. 243; Ala- 
bama Experiment Station Buls. 144 and 156. 
Practical exercises. — (1) If practicable take the members of the 
class to a near-by orchard to observe practice in spraying. (2) Re- 
