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Correlations. — Language: Prepare tables for collecting and tabu- 
lating the facts with reference to the hog survey. Geography : Fill 
in on the community maps used for locating dairy cattle the homes 
where pure-bred hogs are kept. History: Have the pupils prepare 
accounts in connection with the several breeds as to the dates of 
introduction, the extent to which grown, and the comparative success 
of each. Arithmetic: Develop problems to determine the number 
and value of the different breeds, the whole number and value of the 
hogs in the community, and the percentage of pure-bred hogs. 
LESSON EIGHT. 
SUBJECT : PLANTS. TOPIC : PKOPAGATION. 
Subtopics. — (1) Methods: By seed, by parts of plants. (2) Parts 
of plants: Cuttings, grafts. (3) Kinds of grafts and directions for 
grafting. 
Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 38-45. Supplement the lesson 
with notes from Farmers' Buls. 157 and 218. 
Practical exercises. — (1) Have the pupils practice making whip and 
cleft grafts, as shown on page 42 of Duggar's. Use small twigs and 
limbs of plum trees, persimmon trees, apple trees, and the like. 
(2) After pupils have become proficient in making grafts have them 
make permanent grafts. (3) Make cuttings of grapes and shrubbery 
and set them on the school ground. (4) Practice making grafting 
wax. See Duggar's, p. 45. 
Correlations. — Language and drawing: Write descriptions and 
make sketches of grafts made. Arithmetic : Develop problems on the 
cost of materials required to make given amounts of grafting wax. 
FEBRUARY. 
LESSON ONE. 
SUBJECT : FEKTTLIZEBS. TOPIC : ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS. 
Subtopics. — Nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash, and lime — their 
sources. 
Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 97-101: Supplement the lesson 
with notes from Farmers' Buls. 44 and 398. 
Practical exercises. — See " Exercise " and " Note to the teacher," 
Duggar's, p. 101. 
Correlations. — Geography: Sodium nitrate comes from Chile, 
South America; kainit from Germany; phosphate rock from South 
Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida ; dried blood and tankage from the 
great packing houses, such as those located at Chicago, Omaha, Kan- 
sas City, and Dallas. Locate these on the map and trace the routes of 
travel from your community to these countries, States, and cities. 
