22 BULLETIN 258, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 
Practical exercises. — (1) Perform the exercises suggested in the 
text in connection with this lesson. Also see exercises in Farmers' 
Bui. 218. 
Correlations. — Language : Have pupils take notes in connection 
with the practical exercises. Write them up in full and copy in the 
notebook. Arithmetic : Develop problems based on results of the 
experiments to determine the weight of water in different areas of 
soil, taking into account the depth of breaking the land. 
LESSON SIX. 
subject: poultry, topics: (i) case of breeding hens; (2) eggs fob 
incubation. 
Care of breeding hens. — Care during the mating season and feed 
for breeding hens. 
Eggs for incubation. — Collecting, selecting, and keeping. 
Class assignment. — Give the class notes covering the foregoing 
outline from Farmers' Buls. 287 and 562. 
Practical exercises. — (1) Members of the poultry club should fol- 
low carefully the foregoing instructions as they apply to the work 
of feeding and caring for hens, and collecting, selecting, and keeping 
eggs. (2) Those members that mean to start their project with eggs 
should decide on a breed and place an order for eggs. (3) Each 
member should be provided with an egg tester as described in 
Farmers' Bui. 562. (4) Keep records of the daily rations fed and the 
eggs collected. 
Correlations. — Language: Provide tables for keeping records of 
feeding rations and eggs collected. Arithmetic: Develop problems 
on the cost of feeding the club members' flocks or flocks at the homes 
of the pupils; also on the value of eggs produced for incubation. 
Based on the number produced and the cost of the care of the hens, 
what do the eggs cost per dozen? 
LESSON SEVEN. 
subject: farm animals, topics: (i) breed of hogs ; (2) selecting brood sow. 
Class assignment. — Breeds: Duggar's, pp. 303-305. Selecting 
brood sow : Cover this topic with notes from Farmers' Buls. 205 and 
566. 
Practical exercises. — (1) Pig-club members should select and breed 
their sows this month. (2) Members who assume responsibility for 
only one pig should arrange to secure a pure-bred animal. For in- 
structions as to managing the pig see Farmers' Bui. 566 and Alabama 
Experiment Station Bui. 168. (3) Make a community hog survey. 
Determine the number of pure-bred animals of each breed, the num- 
ber of grades of each breed, and the number of scrubs. 
