10 BULLETIN 258, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 
LESSON SEVEN. 
SUBJECT : POULTRY. TOPIC : FEEDING LAYING HEXS. 
Subtopics. — (1) The importance of feeding. (2) kinds of feeds, 
(3) methods of feeding, and (4) grits and other substances. 
Class assignments. — Duggar's. pp. 306-309. Supplement the lesson 
with notes from Farmers' Buls. 287. pp. 19-26. and 52S. p. 10. 
Practical exercises. — Practice testing eggs. See directions in Farm- 
ers' Buls. 2S7. p. 28. and 562. pp. 9. 10. 
Correlations, — Language : Describe a good egg and a bad egg as 
they appear when tested. Drawing: Make drawings of good and 
bad eggs as they appear when tested. Geography: Answer the fol- 
lowing questions : Are the eggs tested in the homes of the community 
before being marketed -. Are eggs sold to a general merchant, poul- 
try dealer, or shipped by parcel post direct to the consumer ? Are 
eggs sold by the dozen or by the pound \ Locate on the map the com- 
munity's principal egg market. How are eggs prepared to ship by 
parcel post? (See Farmers' Bui. 594.) Arithmetic: Develop prob- 
lems on the cost of feeding flocks of chickens at homes of the pupils 
or flocks belonging to club members. Estimate 4 pounds of dry feed 
daily to each 100 pounds of live weight of poultry. 
LESSON EIGHT. 
subject: ceops. topics: (i) sugar cane : (2) peanuts. 
Sugar cane. — The plant, varieties, soils, fertilizers, yields, uses. 
Peanuts. — Importance, varieties, harvesting, uses, best type of soil 
for successful growing. 
Class assignment. — Duggar's. pp. 154-161, 165. 166. Supplement 
lesson with notes from Farmers' Bui. 431. 
Practical exercises. — (1) From what is sugar cane grown? Exam- 
ine several stalks to note the number of nodes (joints), the length of 
the internodes at different parts of the stalk, the buds from which 
young plants grow. (2) Carefully remove a number of peanut plants 
from the soil. Examine the roots for tubercles. Are peanuts borne 
on roots or stems ? Take the nuts from several vines and measure or 
weigh each lot separately. 
Correlations. — Language and drawing: Require members of the 
class to write descriptions and make drawings of peanut plant, show- 
ing all the parts. Arithmetic : Count the peanut plants on a plat 20 
feet square. Find the average yield per vine. From these figures 
develop problems as to the yield per acre and the value of an acre's 
yield at local prices. 
