8 BULLETIN 258, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF . AGRICULTURE. 
of apples and peaches, and have each member of the class prepare an 
account covering the date of introduction, productivity, keeping and 
shipping qualities of some one variety. Arithmetic: Make out an 
order for a given number of trees and find the cost based on nursery 
prices. 
LESSON FOUR. 
subject: fakm animals, topics: (i) management of meat hogs; (2) pro- 
viding WINTER PASTURES. 
Management of meat hogs. — It is too expensive to fatten meat hogs 
on corn, hence a fall pasture of peanuts, cowpeas, or soy beans should 
be ready for use this month. Turn hogs on pasture and supplement 
with corn. When the pasture is exhausted finish off the hogs with 
corn. 
Winter pastures. — Any one of the following crops furnishes pas- 
turage within 60 to 120 da}^s : Rye, wheat, rape, bur clover, oats, and 
vetch. 
Class assignment. — Give the pupils notes on the foregoing topics 
from Farmers' Bui. 411 and Alabama Experiment Station Bui. 1G8. 
Practical exercises. — Have each boy in the class assume charge of 
at least one pig that is to be fattened. The pig should be weighed to 
begin with. If abundant pasturage is furnished, feed the pig 2 per 
cent or one-fiftieth of its weight of concentrated food each day. If 
pasturage is not provided, feed 4 per cent or one twenty-fifth of the 
pig's weight of concentrated food. The pig should be weighed once 
each week. When the pasture is exhausted place the pig in a small 
lot and finish off with concentrated feed. 
Correlations. — Language: Have pupils prepare tables to keep 
weekly records of the weights of the pigs and daily records of the 
weight of the feed. History : Require members of the class to make 
a survey of the community as to the breeds of hogs and write accounts 
covering the dates on which each breed was introduced and the 
success with which each has been grown. Arithmetic : Develop prob- 
lems as to cost of feeding the pupils' pigs. 
LESSON FIVE. 
SUBJECT : DAIRYING. TOPIC : CARE OF YOUNG CALVES. 
Feeding. — Calves should be taken from the mother when 2 days 
old and fed out of a bucket. Feed each calf 1J to 2 quarts of whole 
milk three times a day until 2 weeks old. At two weeks of age 
begin to substitute some skim milk for whole milk and decrease the 
whole milk so that the calf will be on a skim-milk ration when a 
month old. When the calf is 2 weeks old teach it to eat ground and 
