ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR ALABAMA SCHOOLS. 5 
LESSON SIX. 
SUBJECT : FARM ANIMALS. TOPIC '. SOW AND PIG MANAGEMENT. 
Since it is possible to have fall, winter, and early spring pastures 
in Alabama, a fall litter of pigs is desirable. September seems to be 
the most desirable month for the pigs to be born. The following 
points should be emphasized in this connection: (1) Providing the 
farrowing pen with fenders to prevent mashing or overlying pigs, 
(2) providing bedding for young pigs, (3) feeding the sow, (4) 
teaching the young pigs to eat, (5) feeding pigs before weaning, 
(6) time of weaning, and (7) selecting breeding stock. 
Class assignment. — The teacher should be provided with Farmers' 
Buls. 205 and 566. Give pupils notes covering the foregoing points 
found on pages 28-34 in No. 205, and pages 9, 10, and 11 in No. 566. 
See also Farmers' Bui. 411. 
Practical exercises. — Insist on pig-club members getting their pigs 
in condition for the county fair. Make a portable hog house like the 
one described on page 12 of Farmers' Bui. 566. This may be used for 
a permanent house. One of its advantages is that it can be moved 
from place to place. 
Correlations. — Language: Describe a portable hog house. Draw- 
ings : Make simple drawings of the portable hog house and the open 
farrowing pen. Geography: Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ne- 
braska, Ohio, and Kansas are the seven leading hog-producing States. 
Locate them on the map. What is the relation between the crops 
grown and raising hogs? Is it necessary for Alabama to buy pork 
from these States? History: Organize a pig club. Study the pig- 
club development in the State. Arithmetic: Find the cost of con- 
structing portable hog houses. Base calculations on size of house 
and local prices of materials. 
LESSON SEVEN. 
SUBJECT : INJURIOUS INSECTS. TOPICS : BOLL WEEVIL, POTATO BEETLE, COTTON BOLL- 
WORM. 
Class assignment. — Duggar's, pp. 260-271. Teachers should sup- 
plement the lesson with notes from Farmers' Buls. 290, 500, and 512 ; 
Alabama Experiment Station Buls. 178, 164, and 146. 
Practical exercises. — Collect specimens of insects studied, place 
them in bottles, and bring to school. Furnish them with materials 
on which to feed and study their development. 
Correlations. — Language: Copy in notebooks results of observa- 
tions with insects. Drawing: Make sketches of the insects in the 
different stages of their life history. Also make drawings of the 
parts of plants attacked showing the nature of the injury. History: 
