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children follow together the scientific method. Freedom from the 
old-style course of study. Little housekeepers. Wasted school days. 
Gardening adapted to the demands of new methods. 
CHAPTER XII. THE YOUNG FARMER’S ALMANAC . . .179 
Gardening all the year round. Calendar for a twelvemonth. The 
summer holidays. Neglect of one garden means injury to all. Measures 
adopted to make work continuous. School-garden records. A boy’s 
diary. 
CHAPTER XIII. THE NEW AGRICULTURE 194 
School gardening leads to a life interest in agriculture. Study of 
country conditions. The large producer contrasted with the struggling 
old-time farmer. The expert wins. Present European conditions. The 
revolt against ignorance and oppression. Cooperative agriculture in 
Belgium and France. The " cooperative ” a means of education. 
Mutual aid a fundamental principle of life. Need of scientific knowl- 
edge and cooperation among the farmers of our own country. Efforts 
that are being made to spread modern methods and to unite the 
farmers. Begin with the children. Train young people in coopera- 
tion and in science. School gardens are a preparation for the new 
agriculture. 
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