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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA—EXPERIMENT STATION 
Processes .—Pupils write out in detail the successive steps in the 
production of one crop, from the preparation of the seed bed to the 
final disposition of the product. State importance of each step. 
Describe all tools used. Estimated cost of production. Net revenue 
for the farmer. Is farming a paying business? Why? 
Social interests .—Plans for community betterment. Work of the 
farm bureaus in a social way. What is the Grange doing for the 
social life of the farm? The Improvement Club or a Woman’s Club? 
Plans of the Parent-Teachers Association. The school in play and 
recreation. The play festival in the community. How organize one. 
Program of play. See Curtis’s Play and Recreation in the Open 
Country. 
2. Plant Life throughout the Year 
Corn .—What varieties of corn are grown in the district? How 
many acres grown ? Its use. Study of a plant in detail. Get a green 
plant. Characteristics of the root system. Kinds of roots. Depth 
and direction of growth of roots. Name all important details of the 
stem. Nodes and internodes. Study a cross-section of the stem. 
Arrangement of fibers. Work of fibers. Leaves, number and arrange¬ 
ment, how fastened to the stem, etc. Work of the leaves. The two 
flowers on the corn stalk. How placed on sweet corn? On milo 
maize? Review parts of flower in nasturtium, pollination, etc. How 
do these apply to the corn plant? Office of the tassel. Of the silk. 
How many silks on an ear of corn ? What must happen before a grain 
of corn is formed? Explain cross-pollination and self-pollination. 
Explain fertilization method in the corn plant. Improvement of the 
corn plant by selection and breeding. Uses and history of corn. 
Valuable material on the origin and improvement of plants and 
