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14 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-EXPERIMENT STATION 
III. OUTLINES FOE THE THIRD GRADE 
Pupils of the Intermediate grades, the Third, Fourth, Fifth, and 
Sixth want to know more details. 
1. Human Needs, Interests, and Activities 
Seasonal activities. —First, harvesting. When school opens dis¬ 
cuss somewhat in detail the work that is being carried on to harvest 
the crops of field, orchard, and garden. How does the yield compare 
with last year? How are prices? Any scarcity of labor? What is 
the olive crop worth in your district? Or the orange? The apple? 
Or whatever is the special crop ? If only one crop is raised in a com¬ 
munity, what would likely be the result if that crop should fail? 
AVhat is a diversified crop system? What are its benefits? What is 
the last thing to be harvested in the fall? The first in the spring? 
What part do the children have in the harvesting process? In field 
crops take wheat or alfalfa and discuss the best methods in the 
preparation of the seed bed. Have children observe practices of best 
farmers. How deep should the planting be? Why? The work to be 
done preparatory to setting out an orchard or a vineyard? Third, 
miscellaneous activities as pruning, spraying, care of livestock, 
poultry, etc. In a measure better methods of work on the farm can 
