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of corn or cotton. When you have a school exhibit and 
find that a neighbor has much better corn than your 
father has, you will probably ask your father why he 
does not raise the kind of corn that his neighbors do. 
He may become interested and want to see the products 
compared. A visit to the school means a better under¬ 
standing of the work done. The fact that the school is 
doing some work to improve seeds and grain becomes 
known to many people. They take a direct interest, 
because, if the crops may be improved, it means a greater 
Fig. 14.—A sample of good seed com. 
financial increase. The school is not only aided by the 
parents of the pupils, but the advertising brings favorable 
comment from those who are often finding fault with the 
education of children. 
Preparation.—A school exhibit does not imply a 
special show room with glass cases, blue ribbons, and 
silver cups for a beginning. It does not mean that a 
great portion of the school room should be taken up with 
tables made for the purpose. Children interested in im¬ 
proving the school may start with a board shelf along 
the wall, with a row of corn and a few bolls of cotton. 
