THE STUDY OF AGRICULTURE 
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In Making a Survey, it will be helpful to take a note¬ 
book and make a list of the important facts about the 
farm. Note the name of the owner, size of the farm, list 
of the crops raised, kinds and number of animals, manner 
of marketing, fencing, equipment, implements, sheds, feed 
for stock, and number of people employed upon the farm. 
Fig. 4.—A mule colt. Watch his heels. 
It is not intended that one should make an elaborate 
survey, but obtain those facts of importance to the school 
district. 
The Value of the Survey is that it arouses interest 
in the home and school. It may present some new view 
of the methods of handling crops. There is always some 
branch of agriculture that is especially suited to par¬ 
ticular sections of the country. By combining the results 
of the survey, we learn what is most important to be 
studied during the year. While it is desirable to have 
