THE STUDY OF AGRICULTURE 3 
lie schools will return to the farm and follow farming as 
a business. These students will learn many valuable 
lessons in class, which will aid them in their work. 
Joy in Agriculture.—There is an unending joy in 
watching the growth of plants; in seeing how the buds 
unfurl, how the leaves expand, and how the flowers ap- 
Fig. 2.—Hen and Chicks. 
pear. Is there anything more enjoyable than visiting a 
farm where there are young pigs frisking about in the 
grass and alfalfa? Does it ever occur to you that the 
old hen, hustling about the orchard, with ten or twelve 
chicks, for which she may be scratching, will be a source 
of profit as well as pleasure? 
Do You Like Pets?—Did you ever own a pet rabbit? 
Notice what funny whiskers he has. His nose turns up 
