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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
November 
1. Planting trees. 
2. Pruning, mulching and plowing orchards. 
3. Completing records of season’s crops. 
4. Starting records of weather (A Weather Chart). 
5. Breed sows for spring litters. 
6. Dispose of surplus poultry stock and culls. 
7. Make things needed on the farm. 
December 
1. Repair and build fences. 
2. Complete indoor repairing of farm equipment. 
3. Feed the hens plenty of protein foods for winter 
eggs. 
4. Grade and repair the roads. 
5. Learn corn scoring and judging. 
January 
1. Make New Year’s resolutions. 
2. Prepare to keep a Farm Record for every day. 
3. Learn what kinds of fertilizer will be needed the 
next year. 
4. Prepare hotbeds. 
5. Begin testing seed corn and other grains. 
6. Visit farms and observe the methods of caring for 
livestock. 
February 
1. Plant the hotbed. 
2. Prepare warm houses for the coming families of 
pigs. 
3. Apply winter sprays to trees, for insects and 
diseases. 
4. Prepare eggs for setting and set hens or incubators. 
