Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-10-09

Outline Of the Work i'm Agriculture
For the Rural Schools in October.
From reports sent in by the
teachers, l see that the work is
progressing. The teachers say that
the outlines have been great help
\ to them and some express them
selves by saying, Il don't see how I
could have got long without it." I
know that the work can be accom-
>plished, if each teacher carries out
the work as has been suggested ~,
cOrrelating the subjects in agricul-
ture with a few of the common
branches and in that way we are
not infringing on your time IN the
least. I admit that each teacher
has to use some initiative and care
fully study the conditions as they
exist in each Individual district,
for your success will very largely
depend on the way in which the
work is adapted to the needs of the
respective communities.
The school will be divided into
three divisions as before:
1st .division-1st, End and 3rd
grades.
2nd division-4th, 5th and 9th
grades.
3rd division-7th and 9Th grades.
1st Division.
Continue the study of trees, as
noted in September. Note the
change. that are taking place. Are
there as many birds now as there
were in September?
Continue the study of the garden.
Visit some garden to note autumn
conditions. harvesting, effect Of
frost. What work are people doing
in their gardens now? Study vege-
tables, growing above ground, be-
low ground, draw and color few.
How are vegetables stored.
Name the fruit trees found in< the
! neighborh Study apple, plum.
cherry, and a few of the bush
fruits, like i.,
raspberry, etc. Bring in twigs and
leaves of different kinds.
Name the animals that work for
us and tell what each one does.
Study the food of animals. Have
pupils name different kinds of
grasses, such as clover, alfalfa,
wild grasses, bronze grass etc., and
the grains used for food. Make COL
lections of these for future study.
Food from animals. Where are
the different kinds of foods stored?
Who feeds 'he animals?
Distribution of seeds. Compare
garden and wild plants with refer
ence to the way in which they scat
ter their seed. Special study of
milk weed, entire plant, compara-
tive study of dandelion, the thistles,
blue and yellow lettuce. Study bur
dock, entire plant, and compara-
tive. study of cocklebur, curdle
dock, stick-tights, etc. Make chart
of fly-away seeds, maple, box-elder,
= etc. Seeds that float on the water,
Weeds that roll, Russian thistle,
Study feeding habits of insects,
watch them spin cocoon, study pu-
pa.
End Division
Continue the study of chickens
Make special study of the Ply
mouth Rock. Have few of the
children keep track of the number
of eggs produced by chickens on
their home farm, others in the class
may figure out how much money
would be received if the eggs were
sold. What kind of feed is used
for chickens? How are they hous-
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bulletins. Learn to know how 10 Sc
lect good fowls from the Plymouth
Reck breed. How do the creamer-
les handle eggs? .~"
Study home making insects; bees
wasps, ants, where they make Their
homes, food, value to man. List o1
flowers bees like to visit. .,.
Study of bulbs: tulip bulb, Gro
Gus, scilla, etc. Plant bed of some
one of these or other hardy ones
!. outdoors.
Identification of garden weeds
Birds are weed destroyers. Study
migration of birds. Find blackberry
and raspberry canes that have borne