Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-06
AGRICULTURE FOR TIE
RURAL SCHOOLS
OUTLINE or THE WORK IN
AGRICULTURE FOR THE COM
MON SCHOOLS OF MARSHALL
COUNTY FOR MAY
First Division.

First Division.
Spring is here with its many inter
esting things, calling us away from
the book and the house to the open
and free out-ef-doors: to where the
flowers grow; and to where our
feathered friends have their home.
We like to know how they build their
nests. what they eat, how they dress.
and we also like to listen to what
they say as they sing to us. Where is
your bird calendar? is it ready?
How many birds do you know by
their song, by their dress and way of
flying, and by the food that they eat
and from their haunts? What have
! you done to protect the birds from
| their enemies? What flowers do you
| like the best? Where are these found
Plant a few flowers in your home gar
den and know that you will like
them. Are the trees any different
! now from what they were in the win
tera What has brought about the diff
ference? Learn to know some Of the
different trees in your neighborhood.
| Watch the insects. Make a special
study Of the earth worm and what it
does. Follow the activities on the
farm. If possible make field trip
/ to some pond and study the life In
water. Special study of frogs and
i road's eggs. Follow their develop
ment Where are the farm animals
nows Who feeds theme
Second Division.
Review the work outlined for April
/ Study the flowers. Classify the flow
ers into the following groups.
/. Flowers that are to bloom where
the seed was sown,-balsam, four
o'clocks, nasturtiunls. poppies, sweet
/ peas. mignonette and zinnias. etc,
.. Flowers that are started in boxes
4 or in hotbeds and then transpIanted,
Z. -comos, asters, daisies. fox-gloves,
hollyhoeks, larlspurs, and annual
i pencies, phloxes and verbenas.
i 5. Tender bulbs or tender perenni.
ais s~-dahlias, cannas. and gladioE :
i 4. Hardy Dutch bufbs, tulips, mar
ctssus, hyacinth and daffodils, etc,
i 5. Hardy perennials, peonies,
phloN. golden-glow irises, Chinese
I bell flower. bleeding heart, larkspur,
and cofunbine
+ Aim to have flower garden this
), summer. Finish your bird calendar
Learn to know them by their song.
characteristics, habit, by the food
they eat, in their haunts, and by the
way they build their nests. Follow
i the home activities Find out, If
;. possible. what is the best time to
plant the small grains, grasses, Le-
gumes. corn, potatoes and the garden
crops. How are the farm animals
. cared for now? Make a study of the
earth worm and its work Make out
: plans for the summers vacation.
i Third Division.
: Review the work for April. Corn
growing. This wet weather may de
{ lay the planting. AS soon as the
! ground dries and the soil is in shape
Z to be worked, cultivate it frequently
UP to the 5t!l and 9th OF May. pre-
fer to plant the corn about the 10Th
II OF May and not any later than that
unless it should be unusually cold
weather. The ground should have
been heavily manured last fall or ear
ly this spring and then pLowed in
!, You can plant your corn by hand o,
with regular corn planter This
, hand planters are quite conveniend
/ for small areas and it does good
, work. Three kernels to the hi.r is
! thought by most corn growers to be
thick enough, when good seed is used
| prefer to plant the corn 1-2 fea
L ,nt, NJ lseko =.
tween hills, however, should be op
tiouaI with the grower and each boz
should so plan his planting Of tht
!. corn that he could raise the maxi
!, mum Of corn at the least expense
: Where the weeds are troublesome,
think that you will find that the cor
planted 3 1-2 feet apart each way viii
give you the best results, all thing.
considered. 1t should be plantes
!. deep enough SO that it will get dow7
! into moist soil
Cultivation. Corn can not be cul
uivated too much From the tim4
E of planting up to the time that tn
e corn is up, blind cultivate with a high
/ harrow having the teeth slantins
quite little. After this, twice eacl
k week, cultivate both ways with an oil
t dinary cultivator that will do goo
work and cultivate deep for the frs
7 few times. Later you can go shallow
or and when the brace ROOFS hav
Il formed, go very shallow or else yo
. will break on those roots. Calhivat
= as long as you can with two horse
and then use one horse.
One hundred foetylthre boys hay
y now enrolled In the one acre cor
contest and the seed corn has bee
. sent out to each boy who sent n hi
i "Agreement" by Parcels Poet or b
id express Any one who has not /,
{ oeived his corn should let ne knur
q at once 50 that the corn may be eer
out to him by mail.
ell eoyS and Girisi Clubs.
si Seven girfs' and boys clubs hay
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