Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-01-07
AGRICULTURE FOR
RURAL SCHOOLS

AGRICULTURE FOR THE RURAL
SCHOOLS OF MARSHALL couN-
TY FOR JANUARY.
AS stated before, the work in agri-
culture here outlined is planned with
the view to have it correlated with
the common branches. Most of the
teachers are handling the work in
this way, as shown by reports sent
in. l suggest that you lay out your
plans about month ahead and ad-
here to these as closely as possible.
1t is less work for the teacher to fol-
low some prepared textbook, I know,
and 1t is also very easy to fall into
rut, but if your school is to meet the
long felt need of a practical educa-
tion for the country boys and girls,
the textbooks that you are now us.
ing only fit in as a sort of an excuse.
Progress, however, will be made
along this line too but it rests with
you, as teachers, to make this prog
ress possible. Let me see you do it.
Many of the teachers are going to
organize boys and girls clubs in
their schools which is a move in the
right direction. Boys and girls want
something to work for, to look for
ward to, and true progress is the
goal where they wish to carry the
ball. Will you help lay out and pre-
pare the diamond? Watch the papers
for an article on this subject
First Division Outlines for Janu-
ary. Importance of fresh air. How
breathing makes it unfit for further
use. Ventilation of our homes. Of the
school How is the home protected
by windbreaks? The school? The
evergreens make good windbreaks.
Why? Name the shrubs and trees
used for windbreak, in their order of
Importance
and coal. Compare hard and soft
wood; hard and soft COAL Secure
samples Of each
Review how we keep warm in win.
ter How wild animals keep warm
how some of these spend the winter
Information. What birds remain with
us and where are they found?
Shelter for our farm animals. Con
struct these out Of pasteboard; fill
with hay and corn collected for stor
ing. Make the farm animals out OF
pasteboard or clay. G
Review the study of sheep.
Second Division Work Tor jana
ary. This month viii be devoted te
the study of poultry almost exclusive
ly and a silver loving cup yin bt
given to any one of the Warren asso
ciated districts preparing the bes
booklet on the subject, "Poultry." tt
the school preparing the best bookle
in the county will be given beauti
full banner by the following business
men of Warren: H. l.. Wood, G. A
Nelson, Aug. A. Johnson, K J. Taral
seth Co., North Star Drug Store, Au
gust Lundgren, Warren Laundry
Warren Sheaf, Warren Register
Warren Pharmacy, Warren Co-opera
tive Mercantile Co., Pioneer Lane
Co., N. E.. Bystrom, Peoples TRADING
Co., F. E. Colson, Marshall Count.
Land Co., w. F. Powell, D. Farrell
this? Everybody. Who is every
county.
There are ten classes of chickens
and 104 standard varieties. For prac
tical purposes all of these may conn
under four general classes. (D Th'
ri general purpose breed. (2) The egl
breeds. (3) The meat or table breeds
az The ornamental breeds. For thi
division study the first two classes il
y the following order: (D History. G.
characteristics. (3) Egg and mea
production. Have pupils make scral
books where pictures Of individual
fowls may be kept and properly nam
ed.
Feeds and Feeding. Grain feeds
green feeds, grit and oyster shells
meat feeds, wet and dry feeding,
s od mash and mixing whole grain
Begin on booklet for contest to b.
:. ...p,eted in Feb. "
Third Division. Outline for Janu
ary. Have pupils make the SAM
classification as outlined for secont
division. Follow outline for secont
division. Have pupils keep and maxi
egg records, take up the study 0
marketing. Loss due to faulty meth
DDS. The common method in the mid
die west. Poor storing and packing
The commission plan. Selling t.
merchants. The indirect method
Improved tfdnSpoTtdtlou, Colu SUI
age, direct method, local storage
marketing through the creamery. Sc
cure literature on poultry houses AM
incubators for future use. Start tn
booklet for contest.
Booklet. The booklets must b.
written in ink, on full-size paper
with a cover of paper of another text
ure, decorated with design to ind
cate the contents. Each should hav
a cover Of some stiff paper. TIL
booklet should open from the end an,
may be fastened by strings or rib
bons. 1t should be illustrated witt
not less than twelve illustrations
either cut from papers, magazines
n bulletins. etc, or drawn by the pupil