Milford chronicle., 1914-11-27
AGRICULTURE IN SCHOOLS.
Teachers Can Make Study More Profit
able by Illustrative Material.

Teachers Can Make Study More Profit
able by Illustrative Material.
In interesting the schOOlbOy or
schoolgirl in the study of agriculture
the teacher or parent will find il most
profitable TO use Illustrative material
TO bring home the lesson in more vivid
form. Some suggestions along these
lines that should be Of special interest
to rural schools or further interest in
the education Of country boys and girls
have been recently made by the United
States department Of agriculture.
The department suggests that much
more use can be made Of charts in the
teaching Of agriculture than is usually
done. They can be used to record
formulas and data which may be want.
ed again at some future time. but
which are likely to be lost if placed on
the blackboard. where they may be
erased Thus plans for the reOrganiZa-
ton Of farms OF the vicinity may be
WI htu uul " Aue pupAlo anu Nhoi ~
for future reference. schemes for prop
er system Of crop rotation on these
farms may also be chartered. formulas
for fertilizer compounds 0r spraying
mixtures may be written on chart
and kept for reference. and drawings
Of various kinds may be prepared for
general use
Maps for use in the study Of agricul-
ture should be chiefly local in char
acter For most regions typographical
maps and soil maps may be obtained.
II will be well also TO have a map
of the forest land Of the locality II pos
sible to obtain one
By way OF illustrating the com
mercial Importance or farm products
interesting collections can De prepared
TO show the various ways In which
these products are utilized In trade.
Thus a series OF articles might be pre-
pared to show the products which may
be manufactured from corn. such as
breakfast foods. corn sirup. c0rnStarch.
corn oil, corn rubber. commercial foods
for live stock. paper made from corn
stalks. cellulOse made from the plth Of
the stalks and numerous other articles.
In like manner the uses OF other farm
products. such as cotton. oats and
wheat. may be Illustrated
Nearly every well equipped school
nowadays has facilities for using Ian |
tern slides to Illustrate special lessons |
on various topics. No subject presents
greater possibilities OF the use Of slides |
than agriculture Slides which will be |
Of interest to agricultural students can 1
be purchased from commercial trims or /
from other sources. or II the school can. }
not afford to own set Of slides there .
are always opportunities 10 borrow Or
rent special sets for Temporary use.
Every school In which agriculture Is .
taught ought to own collection Of |
pictures to illustrate the work Photo. I
graphic prints are. Of course. the most
desirable. but when these cannot be- OH {
aimed half tone cuts or line drawings
AIKEN from the pages Of agricultural .
papers and from similar sources r1in he
lSed to advantage. In many srhnOlS
'ither the teacher or some Of the pupils
will have cameras. and thus original
may be Obtained for the
Il h suggested that these
,icturpS be mounted on gOnd uuHlity
4 gray cardh0ard ~ uniform size
md filed upright. under convenient
lassifications Indicated 10y guide. cards.
n drawer or letter file. Il Is not nd.
'isable to paste pictures ~ this snrt
ntO hound scrap bonk. sinrp N this
Orm they tHnnut I've so readily used by
he class. Il will hp found that n good
tcture collection will prove to be ex-
eedingly useful.