able, like
corn or tomatoes, or tubers.

2. Tend and gather a fruit crop such as apples,
peaches, pears, cherries, oranges, or any other
tree fruit, OR Cultivate and tend a small vineyard
or grape arbor, and gather the grapes, OR

Plant and cultivate and gather the berries from
strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, currant or
gooseberry plants. Whatever the vegetable or fruit
chosen a chart should be made and presented,
showing the schedule of digging, planting, sowing
and tending, with notes on the time of appearance
of the first shoots, the size and condition of the
crop and so forth. Any obstacles met and overcome,
such as insect pests, drouths or storms should be
mentioned. No special size is mentioned for the
garden, as the conditions vary so greatly in
different parts of the country. The quality of the
work, and the knowledge gained is the important
thing.

II. Identify and collect ten common weeds and tell how to get rid of
each.

III. Identify ten common insect pests, tell what plant or animal each
attacks, and how to get rid of each.

IV. Describe four different kinds of soil and tell what is best planted
in each. Tell what sort of fertilizer should be used in each soil.
Explain the value of stable manure.

STANDARD REFERENCES:

Farmers Bulletin, published by the Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C. Write for catalogue and select the titles bearing on
your special interest. The bulletins are free.

The Beginner's Garden Book by Allen French, Macmillan Co.

Manual of Gardening, L. H. Bailey, Macmillan.

Principles of Agriculture, L. H. Bailey, Macmillan.

Essentials of Agriculture, H. J. Waters, Ginn.

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A Girl Scout should know:

1. What to do first in case of emergency.

2. Symptoms and treatment of shock.

3. How and when to apply stimulants.

4. How to put on a sling.

5. How to bandage the head, arm, hand, finger, leg
ankle, eye, jaw.

6. What to do for: a. bruises, strains, sprains,
dislocations, fractures; b. wounds; c. burns,
frost bite, freezing, sunstroke, heat exhaustion;
d. drowning, electric shock, gas accidents; e.