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     Lecture "Soil Problems Involved in Corn Culture"

(a) Rotation of crops

(b) Methods of increasing fertility

(c) General principles of tillage, moisture control, aeration

     Practice Period "Work With Soil"

(a) Examination of different kinds of soil

(b) Rise of water by capillarity

(c) Effect of turning under trash

     Lecture "Animal Husbandry"

(a) The composition of foods

(b) Common food stuffs grown on the farm

(c) Muscle building and fat forming foods

(d) Commercial foodstuffs

     Practice Period "The Score Card for Cattle"

(a) Score card method of judging

(b) Dairy type and beef type compared

     Lecture "The Balanced Ration"

(a) Explanation of maintenance rations and nutritive rations

(b) How to balance a ration

     Practice Period "Judging Cattle (or horses)"

     The class will have practice in the use of the score card for Judging beef cattle. Two or more animals may be carefully compared and scored.

     Corn judging contest, or cattle, or horse judging contest.

     World's prize winning corn bread at the National Corn Exposition, Omaha, December, 1908, and at the Education Exhibit, Nebraska State Fair, September, 1909.

2 c sponge	1 c water
1 c cornmeal	2 tsp salt
2 c flour	5 tsp sugar
2 tbsp lard (melted or creamed)

1. For making sponge:

     Soak 1/2 cake yeast foam In 1/2 cup warm water; stir in 1/2 cup flour (enough to make thin batter). Let stand over night.

2. For mixing and baking:

     The next morning scald the meal with 1 cup of boiling water; let stand until luke warm; stir In the sponge; add salt, sugar, lard, and the 2 cups flour (or enough to knead well) ; let stand until It gets light (about twice the original size); mix down (until no air bubbles appear) ; let rise again; make into loaves (small loaves preferred) ; let stand until light. Bake from 1 hour to 1 and 1/2 hours in a moderate oven.

(According to the Illustration Index, the above photo is Louise Pickrell)

     The Nebraska girl who makes the world's prize winning corn bread.

	1	Our home is in Nebraska land   Where skies are bright and clear; Where sunny days and balmy nights    Play hide and seek all year; Where cozy homes are scattered in    'Twixt cornfields far and near; Corn is the King in Nebraska.
Chorus:		Ne-bras-ka maize!    The corn we love so well; It grows, and grows;    On prairie, hill and dell; And to the nations of the earth    We raise enough to sell; Corn is the King in Nebraska.
	2	Our boys are strong and brave and true,    And loyal to their state; They raise the maize, the Indian corn,    That makes our nation great; They're husky lads; They're jolly boys;    Prepared for any fate, While growing big corn in Nebraska.
Chorus:		Ne-bras-ka sons!    The boys we love so well; Our homes' de-fence    On prairie, hill and dell; And to the nations of the earth    We'll praise our laddies well; They're loyal, true sons of Nebraska.
	3	Our girls are modest, pure and good,    With eyes all clear and bright; Their willing hands and cheerful hearts    Bring comfort and delight; From corn-bread clear to Angel's food    Their cooking is quite right; Queens are they all in Nebraska.

Chorus:		Ne-bras-ka girls!    We love our daughters well; They bright-en homes    On prairie, hill and dell; And to the nations of the earth    We'll of their virtues tell; They're prizes worth while in Nebraska.
	4	Our homes--the best in all the world,    Are happy all day long; We whistle at our morning's work    And end up with a song. Ed-u-cation is our pride;    We get it good and strong; While growing with corn in Nebraska.
Chorus:		Ne-bras-ka homes!    The homes we love so well; They're found-ed firm    On prairie, hill and dell; And to the nations of the earth   Our song and story tell; Of homes, happy homes in Nebraska,

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