. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. 308 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING interest to the fair. Canning devices may be entered with much profit to the visitors. Many home devices and plans may be shown directly or by pictures. Fruits or vegetables kept by means of unwholesome preservatives should not be con- sidered. Entries should be judged on the basis of clearness, natural color, natural form and freedom from mold or other signs of deterioration. Uniformity of exhibit, labe
. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. 308 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING interest to the fair. Canning devices may be entered with much profit to the visitors. Many home devices and plans may be shown directly or by pictures. Fruits or vegetables kept by means of unwholesome preservatives should not be con- sidered. Entries should be judged on the basis of clearness, natural color, natural form and freedom from mold or other signs of deterioration. Uniformity of exhibit, labelling and size of package may be considered. School Competitions.—County and district fairs fre-. FiG. 156.—The canning club work leads to home canning of fruits and vegetables. The products may be either sold or used in the home. (U. S. D. A.) quently ofEer prizes to arouse competition between different schools. Village or graded schools are allowed to compete with each other, and district schools form a different group. Lines in which schools compete are: (1) The best school gar- den. (2) The best average yields of various products. (3) 'Collection of vegetables shown. (4) Collection of flowers shown. (5) Greatest number of prizes won by members in the individual contests. (6) Best collections of various. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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