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A scout must state different tests with grains. Grow at least an acre of corn which produces 25 per cent. better than the average of the scout's ten nearest neighbors.

Be able to identify and describe common weeds of the community, and tell how best to eradicate them. Be able to identify common insects. Tell how best to handle them.

A scout must have a practical knowledge of ploughing, cultivating, drilling, hedging, and draining. He must also have a working knowledge of farm machinery, hay-making, reaping, loading, and stacking, and a general acquaintance with the routine seasonal work on a farm, including care of cattle horses, sheep, and pigs.

He must have a knowledge of Campbell's Soil Culture principle, and a knowledge of dry farming and of irrigation farming.

1. State different tests with grains.
2. Grow at least an acre of corn with products 25 per cent. better that the general average.
3. Be able to identify and describe common weeds of the community, and tell how best to eliminate them.
4. Be able to identify the common insects and tell how best how to handle them.
5. Have a practical knowledge of plowing, cultivating, drilling, hedging, and draining.
6. Have a working knowledge of farm machinery, haymaking reaping loading and stacking.
7. Have a general acquaintance of the routine seasonal work on the farm, including the care of cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs.
8. Have a knowledge of Campbell's Soil Culture principle, and a knowledge of dry farming and of irrigation farming.