EXERCISE 94 (Continued) 



harvested ? Assuming that the binder lasts twenty years and the other charges are the same as given 

 above, what has been the annual cost of a binder ? What the acre cost ? 



3. Ascertain if there is any feasible plan of cooperation' among the farmers of the locality in the 

 use of expensive machinery so that its yearly use may be increased. 



4. Ascertain if the life of the machinery might be substantially increased, and suggest definite ways 

 in which it may be accomplished. 



Questions. How should binders, mowers, silage cutters, corn planters, and plows respectively be 

 cared for so as to give the maximum length of service ? 



References. Waters, H. J. Essentials of Agriculture, pp. 449-455. Ginn and Company. Potter, A. A. 

 Farm Motors. McGraw-Hill Book Company. Warren, G. F. Farm Management, pp. 355-364. The Mac- 

 millan Company. 



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