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would be found on some supposed place in the country. Let 

 the complete list be made first, and the values may be added 

 later. Students may learn the approximate values of dif- 

 ferent articles by asking older people at home or elsewhere. 



Exercise. — Making an Inventory. — Let each pupil make 

 an inventory of his father's property, and after the total 

 value of the property has been estimated let him find the 

 necessary net income in order to realize 5 per cent on the 

 investment. Mciny different problems may be based on this 

 exercise. 



Value of the Farm. — There arc many things to consider 

 when determining the value of a farm. The surface and drain- 

 age, the soil, the size as suited to the type of farming, the 

 shapes and sizes of the fenced fields, the kind of improve- 

 ments, the neighbors (whether they are in the same lines 

 of farming or not), the distance to good markets, and the 

 kind of roads. Before buying a farm a man would also 

 think of the climate, source of drinking water, health- 

 fulness, churches, schools, mail service, telephone, and 

 taxes. He might well estimate the cost of securing modern 

 conveniences in the home, including a water-pressure system 

 and house drainage. 



References. — United States Farmers' Bulletins: 62, Marketing 

 Farm Produce; 242, An Example of Model Farming; 270, Modern Con- 

 veniences for the Farm Home; 321, The Use of the SpUt-log Drag on 

 Earth Roads; 347, The Repair of Farm Equipment; 370, Replanning a 

 Farm for Profit; 437, A System of Tenant Farming and Its Results; 454, 

 A Successful New York Farm. 



