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standing out of doors, while other machines deteriorate as 

 rapidly standing idle out of doors as when in use. Machin- 

 ery left out of doors not only depreciates in value, but it 

 runs harder, is unsightly, is usually not where it is wanted, 

 and parts are often found missing or broken just when the 

 machine is wanted. Modern progressive agriculture that 

 appeals to strong industrious men and women requires that 

 convenient, serviceable shelter be provided for all farm 

 machinery, and that each machine be in its place under 

 cover when not in use. 

 Questions: 



1. What can you say about the improvement in farm machin- 

 ery? 



2. Tell what you can about operating machinery. 



3. Give as many reasons as you can why farm machinery should 

 be sheltered 



Arithmetic: 



1. If it required in 1855 4 hours and 34 minutes of man labor 

 to produce a bushel of corn, how many bushels could a man have 

 produced in one day of 10 hours? 



2. If a man can now produce 1 bushel of corn in 41 minutes of 

 labor, how many bushels of corn can be produced in one day of 10 

 hours? 



3. Find the annual cost of a corn binder, including depreciation 

 10%, interest 6%, and repairs 2%, the binder costing $125, What 

 is the cost per acre, if one cuts 20 acres of corn per year? 



FARM BUILDINGS 



Importance. — Farm buildings represent from 10% to 

 30% of the value of all farm property. In other words, 

 on a farm worth $10,000 the buildings are worth usually 

 from $1,000 to $3,000. On the average farm from $100 to 

 $300 is spent each year in building new buildings and repair- 

 ing and remodeling old buildings. Buildings on the farm 

 provide shelter for family, stock, machinery, crops for sale 

 and for feed. There is probably no other thing on the 

 farm that has so much to do with the appearance of the 

 farm as the buildings. For the above reasons, namely on 

 account of the cost, the use and the appearance of build- 

 ings, it is very important that very careful attention be 

 given to the planning, arrangement, construction and 

 maintenance of farm buildings. 



Permanence and Cost.— In newly settled sections it is 



