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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 



Courtesy of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



Fig. 112. Tlay and contest a part of the game in National club worTc. 



(Grading: Skill, 30%; speed, 30%; iveigJit of 



peeling, 40%; Total, 100%.) 



In the early spring the boys selected seed and tested 

 its power to grow, or germinate, by taking a few 

 kernels from each ear of seed corn. 



The Crop. Then each boy was allowed an acre 

 of ground and expected to keep a careful account 

 of the money spent on his crop in labor and fer- 

 tilizer. Even when he did the work himself he 

 charged ten cents an hour against his crop and five 

 cents an hour for each horse used. The rental value 

 of the land was placed at $5 per acre and that, too, 

 was charged against his crop, while for each load 

 of manure another $2 was charged. 



Net Profit. When the crop was sold, the lad 

 deducted from the amount of money he received for 



