FARM ARITHMETIC PROBLEMS 85 



ing 2y 2 acres a day as fair work for man and team ? 

 What would be the cost? 



3. If a man and team can harrow 15 acres a day, 

 how long will it take to harrow it twice ? What will 

 be the cost? 



4. If a man and team can plant 15 acres a day, 

 how long will it take and what will it cost? 



5. If a man and team can cultivate 7*/2 acres a 

 day, how many days will it take to cultivate it 4 

 times, and what will it cost? 



6. If this field of corn makes 2,000 bushels, what 

 is the yield per acre? What will it cost per acre to 

 husk it at 3 cents per bushel ? 



7. What is the total cost of the field of corn in the 

 way of labor? How much per acre? Allowing rent 

 at $5 per acre, what is the total cost per acre? 



8. What would this field of corn bring at present 

 prices? How much per acre? 



9. What would be the net return per acre after 

 deducting all cost in the way of labor and rent? 

 Have any items of expense been omitted? If so, 

 figure them in. 



10. What would be the cost per acre of growing 

 wheat, allowing for plowing at 3 acres per day, 2 

 ha r rowings at 15 acres per day, seeding at 15 acres 

 per day, 6 pecks of seed at $1.00 per bushel, cutting 

 at 75 cents per acre, shocking at 4 acres a day to each 

 man, and a threshing expense of 7 cents per bushel 

 on a yield of 24 bushels per acre. 



