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80 cents per cwt, daily for 300 days in the year, and 

 raise a calf worth $3. What is the farmer's profit on 

 her? 



11. A Jersey cow will give 25 Ibs. of milk daily 

 for the same time and raise a calf worth $5. What is 

 the farmer's profit on her ? 



12. How much more does he make on the Jersey 

 than on the "scrub"? 



13. If it costs 2 tons of hay, 40 bu. of oats and $6 

 worth of pasture annually to raise a colt, what does it 

 cost to raise a horse 4 years old with hay at $5 per ton 

 and oats at 30 cents per bu. ? 



14. A "scrub" colt will bring about $80. Has the 

 farmer lost or gained, and how much ? 



15. A coach horse will bring $150 instead. What 

 has the farmer gained or lost on this colt? Which is 

 the more profitable animal? 



1 6. If it takes 3 tons of hay worth $6 per ton, 50 

 bu. of oats worth 25 cents per bu., and $10 worth of 

 pasture to keep 10 sheep for a year, what is the cost 

 per head ? 



17. If one "scrub" sheep will shear about 4 Ibs. 

 of wool worth 20 cents per lb., and raise a lamb that 

 will weigh about 50 Ibs. and bring about $3.50 per 

 cwt., what will the entire flock return to the farmer? 

 What will each sheep return? Will he gain or lose, 

 and how much? 



1 8. If of a good breed, each sheep will shear about 

 8 Ibs. of wool and raise a lamb weighing about 70 Ibs., 



