FARM BUILDINGS 153 



1 8. What will it cost to fence a field sixty rods 

 long and forty-five rods wide with a five wire fence, 

 posts one rod apart, worth 5 cents each, staples 6 

 cents per pound (200 to the pound), wire weighing- 

 one pound to the rod, worth $4.50 per cwt, and labor 

 amounting to $6? 



19. What will it cost to build a five board fence 

 around the same field, using twelve-foot boards, six 

 inches wide, and worth $16 per thousand, posts 5 

 cents each, nails and labor, $15? 



20. Pupils make and solve similar problems from 

 data taken from actual conditions. 



