284 * LABORATORY MANUAL OF AGRICULTURE 

 SCORE CARD FOR FARMS 



NAME or FARM 



Poom 



STANDARD 



Size 



1. Adapted to kind of farming 2 



Fields 



1. Shape and size 3 



2. Nearness to farmstead 3 6 



Topography 



1. As affecting ease of cultivation 3 



2. As affecting production .... .... 1 



3. As affecting erosion and loss of fertility .... 1.5 



4. As affecting air drainage 0.5 6 



Fertility ~ 



1. Natural 8 



2. Condition 4 12 



Physical Properties of the Soil 



1. As affecting economy of cultivation 1 Q 



2. As affecting number of days of labor / 



3. As affecting loss of fertility 1 



4. As affecting kinds of possible crops 2 12 



Drainage 



1. Natural 1 



2. Artificial / ' 



Condition 



1. Freedom from stumps, stones, weeds, waste land. etc. 5 



Climate 



1. As affecting animal and plant production 



2. As affecting number of days of labor . 



Health fulness 



1. As an economic factor 



Location 



1. Distance to market 4 



2. Railroads 5 



3. Local markets 3 



4. Shipping facilities 2 



5. Neighbors as an economic factor 4 



6. Labor supply of neighborhood 1 



7. R. F. D., telephone, trolleys, etc 3 



8. Churches, school, grange, etc., as an economic factor 3 



