H2 FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



PROBLEMS. 



1. Which will produce the greater number of stalks, a field of 

 corn planted in rows 42 inches apart each way, with 3 stalks to the hill, 

 or a field planted or drilled with 1 stalk every 12 inches in rows 42 inches 

 apart? What would be the difference in the number of stalks between 

 the two methods in planting a 5-acre field ? 



2. If corn in drilled roWs with stalks 12 inches apart shows a gain 

 of 10 per cent, over any other method in production under certain con- 

 ditions, what would be the gain to drill a field instead of planting with a 

 check rower, if a 10-acre field of drilled corn produced 80 bushels per 

 acre ?* 



3. What would be the difference between the number of stalks 

 produced in a 10-acre field planted with 3 kernels per hill, 42 inches apart 

 each way, and a field of the same size drilled with 1 stalk every 10 inches 

 in rows 40 inches apart? If the drilled corn showed a gain of 8 per cent. 

 over the check-rowed corn, what was the gain in 10 acres that were drilled 

 and produced 120 bushels per acre? 



Harvesting Corn. 



1. If the hills are 42 inches apart each way in a five- acre field, how 

 many shocks of corn will there be in the field if the corn is cut and 

 shocked 8 hills square? 



2. How many shocks will there be in a ten-acre field if the corn is cut 

 and shocked 10 hills square? How many shocks will there be in a 

 ten-acre field if the corn is cut and shocked 8 by 10 hills? 



3. Which is the more expensive method, to hire corn cut 8 hills square 

 at 4c a shock, or to pay 6c a shock 10 hills square?- 



4. Based on the customary price paid per bushel for husking by hand 

 and the price paid per bushel for machine husked corn, which is 

 the cheaper method in your locality? 



5. Make a comparison of the cost of putting 10 acres of corn into the 

 silo and putting the same field into the crib and mow. 



* Corn should not be drilled where there will be great difficulty in 

 keeping the field clean. Many failures with drilled corn result from grass 

 and weeds getting a good start during a wet season. 



