406 



FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



buildings ; silos ; cribs ; granaries ; tile drains ; fences, road building ; 

 ditching; problems in seeding; planting and harvesting of wheat, corn 

 and other crops; marketing; egg production; trade problems; make all 

 problems practical and applicable to the every day transactions of the 

 community by consulting the daily market reports. 



In figuring the depreciation of fences surrounding an area planted 

 to a certain crop it is necessary to know their value and to estimate the 

 length of time they will last. For example, the depreciation of a fence 

 estimated to last ten years should be figured at 10 per cent. 



Score Card. 

 FARMS. 



(New York State College of Agriculture, Department of 

 Farm Management.) 



Points. 



Fertility 



8. Natural ' 80 



9. Condition 40 



Physical Properties of the Soil 



10. As affecting economy of cultivation } ] 



11. As affecting number of days of labor \ I 90 



12. As affecting loss of soil fertility ! 10 



13. As affecting kinds of possible crops | _'<> 



Drainage 



14. Natural ) 



15. Artificial 1 I 50 



Condition 



16. Freedom from stumps, stones, weeds, waste land, etc... ">" 

 Climate 



17. As affecting animal and crop production ! 



18. As affecting number of days of labor ' 



Healthfulness 



19. As an economic factor ! 40 



Location 



20. Distance to Market I 40 



?1. Roadways -. . . ! 50 



22. Local markets ' ' 30 



23. Shipping facilities | 



24. Neighbors as an economic factor j 



25. Labor supply of neighborhood j 



26. R. F. D., telephone, trolleys, etc I 



27. Churches, school, grange, etc., as economic factors ' 30 



Taxes 



28. Per cent, on cash value 



Water Supply 



29. Running water, wells , 40 



