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Tlie publishers of the Agricultural Epitomist, Spencer, Indiana, (the only agricultural paper 

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ROPP'S COCVSBVBERCIAL CALCULATOR 



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WHAT THE CALCULATOR IS 



A READY CALCULATOR, BUSINESS ARITHME- 

 TIC and REFERENCE BOOK COMBINED. 



'I'njs j.s uiu(uestionahly the niotit complete and 

 ronveiiiirit worK on Figures for PR\C'riCAL USE 

 ever puolishod. It contains nearly all the Short 

 Cuts known; hundred? of Simple Rules and Original 

 iVictiiods tor "f;asy and Rapid Calculation," and 

 Millions of Accurate Answers to Business Examples 

 and to Practical Problems. 



It Sifts and Simplifies tlie whole science of Arith- 

 metic, rctainins; only the Cream in a nutshell, as it 

 were. It.'; lables, Rules and Methods arc extremely 

 simple, cniinenlly useful practical, and fully abreast 

 Willi tlie a-;e of steam and elcctritity. 



i:vcryniu' who prefers to take the Simplest the 

 Shortest and the Easiest way for doing his work 

 should pos.scss a copy of this uselul and convenient 

 Pocket Manual. It will enable everybody to become 

 Proficient and (Juick in Figures; and to many a 

 yovmg person it may prove to be a stepping stone 

 to a successful business career. 

 IT WILL SMOW AT A GLANCE, WITHOUT THE 

 USE OF PENCIL, PEN OR PAPER 



The number of bushels and pounds in a load of 

 Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oats, or Barley and the correct 

 amount for same at any price per bushel. 



The exact amount for a lot of hogs or cattle, from 

 1 lb. to a carload, at any price per cwt. 



The correct amount for a load of Hay, Straw, Coal 

 or Coke, from 25 cents to $20.00 per ton. 



The correct amount for articles sold by the 

 Bushel, Pound, Yard or Dozen from '^c to $1. 



The exact wages for any time, at various rates per 

 month, per week and per day. 



The equivalent of wheat in flour, when exchang- 

 ing same, from 25 to 40 lbs, to tlie bushel.. 



The only correct Rule and Table for estimating 

 the exact contents of logs of all sizes. 



The exact contents of Lumber, Cisterns, Bins, 

 Wagon Beds, Corn Cribs, Cord-wood and Carpen- 

 ters', Plasterers' and Bricklayers' work. 



The exact interest on any sura, for any time, at 

 any practical rate per cent. 



The Day of the Week, for any date in 300 years, 

 besides hundreds of other very useful things. 



It gives all the Latest and Shortest methods 

 known, besides many published for the first time; 

 viz: An Easy and Unerring process for "Adding 

 Long Columns; "Short Cuts in Multiplicatio« and 

 Division. Problems in Fractions, Interest, Per- 

 centage, Mensuration etc., are usually solved with 

 less than one-third the figures and labor required 

 by ordinary methods, 

 cloth, with round corners and just the right size to fit 

 practical work should be in the hands of every farmer 



Size 6Vix3% inches. 



Handsomely and attractively bound it 

 tlie pocket. A copy of tnis useful and 

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