CHAPTER IX. 



PRACTICE WORK. 



Feb. 1. Hours of labor: Cattle 4; horses 2; hogs J; 

 poultry | . . . . Eggs laid 4 .... Set aside for home use : 1 gal- 

 lon milk, 1 pint cream. 



Feb. 2. Hours of labor: Cattle 4^; horses 2; hogs j; 

 poultry ^ . . . . Eggs laid 1 .... Set aside for home use : 1 gal- 

 lon milk, 6 eggs. 



Feb. 3. Sold 1 gallon cream 80c; 4J pounds butter at 

 23 Jc. . . .Hours of labor: Cattle 4-J; horses 2; hogs f ; poul- 

 try I ; hauling grist for feed 1 man and team 4, 2 men f . . . . 



Eggs laid 1 Set aside for home use: 1 gallon milk, 3 



quarts cream. 



Feb. 4. Hours of labor: Cattle 4J; horses 2; hogs f; 

 poultry ^ . . . . Eggs laid 4 .... Set aside for home use : 5 

 quarts milk, 3 quarts cream, 6 eggs. 



Feb. 5. Paid personal property taxes f 6.51 (Charge Farm 

 Expense) ; medicine 50c ; binder twine $22.50 ; wood $8 ; ker- 

 osene 15c; stationery 27c. . . .Bought of Mercantile Co. on ac- 

 count, groceries 50c .... Sold 81 bushels and 8 pounds of oats 

 at 35c ; 5J quarts of cream at 20c .... Hours of labor : Cattle 

 4| ; horses 2 ; hogs f ; poultry 1^ ; marketing oats 1 man and 

 team 3, 2 men J . . . . Eggs laid 3 .... Set aside for home use : 

 4 quarts milk, 1 pint cream. 



Weight of feeds fed to live stock to-day : Cattle Shred- 

 ded corn fodder 135 Ibs., unshredded corn fodder 139 Ibs., 

 hay 129 Ibs., ground feed 80 Ibs., oats 2 Ibs., skim milk 57 

 Ibs. ; horses Hay 119 Ibs., oats 46 Ibs., corn on cob 11 Ibs. ; 

 hogs Corn on cob 209 Ibs. and all skim milk and butter- 

 milk not otherwise used ; poultry Corn on cob 10 Ibs., oats 

 11 Ibs. 



The weight of milk given by each cow morning and even- 

 ing was as follows: Red Heifer, morning 6.9 Ibs., evening 



Use 72 Ibs. of corn on the cob to a bushel during 1 February and 

 March. 



Troubles grow by recounting them. Hubbard. 



