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an acre, provided the stover is given the same care in 

 curing. The yield of corn stover averages about two tons 

 (4,000 pounds) an acre. 



What is the total yield of field-cured corn fodder on 

 your farm this year, and what is its value at $10 a ton? 

 If you cannot determine the exact weight of the cured 

 corn stalks, compute it as closely as you can. 



Now, the total weight of corn stover produced in the 

 United States this year is 480,500,000,000 pounds. Not 



CRIMSON CLOVER READY FOR CUTTING. 



Every soil is made better by having a legume crop grow in it. Crimson, or 

 scarlet clover, is always prized in those sections to which it is adapted. 



all of this is saved, and some of it is not properly taken 

 care of. In figuring out the answers to the questions 

 below remember that 100,000,000 acres of corn were 

 planted in the country this year. 



QUESTIONS. 



1. What is the value of the corn stover in the United 

 States this year at $10 a ton, assuming that it is all prop- 

 erly harvested and taken care of ? 



