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FARM ARITHMETIC. 



402. Of goats ? In 1900 their value was $2,982,000. 

 What per cent of gain in value ? 



Value per head for each class. The average value per 

 head in .each class for the same census year was as fol- 

 lows: Cattle (neat), $24.50; horses, $108.87; mules, 

 $126 ; swine, $6.88 ; sheep, $4.44 ; and goats, $2.16. 



OUT FOR AN AIRING. 



The pony and pony cart are childhood sports on many American farms. It is 

 on the farm, in agriculture, and in contact with Mother Nature that are fash- 

 ioned vigorous bodies, clear brains, steady nerves, self-reliance, character and 

 sympathy. 



403. How many cattle of all kinds in the United 

 States in 1910? 



404. How many horses? Mules? Swine? Sheep? 

 Goats? 



