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FARM ARITHMETIC. 



SEED COTTON 



LINT COTTON 



recently placed therein, divide by 18, or by any number 

 from 15 to 18, depending upon the character of the pack- 

 ing. This gives approximately the number of tons. 



822. How many tons of hay in a mow 42 feet long, 

 21 feet wide, and 15 feet high, the hay being well packed ? 



823. How many tons in 

 a mow 46 feet long, 35 feet 

 wide, and 18 feet high, the 

 hay being just put in? 



To measure hay in the 

 rick. (Approximately.) Mul- 

 tiply the length of the base 

 in yards by the width in 

 yards, and that by half the 

 height in yards and divide 

 the product by 15 to 18. 



D D D 



PLANT FOOD IN COTTON. 



Most of the plant food withdrawn 

 from the soil in cotton raising is 

 stored in the seed. If all seed were 

 fed to cattle and the resulting 

 manure returned to the land cotton 

 would be the least exhaustive of all 

 crops grown. 



824 How many tons of 

 old hay in a rick 15 feet long, 

 9 feet wide, and 12 feet 

 high? 



825. How many tons of 

 newly made hay in a rick 24 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 

 12 feet high? 



Important truth. The only exact method of measur- 

 ing hay or grain is to weigh it, but the rules given above 

 will be found sufficient for ordinary practical purposes. 

 In measuring hay the rules apply to timothy as the stand- 

 ard. In the case of clover, alfalfa, and cowpea hay, which 

 do not pack so completely, one-fourth should be taken 

 from the approximate measure in tons as determined by 

 the above rules. 



To exchange cottonseed for cottonseed meal. In the 



