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ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE 



SCORE CARD ECONOMIC VALUE OP FARMS, Continued 



Areas in acres 



Price asked 



Price per acre 



Price per acre [excluding waste land] . 



Estimated value 



Which farm would you prefer to buy? . 



Name 



Date 



DIRECTIONS 



If the points are not properly distributed for the kind of farming to be followed, 

 assign what you consider to be correct. The total need not be exactly 1,000. 



No points are assigned for climate. This should be considered when judging 

 farms in different regions or at different altitudes, or when topography or proximity 

 to water make a difference in the climate of the farms that are being compared. 



The number of points assigned to each subject is not the limit but is suggestive. 

 Deduct more than the total number when it seems advisable. For instance, dis- 

 tance to market may absolutely disqualify a farm if one wishes to sell milk, while 

 it is much less important for a grain, hay or sheep farm. Similarly, there are con- 

 ditions that may call for higher deductions on any of the points. Credits for excep- 

 tional values, such as superior fences, large orchards, probability of increase in 

 value, etc., may be added under number 34. 



81. Farm Inventory. 



Make an inventory of all the property on a farm, not including 

 household articles. What per cent of the capital is in real estate? In 

 machinery? In each of the other Important items? 



82. Farm Accounts. 



Enter a set of farm accounts for a part of a year, and balance the 

 books. (See The Farmers' Business Hand Book, pp. 1-115, or Cyclo- 

 pedia of American Agriculture, Vol. IV, pp. 216-232.) 



83. Farm Accounts. 



Keep an account with chickens, horses, garden, or some crop, and 

 determine the profit or loss. 



