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FARM ARITHMETIC. 



and forage crops consult Census Bureau, or United States 

 Department of Agriculture reports. The following table 

 is from the 1900 census report. 



What was the average yield per acre of millet for 



Of alfalfa? Of clover? 



Of timothy and other tame grasses? 



What the total value of hay produced in 1899? 



324. 



1899? 



325. 



326. 



327. 



328. The combined hay and forage crop ac-reage in 

 1899 was 61.691,000. The 1909 acreage shows an in- 

 crease of 17.2 per cent. What w^as it? The 1909 crop 

 averaged 1.35 tons per acre. How many tons? The 1909 

 crop was worth $11.40 per acre. What was this per ton? 



Statistics of Potatoes. 



Irish and sweet potatoes enter largely into the diet of 

 all classes of people. The former is also used extensively 

 in the manufacture of starch. 



