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FARM MANAGEMENT 



principle is to take the inventory when there is the least 

 feed and unsold produce on hand. 



The inventory on almost any farm can be taken in half a 

 day. The first time such an inventory is taken, it will require 

 some extra time to rearrange the items in convenient order. 

 In taking an inventory, one should go through each build- 

 ing carefully and list all the equipment, stock, feed, etc. 



Bins of grain may be measured and the number of cubic 

 feet multiplied by 8 and divided by 10 to get the bushels. 

 For ear corn, multiply the cubic feet by 4 and divide by 10. 

 Hay in well-settled stacks usually weighs about a ton for 

 every 500 cubic feet. Clover and alfalfa usually weigh 

 less than grasses. Small mows or stacks usually require 

 more than this amount for a ton. 



For convenience in keeping the inventory in later years, 

 it is best to copy the items in a book. For the equipment, 

 it is convenient to rule a number of columns so that the 

 same page may be used several years without having to 

 rewrite the items. 



The following is the inventory kept by a tenant farmer 

 in Nebraska. He took his inventory on January first : 



