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other. With the cows facing the wall. What are the 

 advantages and disadvantages of each plan? 



6. How many feet of 2-inch plank will it take to 

 lay the floor in this barn? Find cost of same at $25 

 per thousand. 



7. What will be the cost of a cement floor for same at 

 10 cents per square foot? 



8. Will ''scrub" cattle require the same room? 

 NOTE. In the following examples do not forget to add 



the value of the manure produced to the values of the 

 product : 



9. If a cow eats 3 tons of hay worth $6 per ton, 

 1,000 Ibs. of ground feed worth 80 cents per cwt., and 

 pasture amounting to $5 in a year, what does it cost a 

 farmer to keep a cow? Will a "scrub" cow cost as 

 much? 



10. A ''scrub" cow will give 15 Ibs. of milk, worth 

 80 cents per cwt., daily for 300 days in the year, and 

 raise a calf worth $3. What is the farmer's profit on 

 her? 



11. A Jersey cow will give 25 Ibs. of milk daily for 

 the same time and raise a calf worth $5. What is 

 the farmer's profit on her? 



12. How much more does he make on the Jersey 

 than on the "scrub"? 



13. If it costs 2 tons of hay, 40 bu. of oats and $6 

 worth of pasture annually to raise a colt, what does it 

 cost to raise a horse 4 years old with hay at $5 per ton 

 and oats at 30 cents per bu. ? 



