124 LESSONS IN AGRICULTURE 



3. Pasture in clover In the Fall 



Number of head 



Number of months 



Income from pasture $ 12.00 



4 Clover hay harvested next June 



Number of tons 12 



Price per ton $fi.OO 



Cost of labor $12.00 



5. Clover seed crop In the Fall. Husked and marketed 



Number bushels yield IS 



Value of yield $90.00 



Cost of labor $20.00 



6. Plow for corn the following Spring, and plant 



Cost of labor $10.00 



Cost of seed (1% bushels) $1.00 



Four cultivations cost of labor for cultivation $7.50 



7. Seeding wheat In the corn In September 



Cost seed i'l% bushels per acre) $12.00 



Cost of labor $4.00 



8. Corn harvest In the Fall 



Number of bushels . . ... 500 



Value of the yield $200.50 



Cost of labor $15.00 



Calculate the total cost and receipts of this rotation, 

 and the net gain on one acre for one year. 



The last census shows that the average annual crop 

 per acre in this country is valued at $11. How does 

 this annual crop compare with the average? 



What does the farm upon which you live yield per 

 acre? 



What crops yield the highest net returns per acre in 

 your locality? 



Problems 



1. A farmer's boy hires out to a neighbor for five 

 months at $22 per month. He begins work April 1, 

 with $7.35 cash on hand. He receives his pay at the 

 end of every month. April 2, he pays $2.75 for shoes. 

 April 20, 25c for a straw hat. May 3, he spends $1.25 

 for a coat. May 31, he buys a colt for $42. July 1, 



