190 LESSONS IN AGRICULTURE 



Problems 



1. How many pounds of wheat are grown on an acre 

 yielding 25 bushels? 



2. How many pounds are grown on eight acres at 

 the same rate ? How many tons ? 



3. How many square rods in an acre? How many 

 pounds would that be per square rod ? 



4. What is the value per acre of the above at 80c 

 per bushel? 



5. At the same rate what is the value of all the 

 wheat grown on a piece of land containing 240 square 

 rods? 



6. At 90c per bushel what is the value of the wheat 

 grown on an acre if the yield is 20 bushels? 



7. Which is the more valuable, the crop in problem 

 4 or that in problem 6? 



8. If 20 bushels of 90c wheat can be grown on an 

 acre, how many pounds is that per acre? What is the 

 price per pound? How many pounds are grown on a 

 square rod? What is the value of the wheat grown on 

 a square rod? 



9. At the same rate and price, what is the value of 

 the wheat grown on a piece of ground 14 rods wide and 

 20 rods long ? 



10. How many acres in a field 40 rods long and 24 

 rods wide? 



11. If a man can plow 2 acres per day, how long 

 will it take him to plow the above field? What will 

 it cost at $2 per day ? 



