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for hay. Usually three or four crops an be cut from 

 the same field in a season. The hay is cured in the same 

 way as clover, but more care needs to be taken to save 

 the leaves, as they drop off easily as soon as dry. 

 Problems 



1. Ask some farmer how many tons of clover hay an 

 acre should yield, and calculate the yield for ten acres. 

 What price would the clover hay from ten acres bring 

 if sold at the market rate ? 



2. Find the number of tons in a rick of clover hay, 

 25 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 40 feet over? 



3. Find the number of tons in a mow, 40 feet long, 

 25 feet wide, and 12 feet high. 



4. How many tons of hay will your father's barn on 

 the farm at home hold? 



NOTE. To find the number of tons of hay : 



In mow. Multiply together the height, length and 



breadth in feet, and divide the product by 450 for 



timothy, and by 600 for clover hay. 

 In rick. Multiply the length by the breadth and that 



product by one half the difference between the breadth 



and the distance over. This will give cubic feet. Divide 



as above to find the number of tons. 



References: Farmers' Bulletin, No. 278. Clover Farming, 

 Wallace. 



LESSON LXXXVIII 



FIVE LINES OF AGRICULTUEAL IMPROVEMENT 



Out-line Eeview 



Since June is one of the best months for many of the 

 improvements suggested by the outline given below, 



