346 LESSONS IN AGBICULTURE 



Cornell University Score-Card for Farms 



Standard 



Students' 

 Score 



1. Kind of Farming 



Adaptation as affecting value [ 3 



2. Size 



As adapted to kind of farming to be used.. 2 



3. Shape 



As affecting shape of fields 



As affecting nearness of farmstead 3 



4. Topography 



As affecting production 



As affecting ease of cultivation 3 



As affecting loss of soil fertility ....'. 2 



5. Fertility 



Natural 15 



Condition 5 



6. Physical Properties 



As affecting economy of cultivation 



As affecting number of days of labor 1 



AB affecting loss of soil fertility 2 



7. Drainage 



Natural or artificial 5 



8. Condition 



Freedom from stumps, stones, weeds, waste 



land, etc 3 



9. Climate 



As affecting production of live stock 



As affecting number of days of labor 2 



10. Healthfulness 



As an economic factor 5 



11. Water-supply 



Running water and wells 5 



12. Location 



Local markets 



Neighbors 5 



Shipping facilities 



Roadways 5 



13. Improvements 



Location of farmstead 8 



House as adapted to farm needs 5 



Other buildings as adapted to size of farm 



and kind of farming 



Fences, character, condition, arrangement. . 2 



14. Timber, orchards, vineyards, etc 



Total 100 



The above score card, worked out for the pupils' 

 home farms, would make valuable lessons in Elementary 

 Agriculture. 



