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EDUCATION AND THEIFT 



4. A farm wagon with ordinary usage, and kept under 

 shelter when not in use. will last about 15 yr. ; when not 

 sheltered it will last about half as long. What is the average 

 loss per year on a $65 wagon that stands out in the open ? 



KITCHEN CABINET 



5 . If a hired hand while cultivating young corn covers up 

 10 hills to the acre, what is the value of the corn destroyed, 

 counting 2 ears to the hill and 100 ears to the bushel, at 60< 

 per bushel ? 



6. If the hired hand in problem 5 cultivates 3J A. per day, 

 what is the actual cost to the farmer for a day's work when 

 the man is paid 75$ per day ? 



