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kinds of losses enumerated in this chapter, so far as they have 

 applied or do apply to each. 



3. Note what variations in crop rotations are found in 

 the neighborhood. Give reasons for these variations. 



4. Find out how many farms in your section have names 

 such as "Meadow Brook Farm," "The Heights," "Alfalfa 

 Acres," or others. Of what value to a farm is a name? How 

 should a farmer advertise? 



5. Estimate the value of some farm with which you are 

 very familiar. 



REVIEW. 



1. In what ways is farming different now from what it was fifty 

 years ago? 



2. What has brought about these changes? 



3. What kind of men make the best farmers, educated or unedu- 

 cated? 



4. Do farmers in your section map their farms and plan their 

 work ahead? 



5. Why should a farmer keep accounts? 



6. What accounts should he keep? 



7. What is a field record and of what value is it? 



8. How may a farmer get the best prices for his products? 



9. Why should a farmer make an inventory? 



10. Name several poor or really bad methods generally practiced 

 on farms. 



11. How may a young man, or any man without money, acquire 

 a farm of his own? 



12. How would you choose a farm? 



13. What bad management is found in your section? 



14. Suggest methods of improvement. 



15. Is there a federal farm loan association in your region? 



16. What farmers whom you know keep accounts? 



References. United States Farmers' Bulletins: 270, Modern Con- 

 veniences for the Farm Home; 505, Benefits of Improved Roads; 511, 

 Farm Bookkeeping; 572, System of Farm Cost Accounting; 593, How 

 to Use Farm Credit; 597, Road Drag and How Used; 614, Efficient 

 Farm System for Corn Belt; 635, What the Farm Contributes Directly 

 to the Farmer's Living; 661, Method of Analyzing Farm Business; 

 745, Waste Land and Wasted Land on Farms; 746, The Farmer's 

 Income; 782, Use of a Diary for Farm Accounts; 792, How the Federal 

 Farm Loan Act Benefits the Farmer. 



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