LESSON XVI 

 POWER ON THE FARM 



Sources of power. In olden days most of the 

 work on the farm was done by man power. The 

 muscles of men and women were used to hoe the 



METHOD OF HARVESTING IN THE OLDEN DAYS 



ground, cut the grain and hay, and carry the harvests 

 to the shed or barn. Although our modern methods 

 of farming require more power than ever before, yet 

 the farmer is using less of his own muscular power. 



