Arithmetic 



Pupil's question. Do I know enough arithmetic to be a farmer? Solve 

 the following. 



(1) 2240 Ibs. Clover Hay at $14 a ton. Solve. 



(2) 3200 Ibs. oats at $.32 a bushel. Solve. 



(3) 400 Ibs. hogs at $6.90 a hundred. Solve. 



(4) Explain difference between quit claim and warranty deed. 



(5) A farmer paid $125 for a binder. It lasted twelve years. Dur- 

 ing that time he paid out ten dollars for repairs. Interest at the rate of 

 six per cent. What did the binder cost him a year? 



(6) Draw a check, a note, a receipt. 



(7) Find out what it costs to raise corn, wheat or potatoes per bushel 

 by getting the figures from your father. To produce a pound of pork. 



(8) How would you send money to Chicago? Name and describe 

 three ways. 



(9) Explain the following common terms, F. O. B.; Bill of lading; 

 Savings account. 



(10) What makes a national bank safe? 



(11) Explain the following principles of investment: (a) safety first, 

 (b) high rate of interest, great risk. 



Geography 



1. What are the principal farm products of your districts? Explain 

 what has made these the principal products. 



2. For what products is your state noted? What conditions have 

 made these products possible? 



3. Locate on a map the principal corn, cotton, wheat, beef, pork, and 

 dairy sections of the United States. Explain why those areas are known 

 for the particular products. 



4. Make a soil map of your district. Locate on this map the princi- 

 pal farm crops. Locate the dairy farms; the silos. 



5. Compare the life on your farm with the life on a farm in England. 

 In Russia. In Germany. 



6. Make a map of your township, locating churches, schools, creamer- 

 ies, villages, best roads. 



7. Why is truck farming carried on near Chicago? 



8. Take a time table and find out how soon you could reach Cincin- 

 nati. Denver. 



9. Show how the farming carried on in the West differs from the 

 farming in the Central States. Why is this? 



10. Show how altitudes, light, heat, rainfall, soil, and means of trans- 

 portation affect farm products. 



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