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How does a cow lie down — front feet first or hind 

 feet first? 



What is the gestation period of sheep? 

 Suppose your hired man is injured by a com 

 picker. Are you legally liable ? 

 Which dairy breed has the highest annual butterfat 

 production record? 



What is a good average rate of gain per day for a 

 pig from date of birth to market weight? 

 If vour cow breaks out and wanders on the high- 

 way, causing an accident, who is liable .' 



Name two hardv varieties of alfalfa. 



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8. How many bushels of corn can be placed in a crib 

 measuring 3(y x 12' x 14'? 



9. How many quarts in 100 pounds of milk? 



10. If your hired girl is injured on the steps of your 

 home, must you pay her doctor and hospital bills 

 and continue her pay while she is laid, up? 



11. Which breed of beef cattle commonly has the 

 highest dressing percentage? 



12. What is humus? 



13. Which contributes most to corn yield ■ — plowing 

 under a catch crop of sweet clover or letting the 

 stand of clover remain a year for pasture and then 

 plowing under ? 



ANSWERS TO FARM OPERATION TEST 



(Score yourself 8 points for each correct answer) 



I. Front feet first. 2. 21 weeks. 3. If you were at all negligent and 

 you do not have liability insurance, you better see your lawyer. You 

 may have to pay. 4. Holstein. 5. 1 lb. per day. 6. Same answer as 

 No. 3. 7. Cossack-Ladah and Grimm South Dakota. 8. Approx- 

 imately 2,113 bushels. 9. 46^4 quarts. 10. Same answer as No. 3. 



II. Aberdeen-Angus. 12. Partially decayed vegetable and animal 

 matter in the soil. 13. Let remain for a year, then plow under. 

 Illinois .Agricultural Mutual Insurance Company provides adequate 

 insurance protection against the hazards referred to in questions 3, 

 6. and 10. 



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