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9. Profits. — (a) Secure these items from some farmer with suc- 
cessful experience in hog raising: 
Number and value of the breeding hogs at beginning of the season. 
Cost of additional hogs purchased, if any. 
Number of pigs raised this season. 
Value of feed used. 
Cost of other supplies for the hogs. 
Number of hogs sold at end of season. 
Their aggregate weight, and the price received. 
Number and value of hogs still on hand. 
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(b) Determine the gain. This covers labor, interest on investment, 
and profit. What items should be included under “ investment ”’? 
10. Oral or Written Composition. — Any of the first seven of the above 
projects will make a good subject for an interesting composition. 
