. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 232 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE. Courtesy of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Fig. 112. Tlay and contest a part of the game in National club worlc. (Grading: Slill, 30%; speed, 30%; weight of peeling, 40%; Total, 100%.) In tlie early spring the boys selected seed and tested its power to grow, or germinate, by taking a few kernels from each ear of seed corn. The Crop. Then each boy was allowed an acre of ground and expected to keep a careful account of the money spent on his crop in labor and fer- tilizer. Even when he did the work himself he charged ten cents an hou
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 232 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE. Courtesy of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Fig. 112. Tlay and contest a part of the game in National club worlc. (Grading: Slill, 30%; speed, 30%; weight of peeling, 40%; Total, 100%.) In tlie early spring the boys selected seed and tested its power to grow, or germinate, by taking a few kernels from each ear of seed corn. The Crop. Then each boy was allowed an acre of ground and expected to keep a careful account of the money spent on his crop in labor and fer- tilizer. Even when he did the work himself he charged ten cents an hour against his crop and five cents an hour for each horse used. The rental value of the land was placed at $5 per acre and that, too, was charged against his crop, while for each load of manure another $2 was charged. Net Profit. When the crop was sold, the lad deducted from the amount of money he received for. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nida, William Lewis. [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. Flanagan company
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