. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. 240 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE Arithmetic: 1. If it costs $ to plow an acre of land, 50c. to harrow it 3 times, 25c. to plant it, $ to cultivate it 4 times, and 60c. to manure it, 25c. for seed, and $ for rent, how much does it cost to raise an acre of corn? 2. If it costs $ to raise an acre of corn, and $ annually to fence it, how much does it cost per acre? How much does the corn cost per bushel, if it yields 40 bushels per acre? 3. If it requires 8 lbs. of ear corn to make one pound of pork, how many pounds of pork will 40 bus. of
. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. 240 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE Arithmetic: 1. If it costs $ to plow an acre of land, 50c. to harrow it 3 times, 25c. to plant it, $ to cultivate it 4 times, and 60c. to manure it, 25c. for seed, and $ for rent, how much does it cost to raise an acre of corn? 2. If it costs $ to raise an acre of corn, and $ annually to fence it, how much does it cost per acre? How much does the corn cost per bushel, if it yields 40 bushels per acre? 3. If it requires 8 lbs. of ear corn to make one pound of pork, how many pounds of pork will 40 bus. of ear corn make? (72 lbs. per bu.) How much will the pork made from 40 bus. of corn be worth at 5c. per FEEDING SOWS AND PIGS Feeding the Brood Sow.—It is very easy to overfeed a brood sow in winter. If she has raised two Utters of pigs during the year, so she is likely to be thin in the fall, she will need considerable feed until she begins to fatten up a lit- tle. If she has raised but one litter, which is the practice on most farms, she will have had the whole fall to fatten up, and very little grain is neces- sary or desirable during the winter. Bulky Feed.—If only one or two sows are kept, the slops from the house furnish an ex- cellent form of bulky feed, which helps to satisfy their appetites, but really contains little nutriment. If a large number of sows are kept, the slops from the house do not go very far, and one is likely to feed them more grain, to keep them from squealing, than they really need. If supplied with good clover hay, hogs will soon learn to eat it; ''Tnd%i?Ja^s^ttmmeffi:d'S%'2 and this fumishcs the bulk. 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 Wilson, Archie Dell, 1875- [from old catalog]; Wilson, E. W. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb publi
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