A Rural Arithmetic: A Textbook for Grammar Grades and Secondary Schools

Front Cover
Houghton Mifflin, 1916 - 258 pages
 

Contents

Multiplication Test
14
Practice in Division
15
Prime Numbers
16
Division Tests
17
DENOMINATE NUMBERS 14 Long or Linear Measure 2722
22
Surface Measure
23
Cubic Measure
25
Avoirdupois Weight
26
Liquid Measure
27
Dry Measure
28
Counting
29
Multiplication of Decimals
30
COMMON FRACTIONS 22 Reduction of Common Fractions
31
Practice in finding the Least Common Denominator
32
Multiplication of Common Fractions
34
Division of Common Fractions
35
Partition and Measurement
36
DECIMAL FRACTIONS 28 Reading and Writing Decimals
38
Practice in the Division of Decimals
42
Principles of Percentage
43
Use of the Equation
46
Case 1
47
Case 2
49
Case 3
51
Review of Decimals
52
Simple Interest
54
FARM CROPS 40 Cost of Yield per Acre
57
Broadcasting vs Drilling
58
Preparation of Soil for Wheat
60
Cost of growing Corn
62
Cost of growing Wheat
64
Cost of growing Oats
65
Cost of growing
66
Results of growing Cowpeas and Soy Beans
67
COMPOSITION AND USE OF FERTILIZERS 48 Nitrogen contained in Crops
69
Results of rotating Crops
71
Fertility in Crops and Fertilizers
73
Use of Limestone and Caustic Lime
75
Plant Food removed by Crops
77
Plant Food contained in Manure
79
Cost of Fertilizers
81
Plant Food produced by Animals
82
Plant Food in Illinois Soils
85
Plant Food consumed in the United States
87
Use of Fertilizers in growing
88
Miscellaneous Problems
89
CATTLE FEEDING
91
41
92
Rations for Dairy Cows
98
42
100
An Experiment with Gluten Feed and Bran
104
Shortfed Steers
106
Rations for Beef Cows
107
43
108
CottonSeed Meal for Cattle
109
46
110
The Composition of Milk
111
Rations for Milk Cows
113
Roughages for Milk Cows
114
Testing the Milk Production of Cows
116
Roughages for Steers
117
47
119
Feeding Corn and Cane Seed to Swine
120
Feeding Shelled Corn to Swine
121
51
122
60
135
Experimental Feeding of Colts
137
POULTRY FEEDING 93 Rations for Laying Hens
139
Analysis of Eggs
140
62
141
Recipes
142
Canning Fruit
144
Preserving Fruits
145
Food Values of Meats
146
65
147
66
148
Clothing
149
Household Furnishings
150
RATIO AND PROPORTION 106 Form in Ratio and Proportion
152
The Algebraic Equation
153
The Rectangular Method of Standardizing Milk
155
POWERS AND ROOTS OF NUMBERS 109 Powers of Numbers
157
Roots of Numbers
158
Formal Method of extracting Square Root
159
MEASUREMENTS 115 Rectangular Areas
162
Areas of Parallelograms not Rectangular
163
Circular Areas
164
Lateral Areas
165
CONTENTS XV
166
Cylinders
167
FENCING 123 Fencing the I S N U Farm
169
Fencing Section 15
170
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 125 Dairy Barn Construction
172
67
173
Painting
175
Concrete Floors
176
69
177
Plastering
178
SILOS 131 Dimensions and Capacities of Silos
180
71
181
Rate of feeding from Silos
182
73
186
75
188
Spraying for Commercial Fruit
190
77
192
Small Fruits
193
BUSINESS FORMS 138 Forms of Credit
195
Bills and Like Forms
198
Contracts
200
Deeds and Mortgages
203
Notes and Collateral
210
Wills
212
Insurance
214
Taxes
217
FARM ACCOUNTS 147 Labor Report
219
Milk Records
222
Inventory of F C Hibbard Farm
224
The Cash Account
227
Horse and Other Accounts
229
79
230
81
231
82
232
Ground Feed and Other Accounts
233
MEANING OF WORDS PECULIAR TO RURAL ARITHMETIC
235
85
237
87
240
88
241
89
244
Cost of preparing Corn Meal 61 Milk Production on a Modern Dairy Farm 62 Value of a Balanced Ration 63 Determination of Nutritive Ratios 9999...
245

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Popular passages

Page 226 - I hereby appoint sole executrix of this my last will and testament ; hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
Page 215 - I, , a notary public in and for said county, in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Walter Merritt, who is personally known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that he signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
Page 226 - In the name of God, Amen. I, JOHN DOE, of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex, and state of Connecticut, being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish, and declare, this to be my last Will and Testament...
Page 219 - That personally known to me to be the same person whose name. subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day, in person, and acknowledged that. he signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein set forth, including the release and waiver of the right of homestead.
Page 36 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 226 - Signed, sealed, published and declared, by the above named Caleb Taylor,* to be his last will and testament...
Page 38 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 221 - Release, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he signed, sealed, and delivered the said instrument of writing as his free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
Page 218 - Illinois hereby releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of the Homestead Exemption Laws of the State of Illinois.

Bibliographic information