Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1918 — AGRICULTURE. [ARTICLE]

AGRICULTURE.

The following questions were used by the state board of education for the teachers’ examination' on the subject of agriculture for the common and primary schools: 1. What is a silo? Of what materials are they made? 2. What are the most commonills of little chicks? 3. What are the chief differences between lard and bacon hogs? Name one breed of each type. , 4. Is there any danger of investing too much money in farm, buildings? Explain your answer. -5. A man by having a handy barn may save twenty minutes each day in doing chores. How many hours may he save in a year? How much is this time worth at 20c per hour? 6. What are the purposes of spraying? 7. What is meant by “green manuring”? Name two green manure crops. 8. Name an important crop for which it is'often necessary to inoculate the soil and describe a practical method of inoculation.