Farmer Boy

What was the first event of the Early Harvest on the Wilder farm?
1. canning vegetables
2. shearing the sheep
3. haying-time
4. selling the hogs
The scythes had to be sharpened before they could cut hay. What did they use to sharpen them?
1. water and a grindstone
2. a rock from the stream
3. the hot fire in the stove
4. a dry grindstone
Why did the men and boys put green leaves in the crowns of their hats?
1. to absorb the sweat
2. to cool off their heads
3. they liked the smell of the leaves
4. to play a trick on the girls
True or False:
Almanzo walked slowly with the pail full of egg-nog. He was sure that it would be a sin to spill it.
1. false
2. true
How did Almanzo get back to the Big Barn with the hayrack full of hay?
1. he rode on top
2. he drove his oxen
3. he rode one of the colts
4. he walked behind it
The Wilders saved everything from the summer's bounty. What did they do with the apple cores?
1. used them to plant trees
2. fed them to Lucy
3. make vinegar
4. tossed them into the fields
What did Almanzo's Father teach him to wrap around the oats?
1. rawhide
2. fence wire
3. oat stalks
4. string
True or False:
First Almanzo shocked the oats and the wheat. Then, he had to shock the field of oats and Canada peas.
1. true
2. false
How tall were the bean stakes?
1. as tall as Almanzo
2. as tall as Alice's hoopskirts
3. 1 foot tall
4. 10 feet tall
Who brought the Wilder family news of politics, fashions, and prices from New York City?
1. the hay-buyer
2. the shoe cobbler
3. the butter-buyer
4. the wheat-buyer
True or False:
Mother's butter had layers of color, some darker and some lighter. She knew it would catch a good price.
1. true
2. false
How much did Mother get for her butter? The butter-buyer said it was the best he had ever seen.
1. ten cents a pound
2. one dollar a pound
3. fifty cents an ounce
4. fifty cents a pound
What did mother do that she had never done before?
1. went to town on a weekday in harvest-time
2. told the butter-buyer she would settle for less
3. asked the butter-buyer to buy her cream also
4. sold her butter for $300
What did Mother do with her butter money?
1. bought more seed for next spring
2. put it in the bank
3. paid her tab at the general store
4. bought everyone a new outfit
True or False:
Mother was worried about having all that money in the house overnight.
1. true
2. false