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When one goes up and the other goes down: speed and time, men and days, pressure and volume.

The single number that tells you if a ration or a system is working. Weigh the animals, do it again in 30 days, and divide.

Measure it, and aim to get it under 380. A long interval usually means the cow is losing condition before the bull goes in.

A plant that goes out too early loses a fortnight. Harden it off properly and it will lose a week of growth instead of a month of plants.

Concrete gains most of its strength in the first week. Keep it damp for the first three days and cover it if it is hot or frosty.

The setting that goes on the drill. Work it out from the seed rate, then check it over a measured 10 m and count.

Each one holds the other two constant. A cold bottle warms in the sun and the pressure goes up, which is why a bottle left in a hot shed can go off.

Lime makes the maize release its niacin, which is the whole point of treating it. See Flint Corn And Popcorn.

Write the treatment date and the withdrawal date on the animal or in the book, and check the milk before it goes in the tank. See Vaccinating And Cold Chain.

Measure from the edge of the hole to the edge of the flange, not to where you think the bend goes. Add the allowance to the flat length before cutting.

The rule that makes a heap work. Too much carbon and it sits there for a year; too little nitrogen and it goes sour and smells. See Compost Heap.

Grain dried too fast or too hot goes cracked, and the cracks cost you in the mill. See Storing Grain.

The rules that decide what goes in the freezer. Label everything with the date and what it is.

A boiling thermometer is worth the money. Overcook the jam and it goes tough, undercook it and it runs. See Jam Jelly And Preserves.

Water on a level yard is water that never leaves. Get the fall right with a laser level or a long spirit level and a pegged board. See Underground Pipe And Trenches.