Half an Orchard Is Better Than None

7. How can a farmer plant 10 apple trees in five rows with four trees in each row? –courtesy of Al Pattarozzi, Sarasota, Florida

What Am I?

8. I'm in the fire but not in the flame.

I'm in the master but not in the dame.

I'm in the courtier but not in the clown.

I'm in the country but not in the town.

What am I?

–courtesy of Chauncey Attleboro, Toronto, Ontario

ANSWERS:

1. Four.

2. Two.

3. One (3).

4. Two (3, 21).

5. Fill 5 and give to her. Fill 5 and pour into 3, leaving 2 in 5. Give her 2 from 5.

6. 2 minutes. A train going 30 mph travels ½ mile in 1 minute. It takes 1 minute for the train to enter and begin to emerge from the tunnel and then another minute for the caboose to finally be out of it.

7. By planting in the shape of a star. Draw a pentagon (five-sided figure) and "plant" one tree at each point. To each side of the pentagon, add a triangle with a tree at its tip. You now have five "rows" that intersect to form a five-point star.

8. The letter "r".

ESSAY AND RECIPE CONTEST RULES

Cash prizes (first, $300; second, $200; third, $100) will be awarded for the best essays in 200 words or less on the subject "A Kindness I Will Always Remember" and the best recipes in the category "Five or Fewer Ingredients." Entries must be yours, original, and unpublished. Amateur cooks only, please. One recipe per person. All entries become the property of Yankee Publishing, which reserves all rights to the material. The deadline for entries is Friday, January 22, 2021. Enter at Almanac.com/EssayContest or at Almanac .com/RecipeContest or label "Essay Contest" or "Recipe Contest" and mail to The Old Farmer's Almanac, P.O. Box 520, Dublin, NH 03444. Include your name, mailing address, and email address. Winners will appear in The 2022 Old Farmer's Almanac and on Almanac.com.