Hundt Implement
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Hundt Implement
Contributing researchers: Arturo Acosta
Logan Christianson
Irving Diaz
Ethan Harris
Noah Hemmersbach
Amber Hoeft
Mira Mellen
Edgar Mosqueda
Keona Mickelson
Copyright @2012. Cashton Elementary Press
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Table of Contents
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Goods or Services? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What You Can Find / See . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reading and Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What If You Worked Here? . . . . . . . . . . 10
Interesting Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
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History Hundt Implement has been in
Cashton for 85 years. Grandpa
Frank Hundt, Sr. opened the busi-
ness in 1927. He had his own
machines to fix, but he had a
hard time finding parts. He
wanted to help other farmers find
parts and fix their machines, too. Photo
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Goods or Services? *Some of the goods they sell are farm
machinery, snowmobiles, four wheelers,
chainsaws, tractors, lawn mowers, tools,
parts for equipment, toy tractors, and
toy farms.
*The services they provide are fixing
farm machinery, snowmobiles, four
wheelers, chainsaws, and lawn
mowers.
Photo ?
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What You Can Find/See • Four wheelers
• Toy tractors and farms
• Snowmobiles
• Lawn mowers
• People fixing things
• Skid steers
• Scales to weigh things
• Lots of parts to fix the equipment
• Chainsaws
• Computers at the counter
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Photos and Captions
A skid steer
being test
driven by a
Hundt
Implement
employee
Snow blowers ready
for winter
A four wheeler ready to be
fixed
Tractors for sale
across the road
The parts and
service counter
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Using Math • Billing
• Counting money
• Ordering parts
• Figuring out costs
• Pricing everything in the store • Adding tax to work orders and
parts
Photo ?
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Reading
and Writing • Read manuals to know how to
fix things
• Write paperwork
• Read paperwork
• Read up on costs
• Writing which parts to order
Photo ?
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What If You Worked Here?
• Logan would be the boss
• Mira would help them find their
things
• Keona would fix tractors
• Amber would start the snowmo-
biles
• Edgar would drive the snowmo-
biles
• Irving would fix the snowmobiles
and four wheelers
• Noah would drive a skid steer
• Arturo would take apart the
snowmobiles to fix them
• Ethan would be the second boss
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Interesting Facts • 20 full time employees
• 85 years in Cashton
• A tractor costs between
$30,00 and $80,000
• Opened in 1927
• Has a trucking business
• Has a parts and service
department
• Use reading, writing, and
math everyday
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Glossary
Machines p. 4 - Something we
use to do work
Goods p. 5 - Things that are sold
Services p. 5 - When you pay
someone to do a job for you
Manuals p. 9 - A book that gives instructions or information about
something
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About the Project
The Cashton Elementary First Graders
visited many places in order to learn
about the goods and services our com-
munity provides to the people who live
here. A huge thanks to all of the busi-
nesses we contacted who graciously al-
lowed us to visit and learn. If you have
questions about this project or would
like to be included in the future, please
contact one of the following teachers
at the Elementary School (608-654-
7377).
Rachel Huntzicker
Beth Lee
Dawn Stalsberg