Publications 



525 



Capacity of Cisterns 



Size 



5 ft. X 5 ft 



6 ft. X 6 ft 



7 ft. X 7 ft 



8 ft. X 8 ft 



BarreLs 

 per feet 

 in depth 



5.92 



8.54 



11.63 



15.19 



Barrels 

 per 5 feet 

 in depth 



29.60 

 42.70 

 58.15 

 75.95 



Gallons 

 per 5 feet 

 in depth 



947.2 

 1 , 366 . 4 

 1 , 860 . 8 

 2,430.4 



Government Recipe for Whitewash 



Slake half a bushel of unslaked lime with boiling water, cover during the 

 process to keep in steam, strain the liquid through a fine sieve or strainer, 

 and add to it a peck of salt previously dissolved in warm water, three pounds 

 of ground rice boiled to a thin paste and stirred in while hot, half a pound of 

 {Spanish whiting, suid one pound of clear glue, previously dissolved by soaking 

 in cold water and then hanging over a slow Are in a small pot hung in a larger 

 one filled with water. Add five gallons of hot water to the mixture, stir well 

 and let it stand a few days, covered from dirt. It should be applied hot. 



A pint of this nvash mixture, if properly applied, will cover one square 

 yard, and will be almost as serviceable as paint for wood, brick, or stone, and 

 is nuich cheaper than the cheapest paint. 



Number, Weight, Average Cost of Seed, and Quantity to Sow 



Name of seed. 



Number 



of grains of 



pure seed 



per lb. 



Red top 



Orchard grass 



Timothy 



Alsike clover. 

 Red clover. . . 

 Alfalfa 



603 , 000 

 579,500 

 1,170,500 

 707 , 000 

 279,000 

 209,500 



Amount 

 to sow per 



acre of 

 pure seed 



Lbs. 



7 



35 



10 



5 to 10 



10 to 15 



15 to 20 



Weight 

 per bu. 

 in lbs. 



Lbs. 



Cost of seed 

 per acre. 



New York State Legal Weight Per Bushel of Farm Products 



Lime or common salt 70 lbs. 



Wheat, peas, potatoes, clover seed, beans GO " 



Onions 57 " 



Indian corn, rye, fine salt 56 



Flaxseed 55 



Sweet potatoes 54 " 



Corn meal, rye meal, carrots 50 " 



Barley, apples, buckwheat 48 lbs. 



Timothy, herd's-grass seed 45 " 



Dried peaches 33 " 



Oats 32 " 



Dried apples 25 " 



Bran, shorts 20 " 



RULES FOR MAKING CONCRETE 

 Equipment 



Wooden measuring box: 2 feet long, 1 foot wide, 1 foot high, Avithout 

 bottom, holding 2 cubic feet. Nail a 1-inch by 3-inch board, 5 feet long, at the 

 top on each side for handles. 



