MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 



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with turpentine and afterwards oiled and rubbed. To give mahogany the appearance of age, 

 lime water, used before oiling, is effective. In staining woods the best and most transparent 

 appearance is obtained by repeated light coats of the same; for oak stains a strong solution 

 of oxalic acid is employed, and dilute nitrous acid for mahogany. 



Periods Of Gestation of Domestic Animals. The minimum and maximum 

 periods of gestation in domestic animals are as follows: 



Days. Average. 

 55 to 70 63 

 50 64 55 

 28 30 30 



In the mare, . . 300 to 400 340 In the dog, 



&quot; &quot; cow, . . .220 320 280 &quot; &quot; cat, 



&quot; &quot; sheep and goat, . 143 156 150 &quot; &quot; rabbit, 



&quot; &quot; pig, . . .104 127 120 



How Long Animals Live. The average age of cats is fifteen years; of squirrels 

 and hares seven to eight, years; rabbits seven; a bear rarely exceeds twenty years; a dog 

 lives twenty years, a wolf twenty, a fox fourteen to sixteen; lions are long-lived, the one 

 known by the name of Pompey living to the age of seventy. Elephants have been known 

 to live to the great age of four hundred years. When Alexander the Great had conquered 

 Porus, King of India, he took a large elephant which had fought valiantly for the king and 

 named him Ajax, dedicating him to the sun, and letting him go with this inscription, 

 &quot; Alexander, son of Jupiter, dedicated Ajax to the sun.&quot; The elephant was found with the 

 inscription 340 years after. Pigs have been known to live to the age of twenty, and the 

 rhinoceros to twenty -nine; a horse has been known to live to the age of sixty-two, but 

 averages twenty-five to thirty; camels sometimes live to the age of one hundred; stags are 

 very long-livers; sheep seldom exceed the age of ten; cows live about fifteen years. Cuvier 

 considers it probable that whales sometimes live to one thousand years. The dolphin and 

 purpoise attain the age of thirty; an eagle died at Vienna at the age of 104; ravens frequently 

 reach the age of 100; swans have been known to live 300 years. Pelicans are long-lived. 

 A tortoise has been known to live to the age of 107 years. 



Useful Tables for the Farmer and Gardener. Estimate of Seeds for an Acre. 



Pounds. 



Beets and Mangel Wurzel, . 4 to 6 



Cabbage, . . . . 1 to 1 



Carrot, . . . . 2 to 3 



Cucumber in hills, . . 1 to 2 



Clover, red, broadcast alone, . . 15 to 20 



Clover, sown on grain in Spring, mixed 

 with % bushel Timothy and 1 bushel 

 Red Top, .... 10 



Clover, white, broadcast alone, . . 10 to 15 



Clover, white, in drills, 

 Lvicerne, broadcast, 

 Onion, in drills. . 

 Parsnip, in drills, 

 Radish, in drills, 

 Radish, broadcast, 

 Salsify, in drills, 



Spurry, broadcast 



Spinach, . 



Tomato, 



Tobacco, . 



Turnip and Ruta Baga, broadcast, 



Turnip and Ruta Baga, in drills, 



Beans, pole, in hills 3^x4, . 



Corn, in hills, . . . 



Broom Corn, in hills, 

 Millet for seed, 



15 



5 



. 4 to 6 

 . 5 to 8 

 . 12 to 16 

 . 6 to 8 

 26 



. 8 to 10 

 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. 

 1 oz. to 10,000 &quot; 



U 

 1 



Quarts. 

 8 to 12 

 . 8 to 12 

 . 10 to 12 

 12 



Mustard, broadcast, 



Sorghum, or Chinese Sugar Cane, 



Beans, bush in drills, 2 feet apart, 



Corn for fodder, 



Barley, broadcast, 



Barley, in drills, 



Buckwheat, 



Hungarian Grass, 



Kentucky Blue Grass, . 



Lawn Grass, 



Millet, broadcast, 



Oats, 



Orchard Grass, . 



Pease, early, in drills, . 



Pease, Marrowfat, 



Potatoes, in drills or hills, cut tubers, 



Potatoes, cut to single eyes, 



Rye, broadcast, . 



Red Top, 



Rye Grass 



Rhode Island Bent, 



Sainfoin, 



Timothy, 



Vetches, 



Wheat, broadcast, 



Wheat, in drills, 



Quarts. 

 12 



2 to 3 

 Busliels. 



3 to 4 



2 to 3 



If to 2 

 1 to 



2 to 3 

 2 to 3 

 I to 4 

 2 to 3 

 2 to 3 



2 to 3 

 lito 2 



10 



3 to 5 

 \\ to 2 

 2 to 3 



2 



2 to 3 

 2 to 3 

 \ 



2 to 3 

 Hto 2 



To Measure Corn in Cob. Two heaping bushels of corn on the cob will make one 

 struck bushel of shelled corn. Some claim that one and one-half bushels of ear will make 

 one bushel of shelled corn. Much will depend on the kind of corn, shape of the ear, size of 

 the cob, etc. 



In Crib. To measure corn in a crib, multiply the length of the crib in inches by the 

 width in inches, and that by the height of the corn in the crib in inches, and divide the 

 product by 2,748, and the quotient will be the number of heaped bushels of ears. If the 



