KLLANEOUS TA1 



Measuring Land. 



Farmers often desire to lay off small 

 portions of land for the purpose of experi- 

 menting wi'h manures, crops, etc. ; but 

 sometimes find ditli:ulty in doing it cor- 

 rectly, for the lack of a few simple rules. 

 The following table and accompany; 

 planation, which we copy from th 

 KiKjhi /, carefully studied, will 



make the whole matter perfectly clear. 



UN- 



100 square r ') square .> 



ire feet. 



ONE ROD 



30'25 square yards ; LTii'-.") square feet. 

 One square yard contains nine square feet. 



THK SIDK OK A si^UARK TO CONTAIN 

 Oneactv -,-n feet 12-(>5 rods 64 p^ces 



Mie-ha.f a. " .... 8-94 



One-lhinl acre.... 1-20 .00 " . ... 7 30 



orth ten.. 104-36 " ... 



One-eighth acre .. 7379 " .... 447 



208-71 feet. 







104-30. 



1 1C. 



.'.-.MM. 







lot 



It will he seen by reference to the plan 

 that a practice followed by far- 



is ; if the aid. 

 a. -re in. 



that length will not make 

 a square c- t lf an *or 



only one-fourth of an aen 

 igth of line will aiK 



fth tin- line 

 d, will contain 04 .th an 



Garden Seeds for Half an Acre. 



The foil' ,'da, with jnd: 



management, will fully crop a gar 



half an acre, which will supply a moder- 



ate-sized family with vegetabi' 



out the y 



carefully u r r'wn in this country, are (with 



a few exceptions) preferab!' im- 



rted ; but the utter e irelessness m 

 :ed by many in ki-epini,' them apart 



when growing is not !< 



1 "7. 

 3 qt.i 



i -/. 

 i -z. 



J oz. 

 8 oz. 

 i oz. 



1 OZ. 



1 (It. 



oz. 



qt. 



oz. 



Turnip 



8 cz. 



1 pap. 

 Lima I; 

 Lettuce, of aorta. 6 pap. 



Seeds should always be kept in bags, in 

 a dry, airy situation. Wall closets and 

 lars are objectionable, from their dainp- 

 ;.s. All seeds will keep two, and n 

 from three to six years. 



How to lay off a Square Acre. 



Measure 209 feet on each side, ai 

 have a square acre within an inch. 



Box Measures. 



Farmers and market gardeners will find 

 a series of box measures very useful ; and 

 they can readily be made by any >n 

 understands th' t rule, and can 



handle the saw and hammer. The i 

 ing measurements, it will be 

 slightly from the regular bushel ai 

 by some of the countries, but are sullici- 

 r all ordinary purposes : 

 A box ID by li;. inch- 

 eight inches deep, will contain a b 

 i.4 cubic inches, each inch in 

 holding one gallon. 



\ 1M by 1 l.'J inches square, an I < 

 leep, \\ill aN-i OOHl 



acli inch in 

 holding one gallon. A box 1'J by ll.L': 



deep, will contain 

 half a I 



inch in depth holding half a gallon. 

 square, a 



inches deep, will contain half a pe 

 ill. ic inches. The gallon. 



A b I inches - 



inches deep, will contain 

 117. '_' cubic inches. 



