150 HORTICULTURIST'S RULE-BOOK. 



PRODUCT OP DRIED RASPBERRIES (W. J. Green}: 



Ohio ... 9 Ibs. to the bu. 

 Gregg . . 8J " 

 Hilborn . . 8J " " 



Ada ... 8} Ibs. to the bu. 

 Tyler. . . 8 " " 

 Shaffer . . 8 " " 



In general, 3| quarts (about 4 pounds) of fresh black-cap rasp- 

 berries are required for a pound of marketable dried berries. 



A pound of dried peaches may be made from 4 or 5 pounds of 

 fresh fruit, if the variety has a dry flesh ; but 6 or 7 pounds 

 is often required. 



In California, 20 pounds of grapes produce 6 or 7 pounds of 

 raisins. 



From 7 to 12 bushels of apples are required for a barrel of 

 cider. 



40. Various Estimates. 



Raspberries contain from 1 to 3 pounds of seeds to the 

 bushel. 



A pint of garden blackberries weighs about one pound. 



Good clusters of American grapes weigh on an average from 

 one-half to three-fourths pound, while extra-good clusters will 

 reach a pound and a half. Clusters have been reported which 

 weighed two pounds. 



A bushel of sweet-corn ears, "in the milk," with the husks 

 which come from it, weighs from 50 to 70 pounds. 



There are about 5000 honey-bees in a pound. 



Watermelons are usually sorted into three grades. Of the 

 largest size, about 6 melons are placed in a barrel. Of medium 

 size, about 8 (4 melons in each of two layers), and of the 

 smallest size, 10 to 12. A truck-load of melons comprises 

 about 200 fair-sized fruits. A car-load numbers from 1000 to 

 1500. 



Cocoanuts are packed for shipment in bags which hold 100. 



" Ekimis " branded upon boxes of Smyrna figs means A. No. 1, 

 or Superior Selected. "Eleme" means Selected, the second 

 grade. 



To find the bushels of apples, potatoes, shelled corn, etc., 



