Plants 

 197 



Okra 3 to 4 Parsley 2 to 3 Food for 



Rhubarb 3 to 4 Parsnip 2 to 3 



Spinach 3 to 4 Pepper 2 to 3 



Turnip 3 to 6 Tomato 2 to 3 



Asparagus 2 to 3 Egg-Plant 1 to 2 



Beans 2 to 3 



Carrots 2 to 3 Herbs. 



Celery 2 to 3 Anise 3 to 4 



Corn (on cob) 2 to 3 Caraway 2 



Leek 2 to 3 Summer Savory 1 to 2 



Onion 2 to 3 Sage 2 to 3 



How Deep in the Ground to Plant Corn. 



The following is the result of an experiment with Indian Corn. 

 That which was planted at a depth of 



1 inch came up in 83^ days. 



13^ inch, came up in 9^ days. 



2 inches, came up in 10 days. 



V/l inches, came up in H^ days. 



3 inches, came up in 12 days. 



33^ inches, came up in 13 days. 



4 inches, came up in 13}^ days. 



The more shallow the seed was covered with earth, the more 

 rapidly the sprout made its appearance, and the stronger after- 

 wards was the stalk. The deeper the seed lay, the longer it re- 

 mained before it came to the surface. Four inches was too deep 

 for the maize, and must, therefore, be too deep for smaller kernels. 



Amount of Barbed Wire Required for Fences. 



Estimated number of pounds of Barbed Wire required to 

 fence space for distances mentioned, with one, two or three lines 

 of wire, based upon each pound of wire, measuring one rod (16^2 



feet). 



1 line 2 lines 3 lines 



1 square acre 50% lbs. 101^ lbs. 152 lbs. 



1 side of a square acre. . . . 12% lbs. 25M lbs. 38 lbs. 



1 square half-acre 36 lbs. 72 lbs. 108 lbs. 



1 square mile 1,280 lbs. 2,560 lbs. 3,840 lbs. 



1 side of a square mile. ... 230 lbs. 460 lbs. 690 lbs. 



1 rod in length 1 lb. 2 lbs. 3 lbs. 



100 rods in length 100 lbs. 200 lbs. 300 lbs. 



100 feet in length 6^ lbs. 12^ lbs. 18% lbs. 



How Grain will Shrink. 



Farmers rarely gain by holding on to their grain after it is fit 

 for market, when the shrinkage is taken into account. Wheat, 

 from the time it is threshed, will shrink two quarts to the bushel 



