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five strecams is about 16,500 miles, or about two-thirds the dis- Food ^for 

 tance around the world. The Mississippi and its tributaries may Pli 

 be estimated to possess 15,550 miles navigable to steamboats, and 

 20,221 miles navigable to barges. 



Carrying Capacity of a Freight Car. 



This Table is for Ten Ton Cars. 



Whiskey 60 barrels Lumber 6,000 feet 



Salt 70 barrels Barley 300 bushels 



Lime 70 barrels Wheat 340 bushels 



Flour 90 barrels Flax Seed 360 bushels 



Eggs 130 to 160 barrels Apples 370 bushels 



Flour 200 sacks Corn 400 bushels 



Wood 6 cords Potatoes 430 bushels 



Cattle 18 to 20 head Oats 680 bushels 



Hogs 50 to 60 head Bran 1,000 bushels 



Sheep 80 to 100 head Butter 20,000 pounds 



How to Measure Corn in Crib, Hay in Mow, etc. 



This rule will apply to a crib of any size or kind. Two cubic 

 feet of good, sound, dry corn in the ear will make a bushel of 

 shelled corn. To get, then, the quantity of shelled corn in a crib 

 of corn in the ear, measure the length, breadth and height of the 

 crib, inside of the rail; multiply the length by the breadth and 

 the product by the height; then divide the product by two, and 

 you have the number of bushels of shelled corn in the crib. 



To find the number of bushels of apples, potatoes, etc., in a 

 bin, multiply the length, breadth and thickness together, and this 

 product by 8, and point off one figure in the product for decimals. 



To find the amount of hay in a mow, allow 512 cubic feet for 

 a ton, and it will come out very generally correct. 



Business Rules for Farmers. 



The way to get credit is to be punctual in paying your bills. 

 The way to preserve it is not to use it much. Settle often; have 

 short accounts. 



Trust no man's appearances — they are deceptive — perhaps 

 assumed, for the purpose of obtaining credit. Beware of gaudy 

 exterior. Rogues usually dress well. The rich are plain men. 

 Trust him, if any, who carries but little on his back. Never trust 

 him who flies into a passion on being dunned; make him pay 

 quickly, if there be any virtue in the law. 



Be well satisfied before you give a credit that those to whom 

 you give it are men to be trusted. 



Sell your goods at a small advance, and never misrepresent 

 them, for those whom you once deceive will beware of you the 

 second time. 



