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Food for Plants. 



The more shallow the seed was covered with earth, the 

 more rapidly the sprout made its appearance, and the 

 stronger afterwards was the stalk. The deeper the seed 

 lay, the long'er it remained before it came to the surface. 

 Four inches was too deei) for the maize, and must, there- 

 fore, be too deep for smaller kernels. 



Number of Years Seeds Retain Their Vitality. 



Vcgetablps Years 



Cucumber 8 to 10 



Melon 8 to 10 



Pumpkin 8 to 10 



Squash 8 to 10 



Broeeoli 5 to 



Cauliflower 5 



to 



Artichoke 5 to 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



Endive 5 



Pea 



Radish 4 



Beets 3 



Cress 3 to 



Lettuce 3 to 



Mustard 3 to 



Okra 3 to 



Rhubarb 3 to 



Spinach 3 to 



Turnip 3 to 



Vegf'tablo.-i 



Asparagus ... 



Beans 



Carrots 



Celery 



Corn ( on cob ) 



Leek 



Onion 



Parsley 



Parsnij) 



Pepper 



Tomato 



Years 



Egg-Plant 



Herbs. 



Anise 



Caraway 



Summer Savory 



Sage 



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 w'ire, meas- 

 uring one rod (161/^ feet). 



1 square acre 



1 side of a square acre. 



1 square half-acre .... 



1 square mile 1,280 



1 side of a square mile. 



1 rod in length 



100 rods in length 



100 feet in length 



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 



