194 FOOD FOR PLANTS 



Number of Years Seeds Retain Their Vitality. 



Vegetables Years Vegetables Years 



Cucumber 8 to 10 Asparagus 2 to 3 



Melon 8 to 10 Beans 2 to 3 



Pumpkin 8 to 10 Carrots 2 to 3 



Squash 8 to 10 Celery 2 to 3 



Broccoli 5 to 6 Corn (on cob) 2 to 3 



Cauliflower 5 to 6 Leek 2 to 3 



Artichoke 5 to 6 Onion 2 to 3 



Endive 5 to 6 Parsley 2 to 3 



Pea 5 to 6 Parsnip 2 to 3 



Radish 4 to 5 Pepper 2 to 3 



Beets 3 to 4 Tomato 2 to 3 



Cress 3 to 4 Egg-Plant 1 to 2 



Lettuce 3 to 4 



Mustard 3 to 4 Herbs, 



Okra 3 to 4 Anise 3 to 4 



Rhubarb 3 to 4 Caraway 2 



Spinach 3 to 4 Summer Savory 1 to 2 



Turnip 3 to 6 Sage 2 to 3 



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 prod- 

 uct 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 thick- 

 ness 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 



