52 SWEET POTATO CULTURE. 



beautiful, -with golden and other metallic tints. They 

 will be found figured in Pro! C. V. Biley's Second Ee- 

 port on the Insects Injurious to Missouri (1869). As the 

 insects are mainly upon the under-sides of the leaves, the 

 application of poison to destroy them is difficult. Ex- 

 amining the plants while young and picking off all the 

 insects that may be found, is recommended as the better 

 remedy. — Ep.] 



CHAPTER X vl. 

 USEFUL TABLES, ETC. 



Weight op Agricultural Pboduots.— "Weight of a 

 bushel as established by the laws of the United States : 



lbs. lbs. 



Sweet Potatoes 55 Castor Beans 46 



Irish Potatoes 60 Dried Peaches 33 



White Beans 60 Dried Apples 26 



Peas... 60 Onions 57 



Turnips 55 Onion Sets 35 



Ground Beans 24 



CAPACITY OP BOXES. 



A box 20 inches square and 16 1 /., inches deep will con 

 tain 1 barrel (3 bushels). 



A box 15 inches square and 14y a inches deep will con- 

 tain 1 half barrel. 



A box 17 inches by 14 inches and 9 inches deep will 

 contain 1 bushel. 



A box 10 inches by 12 and 9 inches deep will contain 

 one-half bushel. 



A box 8 inches square and 8 2 / ? inches deep will contain 

 1 peck. 



