Miscellaneous Tables, Figures and Notes. 139 



Various Recipes and Rules, continued. 



Cow-dung is highly prized by many gardeners for use in potting 

 soil. It is stored under cover and allowed to remain until dry, 

 being turned several times in the meantime to pulverize it. 

 Manure-water is made either from this dried excrement, or from 

 the fresh material. When made from the fresh material, the 

 manure-water should be made weaker than in the other case. 



To find the bushels of shelled corn in a crib or bin of corn in the 

 ear, divide the cubic contents by 2. 



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

 multiply the cubic contents by 8 and point off one figure in the 

 product. 



To find the tons of hay in a mow or stack, divide the cubic 

 contents by about 510, if the hay is not well settled, or by about 

 4H0 if the hay is well packed. 



Aproximate value of household measures: 



1 teaspoonful equals 1 dram. 



1 dessertspoonful equals 2 teaspoonfuls, or 2 drams. 



1 tablespoonful equals 2 dessertspoonfuls, or 4 teaspoonfuls. 



2 tablespoonfuls equal 8 teaspoonfuls, or 1 ounce. 



1 common size wineglass ful equals 2 ounces, or 3^ gill. 



A tea-cup is estimated to hold 4 fluidounces, or 1 gill. 



1 pound of wheat is equal to about 1 quart. 



1 pound and 2 ounces of Indian meal is equal to 1 quart. 



1 pound of soft butter is equal to about 1 pint. 



1 pound of sugar is equal tc about 1 pint. 



14. Various Figures. 



From 7 to 12 bushels of apples are required for a barrel of 

 cider. 



A bushel of average apples jjjives from 6 to 7 pounds of evapor- 

 ated product. 

 Product of Dried Raspberries (W. J. Green) : 



Ohio 9 lbs. to the bushel. 



Gregg S% " 



Hilborn fy4 " " 



Ada 83^ " " 



Tyler 8^ " 



Shaffer 8 " " 



