INTEREST RULES, 
For finding the interest on any principal for any number of days, the 
answer in each case being in cents, separate the two right hand figures of 
answer to express dollars and cents: 
4 per cent.—Multiply the principal by the number of days to run; 
separate right hand figure from product and divide by 9. 
5 per cent.—Multiply by number of days and divide by 72. 
6 per cent.—Multiply by number of days, separate right hand figure 
and divide by 6. 
8 per cent.—Multiply by number of days and divide by 45. 
9 per cent.—Multiply by number of days, separate right hand figure 
and divide by 4. 
10 per cent.—Multiply by number of days and divide by 36. 
12 per cent.—Multiply by number of days, separate right hand figure 
and divide by 3. 
15 per cent.—Multiply by number of days and divide by 24. 
18 per cent.—Multiply by number of days, separate right hand figure 
and divide by 2. 
20 per cent.—Multiply by number of days and divide by 18. 
WEIGHT OF THE STATUTORY BUSHEL, 
(Minimum weight by U. S. Statute). 
Apples, dried . . . 
. per bushel, 26 lbs. 
Barley. 
4 2 
Beans, castor . . 
1 4 
46 
Beans, white ..... 
(4 
60 “ 
Bluegrass seed 
< i 
44 “ 
Bran. 
20 “ 
Buckwheat. 
(( 
48 “ 
Clover Seed. 
4 i 
60 “ 
Coal. 
i i 
80 “ 
Corn, shelled. 
it 
56 “ 
Corn, in the ear . . . . 
i1 
70 ‘ 
Corn-meal. 
1 4 
48 “ 
Flaxseed . 
41 
s 6 ;; 
Hair, plastering . . . . 
( . 
8 “ 
Hempseed . . . . . 
4 4 
44 “ 
Hungarian-grass seed . 
50 *• 
Lime, unslacked.per bushel, 30 lbs 
Malt. 
Millet Seed. 
Oats. 
Onions .... . 
Peaches, dried . 
Peas . . 
Peas, ground (pea-meal) 
Potatoes, Irish. 
Potatoes, sweet .... 
Rye. 
Salt, fine. 
Salt, coarse . 
Timothy Seed . 
Turnips .. 
Wheat. 
38 *; 
50 ! 
32 
57 “ 
24 “ 
60 “ 
55 “ 
56 “ 
167 “ 
151 “ 
45 “ 
55 “ 
A SHORT TABLE OF CAPACITIES, 
1828 solid inches make 1 bushel unslacked lime, coal or coke. 
A box 14x14x13^ inches in the clear holds 1 bushel. 
A box 14x7x13^ inches in the clear holds ]/ 2 bushel. 
A box 7x7x13^ inches in the clear holds 1 peck. 
A bucket or other cylindrical vessel 7 inches in diameter and 6 inches 
deep holds one gallon, wine measure, and a similar vessel 7 inches in diame¬ 
ter and 7 Ys inches deep holds 1 gallon, beer measure. 
LATIN PHRASES IN FREQUENT USE, 
Ad libitum .—At pleasure. 
Ad valorem .—According to value. 
A fortiori .—With strong cause. 
A posteriori .—From effect to cause. 
A priori .—From cause to effect. 
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