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HANDY REFERENCE TABLES AND RULES 
RULES FOR MEASURING HAY IN 
STACK 
RULE 
Take the width from the over, then divide by 
2; then multiply by the width and the length of 
the stack and the result will be the number of cubic 
feet in the stack. Divide the number of cubic feet 
in the stack by 512, or, if the stack is well settled 
divide by 422. 
Table to assist farmers and gardeners in making 
an accurate estimate of the amount of land in diff¬ 
erent fields under cultivation: 
10 rods x 16 rods equal . 1 acre 
8 rods x 20 rods equal .. 1 acre 
5 rods x 32 rods equal . 1 acre 
4 rods x 40 rods equal . 1 acre 
5 yards x 968 yards equal ... 1 acre 
10 yards x 484 yards equal .... 1 acre 
40 yards x 121 yards equal ... 1 acre 
209 feet x 209 feet equal ...-.. 1 acre 
200 feet x 108.9 feet equal . % acre 
100 feet x 145.2 feet equal . 1/3 acre 
100 feet x 108.9 feet equal . % acre 
TO MEASURE EAR CORN IN CRIB 
Find the length, breadth and depth of the body 
of the corn in feet and multiply these three dimen¬ 
sions together, then multiply this product by .63. 
This will give the heaped bushels of ears. Sometimes 
1 % bushels of ears are allowed for a bushel of 
shelled corn, and sometimes 2 bushels, the amount 
depending upon the shape of the ear, the size of the 
cob, etc. 
HANDY TABLE FOR PLANTERS 
Alfalfa ... 
Barley .. 
Beans, drilled ....... 
Beans, Navy . 
Blue Grass, Kentucky ... 
Brome Grass . 
Broom Corn, drilled . 
Buckwheat .. 
Cane, broadcast . 
Cane, in drills .. 
Clover, Alsike . 
Clover, Crimson .. 
Clover, Mammoth .. 
Clover, Red .. 
Clover, Sweet . 
Clover, Sweet, unhulled 
Clover, White . 
Clover, White, for lawn.. 
Corn, in hills . 
Corn, for silage . 
Corn, Sweet, drilled . 
Cow Peas, broadcast . 
Cow Peas, drilled . 
Emmer .. 
Flax .... 
Hulless Oats . 
Kaffir Corn, drilled . 
Kaffir Corn, broadcast .... 
Meadow Fescue ___ 
Millet, German .. 
Oat Grass, tall . 
Oats ... 
Onion Sets .. 
Orchard Grass . 
Pasture Mixture .. 
Peas, Garden ..... 
Potatoes ........................... 
Rape, broadcast . 
Red Top ..... 
Rye . 
Rye Grass, Italian _ 
Rye Grass, perennial __ 
Soy Beans .. 
Sunflower, Russian .. 
Timothy .... 
Vetch, Winter . 
Vetch, Spring . 
Wheat ... 
Pounds 
Pounds 
Per Acre Per Bu. 
.12-15. 
.60 
.60-90. 
.48 
.50-60. 
.60 
.25-30. 
.60 
.15-20. 
.....30 
.20-25.. 
.14 
.12-15.. 
.46 
.40-60.. 
.50 
.60-80.. 
.50 
. 6- 8.. 
.50 
. 8-10.. 
.60 
.15-16. 
.60 
.12-15. 
.60 
.10-12.. 
.60 
.15-18. 
.60 
.25-30. 
.38 
. 6- 8. 
.60 
.10-12. 
.60 
. 8-10. 
.56 
.25-30. 
.56 
.12-15.™. 
.46 
80-100.60 
.50-60.60 
.50-75.40 
.30-40.56 
...... 50 .54 
__ 4- 6. 65 
. 25 .56 
..15-20.24 
.25-30.50 
__20-25.14 
.80-120.40 
...375-400. 32 
.25-30_14 
.20-25_ 
.75-90.56 
.600-1000_60 
. 8-10.60 
.12-15_ 
.66-80..56 
.20-25.24 
.20-25.24 
.20-25.60 
. 3- 4._.24 
. 8-10.45 
_ 60 __60 
..100_60 
...100-140.60 
NUMBER OF PLANTS TO AN ACRE—Set at regular distances Apart. 
Distance Apart 
No. Plants 
3 in. by 4 in.. 
.522,720 
.392,040 
6 in. by 6 in. 
1 ft. by 1 ft... 
1% ft. by 1% ft. 
. 19,360 
2 ft. by 1 ft™. 
_ 21,780 
2 ft. by 2 ft. 
_ 10,890 
2% ft. by 2% ft. 
. 6,960 
3 ft. by 1 ft™.. 
. 14,520 
8 ft. by 2 ft..... 
_ 7,260 
Distance Apart No. Plants 
3 ft. by 3 ft.. 4,840 
31/2 ft. by 3% ft_ 3,555 
4 ft. by 1 ft. 10,890 
4 ft. by 2 ft__ 3,630 
4 ft. by 4 ft__ 2,722 
4% ft. by 4% ft.._. 2,150 
5 ft. by 1 ft.._.- ___.. 8,712 
5 ft. by 2 ft- 4,356 
5 ft. by 3 ft.__ 3,904 
5 ft. by 4 ft... 2,178 
Distance Apart 
No. Plants 
5 ft. by 5 ft.- 
1 742 
5% ft. by 5% ft™ 
1 440 
B ft. by 6 ft. 
1,200 
6 y 2 ft. by 6% ft- 
1.031 
7 ft. by 7 ft. 
8 ft. by 8 ft. 
. 680 
8 ft. by 9 ft. 
.„.... 537 
10 ft. bv 10 ft. 
.. 435 
11 ft. by 11 ft. 
12 ft. by 12 ft.. 
.. 302 
RULE—Multiply the distance in feet between rows by the distance the plants are apart in the rows, 
and the product will be the number of square feet for each plant or hill; which divided into number 
of square feet (43,560), will give the number of plants to the acre. 
