the product. For great accuracy, multiply by .1865. For square cisterns or tanks, multiply the cubic feet by .23%. The result is the contents in barrels. LAND MEASURE-To find the number of acres in a body of land, multiply the length by the width (in rods), and divide the product by 160. When the opposite sides are unequal, add them, and take half the sum for the mean length or width. MEASURES OF CAPACITY-The following table, showing contents of boxes, will often be found convenient, taking inside dimensions: 24 in. x 24 in. x 14.7 will contain a barrel of 311⁄2 gallons. 15 in. x 14 in. x 11 in. will contain 10 gallons. 84 in. x 7 in. x 4 in. will contain a gallon. 4 in. x 4 in. x 3.6 in. will contain a quart. 24 in. x 28 in. x 16 in. will contain 5 bushels. 16 in. x 12 in. x 11.2 in. will contain a bushel. 12 in. x 11.2 in. x 8 in. will contain a half bushel. 7 in. x6.4 in. x 12 in. will contain a peck. 8.4 in. x 8 in. x 4 in. will contain a half peck, or 4 dry quarts. 6 in. x 53-5 in, and 4 in. deep, will contain a half gallon. 4 in. x 4 in, and 2 1-10 in. deep, will contain a pint. Food for Stock. One hundred pounds of good hay for stock are equal to: Beets, whi e silesia, 669; turnips, 469; rye straw, 429; clover, red, green, 373; carrots, 371; mangolds, 3682; potatoes, kept in pit, 350; oat straw, 317; potatoes, 360; carrot leaves (tops), 135; hay, English, 100; Lucerne, 89; clover, red, dry, 88; buckwheat, 78%; corn, 62%; oats, 59; barley, 58; rye, 53%: wheat, 442; oil-cake, linseed, 43: peas, dry, 371⁄2; beans, 28. Number of Shrubs, Plants or Trees in an Acre. The city of Ghent, Belgium, stands on twenty-six islands, connected with each other by eighty bridges. The city of Venice is built on eighty islands, connected by nearly 400 bridges. In Venice canals serve for streets and gondolas for carriages. Bricks and common pottery ware owe their red color to the iron naturally contained in the clay of which they are formed, the iron, by the action of the heat, being converted into red oxide of iron. Some varieties of clay, like that found near Milwaukee, contain little or no iron, and bricks made from such clay are consequently of a light yellow color. Number of Pounds to the Bushel, Legal Weight, in the Different States. 2008 CFUFC = Corn Meal. 33223388; 882832882688228: 8 Potatoes. 56 60 50 56 50 50 70 70 70 70 56 60 60 60 54 57 60 60 55 56 52 60 50 55 55 46 50 22222 8 2829: 2 22822832: 8 Beans. Wisconsin ANTS never sleep. Emerson mentions this as "a recently ob served fact." Estimated number of pounds of barbed wire required to fence space or distances mentioned, with one, two or three lines of wire, based upon each pound of wire measuring one rod (161⁄2 feet). I square acre 3 Lines. I Line. 50% lbs. 2 Lines. 10111⁄2 tbs. 152 lbs. I side of a square acre 122 tbs. 25 lbs. 38 lbs. I square half-acre I square mile TO MEASURE CORN OR SIMILAR COMMODITY ON A FLOOR -Pile up the commnodity in the form of a cone; find the diameter in feet; multiply the square of the diameter by .7854, and the product by one-third the height of the cone in feet; from this last product deduct one-fifth of itself, or multiply it by .803564, and the result will be the number of bushels. CONTENTS OF FIELDS AND LOTS-An acre is 43,560 square feet. The following table will assist farmers in making an accurate estimate of the amount of land in different fields under cultivation: There is a lake of pitch in the island of Trinidad, about a mile and a half in circumference While the asphaltum near the shores is sufficiently hard at most seasons to sustain men and quadrupeds, it grows soft and warm toward the center, and there it is in a boiling state. GRADE PER MILE-The following table will show the grade per mile as thus indicated: An inclination of 1 foot in 15 is 352 feet per mile 1 foot in 40 is 132 feet per mile TO FIND THE QUANTITY OF LUMBER IN A LOG-Multiply the diameter in inches at the small end by one-half the number of inches, and this product by the length of the log in feet, which last product divide by 12. Example. How many feet of lumber can be made from a log 30 inches in diameter and 14 feet long? TO TELL THE SOUNDNESS OF TIMBER--Apply the ear to the middle of one of the ends, while another party strikes the other end. The blow will be clearly and distinctly heard, however long the beam may be, if the wood is sound and of good quality, but if decay has set in, the sound will be muffled and indistinct. The toughest part of a tree will always be found on the side next the north. THE NUMBER OF CUBIC FEET IN A ROUND LOG OF UNIFORM DIAMETER--Square the diameter, in inches, multiply by .7854, and multiply this product by the length in feet, divide by 144, and the quotient is the number of cubic feet. NUMBER OF CUBIC FEET IN THE TRUNK OF A STANDING TREE-Find the circumference in inches, divide by 3.1416, square the quotient, multiply by the length in feet, divide by 144, deduct about one-tenth for thickness of bark, and the result will be, approximately, the number of cubic feet. Following are some curious facts about fishes. While naturalists have generally accepted Cuvier's view that the existence of fishes is silent, emotionless and joyless, recent observations tend to show that many fishes emit vocal sounds. The anabas scandens, the climbing perch of India, quits the water and wanders over banks for considerable distances, and is even said to climb trees and bushes. At Tranquebar, Hindoostan, may be seen the strange spectacle of fish and shell-fish dwelling high on lofty trees. The perch there climos up tall fan-palms in pursuit of certain shell-fish which form his favorite food. Covered with viscid slime, he glides smoothly over the rough bark. Spines, which he may sheathe and unfold at will, serve him like hands to hang by, and with the aid of side fins and a powerful tail he pushes himself upward. One species of fish, the sticklebacks, are known to build nests. There are several varieties of this fish, all natives of fresh water with one or two exceptions. They are found in the Ottawa River. The cyprinodon is a sightless fish which gropes in the dreary waters of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. ABRAHAM'S purchase of the cave of Machpelah is the first re corded commercial transaction. BOARD AND PLANK MEASUREMENT AT SIGHT. This table gives the square feet and inches in boards or planks from 3 to 25 inches wide, and 4 to LENGTH, WIDTH. 4 in. in. 8 in 11 12 13 8 ft. 9 ft. 4 ft. 5 ft. 6 ft. 7 ft. 14 in. 15 in. 17 18 in. 19 20 in. 21 in. 22 in. 23 25 in |