Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-07
WELLINGTON TENS.
THE CROPS.

II CROPS.
The corn crop in this section is pronouAced
by the farmers TO be tho best by far for scye-
raj years The tobacco crop is No. I
std growing very rapidly. and there are
fewer tobacco worms than ever known. The
hemp crop though small is good.
The oats and hay good but much damaged
by the rains. Much OF the hay had several
rains upon it while lying on the ground
after being cut. and oats same in shock. 1t
Is thought 3 considerable amount of both
will be lost.
POTATO RoP
There were more potates planted in this
neighborhood this spring than in any pre-
vious year, and a bettcr prospect for a large
yield never better. Unless there should be
some other market to dispose OF this COM
modify this fall they will not be worth dig
giug.
has commenced hut no particular type Of dis
ease prevalent yet. Some fiuX. sonic bill
ious fcvers. and clills and fever. 1t i.
thought by those who have observed such
things that should the rains continue there
Ill plUulbIN III ht iNita MANI siIh-
ness. but should the rains cease and the
weather become hot ami dry, fears are en-
tcrtaincd OF much sickness.
DIED
between this place and Grrcutou, July cath.
William StovaiI. of drop>y.
OLD CORN
is very scarce in this vicinity. Many of the
furptnr, r. m uu,l ara iuyjnS tn fna,l fhair
hogs and working stork. Much complaint
from the miiler> that they cannot get corn to
grind for their customers, who have TO buy
meal.
DULL TIMES
still continue. Our merchants, instead Of
..sitting in the shade and whiting on goods
boxes" or pitching horse shoes and quoits.
take advantage of the dull times to improve
themselves mentally instead Of physically by
prOpoundin. difficult mental and mathcmati-
cal problems to each other. The last one
given out is. "a grocer had a stone weight
weighing forty pounds; he acridcntly let il
fall and broke it into four pieces. after which
he founi it of more value than before. for he
could now weigh any numbc of pounds in
a balance scale from one TO forty. Whist is
the weight Of each peIcc?"s
AS 4 large number of your readers are far
mers. and many of them are not always pre-
pared with scales and measures to ascertain
qualities of grain, &c.. the following
RULES FOR MEASUREMENT.
which are correct. will he useful to them. II
might lie OF benefit to save them for failure
reference:
l.. Shocked Corn-Mcaswrc the length.
width and depth of III" crib in feet: multiply
these dimensions and their product by eight;
then cut oil two figures To the right. those
on the left will he ~ many hundrc'ilh> Ola
barrel.
2. Cnshockcd Corn-Mu!tiply rs in rule
first IN the above example. an! the product
obtained by ~. then cut of NV" il",rrs IN
the right those on the lett will he III many
barrels, and those III The right - many nun
drcdtlis of u barrel.
For grain. fruit. herbs. in house or box.
tind the length. breadth nni depth, multiply
them together. then cyphcrs and
divide the product hv one hiintirr'l ami
twcnty-ioEr. Answer i'll bushels. prcss and
quarts.
8. Liquid-Fini the length in inches from
the hung. the under edge. L" the chine. null
tiplv II INTO itself twice gri tn" product by
five hundred and SEVENTY. Answer in gal
Ions, quarts. liuts AMI "ill>.
Measurin" three hundred and seven feet
on each side. and you have. lacking an inch,
one square acre.
TOWNSHIP MEETING.
The meetings to appoint ten delegates 10 thr
County Convention from Clay township viii
be held. one in Wellington and ole in Green
ton. 10 select five delegates from each place.
OIL Wednesday,. the I4tl, OF August. Come.
everybody. Now. farmers, these are
in which you are the most
parties. and do arrange yoar
business so you can spare this day. Don't
stay at home and let us 'town people TO MS
we please and then complain afterwards at
our proceedings. II seventy-five or a hun
dred of you farmers of Clay township vii!
take it upon yourselves to come 10 these
meetings. and act in concert, you can hsve
things just rs YOU want them.
Come to the meetings. and don't stand
back urge your claims and wishes in
the meetings. select the delegates you want.
and vote for them. Now. will YOU do it, Just
this one time:
ANSWER, 3.9 and - pounds.