Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-03-05
FARM AND FIREslDE.
Useful Information.

Flour, 1876 lbs; Powder, 25 lbs: Corn, in
Kentucky, Tennessee, &C.; bushels of
sh.Kled corn; in New Orleans, flour bar
rel full Of ears. Potatoes, 24 bushels.
Pork clear 'mess,'' s'prime,'' 200 lbs.
| Beef, 200 lbs. e.
Grassa, de-, Sold BIZ Weight-Wh eat,
beans, potatoes clover seed, so lbs. to the
bushel 1g5og ~
Corn, rye, fax seed, onions, Sc lbs.
Corn on the cob, 20 lbs. yr9
Buckwheat, 50 lbs. v e mi
Barley. 4s lbs. ,gsssa a.. a,ts...
Hemp seed, A lbs. s..s 49,.
Timothy seed, As lbs - s 49,
Castor beanss46 lbs. !, s--4r7e4
/ Bran 20 lbs. $50
Blue grass seed, IA lbs.
: Salt, coarse So lbs. re m
J Dried apples, "A lbs
Dried peaches, % and SO lbs.
b Peanuts, ~ lbs. i ,e5 asa
Measure of Length.-12 Inches-1 Foot.
8 Feet--1 Yard. 8 si.i3
ST Yards Rod. Pole or Perch.
40 Poles Il Furlong.
q 8 Furlongs, or 1,76O Yards-1 Mile.
d 69.1-15 Miles, Degree of great circle
of the Earth. iGq 3s2 g. G2.9
u Surface Measms.-144 Square inches-l
Square foot. @ sj
~ g Square feet Square yard.
1902 Square yards-1 Square rod or perch.
40 Square perches-1 rood.
oAil4 Roods-1 Acre. lE
$40 Aeres-1 Square mile sig
Coneparatiue' Size IN Square Yards of
Acres IN Different Countries. English and
American acre, 1910 yards; Scotch,
s6,l50; Irish, 7,S40; Hamburg, II ,545, Am
sterdam, 1922; Dantzic, $3.50; France, H.
$50; Prussia. 1858. 4-s'-
p This difference should be borne in mind
in reading Of the products per acre in diff
ferent countries. 81 z
4, Government Land Measure Township
-36 sections, each mile square.
Sectlon-64O acres.
Quarter section, half mile square-160
acres. ss t~.eF
An eighth section, half a mile long,
quarter mile wide--sO acres.
A sixteenth section, quarter mile square
40 acres. 55.+.sa
= Section sixteen of township is always
the school section.
Square Measure.-l44 Square inches-1
Square foot. ara
8 Square feet-1 Square yard.
100 Square feet-l Square. of flooring,
re- m roofing, &C.,
309 Square yards-1 square rod.
SO Square yards Rood Of building.
Geographical or Nautacal Measure.-e
Feet fathom. l1t
sA ITO Fathoms- Il Furlong.
6,075 As Feet Nautical mile or knot.
81 Nautical miles, League
m 20 IS Leagues, or go geographical miles
ssg8xg 8sG lDegree.
$50 Degrees The earth's circumfer-
= ssaif ence=M. 1851 miles, nearly.
Measure of Sozsdsty.-1,7 2s Cubic inches
Il Cubic foot.
q Cubic feet Cubic yard.
16 Cubic feet-1 Cord wood, or foot of
wood. 23 ..g-4'} -o5
z SCerd feet Cord. }55
40 Feet round or so feet hewn timber
7s5 ,s Ton. 3g
AZ Cubic feet-1 Ton shipping.
p Measure of Isnae.-6O seconds Minute.
60 Minutes Hour. 1853 i.4a
: "a Hours-1 Day. ic zle5@
II Days. Week. sso .
z % Days. Lunar Month.
%, 20, 80 or 81 Days. Cal. Month.
IL CAL Months Year.
1856 Days. Com. Year. afs
1855 Days-1 Leap Year.
1851 Days. Julian Year.
1855 d., 5 r., 4sM., 40 ST. Solar Year.
1855 d., 6 H., % M, 12 ST. Siderial Year.
Miscellaneous. Boards are sold by Su-
per6cial Measure.
A Firkin of butter is Sc lbs.
A Tub of butter is 81 lbs. .ij DO
A Bale of cotton in Egypt is so lbs.
A Commercial Bale in America is 400
lbs. '"t.
"A Pack of wool is 240 lbs.
A Tod of wool is % lbs.
=, A Wey of wool of 1872 lbs.
Two Weys of wool are a Sack.
A Glove of wool is lbs.
A Ton of hay is 1900 Or 9, 24O lbs, ac-
cording to custom. o
A Bale of hay is 800 lbs.
A Cube Of a solid NOW Of hay 10 feet
square weighs Ton.
A Chaldron of coal is So heaped Bushels.
A heaped Bushel of Anthracite coal
weighs so lbs.
A Cord of wood is l2S solid Feet.
To Measure Corn IN the Crib.-Two cubic
feet of good, sound, dry corn in the ear
will make a bushel of shelled corn. To
get, then, the quantity of shelled corn IN a
crib Of corn in the ear measure the length,
breadth and height OF the crib, inside of
the rail multiply the length by the
breadth, and the product by the height;
then divide the result by two, and you
have the number of bushels of shelled corn
| in the crib.
In measuring the height, of course, the
| height Of the corn is intended. There will
, be found to be difference in measuring
| corn by this method between fall and
| spring as it shrinks very much in winter
and spring and settles down.
| To Deternaine the Weight Of Live Cattle
Measure in inches the girth round the
breast, just behind the shoulder blade and
| the length of the hack from the tail to the