The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-03-04
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UuJrr tie ap've teit Nc ttni
in 'os VI oar rHcra a,,rs , t,hie
something he wo ". bc'oS, bat !
was lnl' o. errors ~ to bp worse ilHu
nothing g. tae lHtWrr. W. hnyr
most ca'cfglly t"ti.Cd 10 gui made
Numerous djdtioas aud can gulr,n-
tse /, t. b, accurate. aod ,v-fy farm
.. aa'uIi clip 1t ard s'ics It az
vart' /, ct1 5tviys pe sea:
There a'e 4s!) 1inre yards or
$9. 53J siuaro feet 10 ono acre.
yarss S,ts By 9tj yards iosg,
enc scrs.
10 ys'ds w,do BY asa ya'd, 'oog,
coo acre.
20 ya,ds wide BY 2i2 ya'ds long,
ono acre
~ y"Js vide BY i2i yards iong,
one ssrs.
10 yais wijs BY 90 yards long,
~ yn'Js vide BY so ya,is looe,
one acre.
90 fsss ~ido b, 7lo lonp. one acre.
no fe-s wiIs ty 395 feet bng one
zero.
I2o fee, ~.de By 3os feat Nug,
oas scs..
2.0 lee, vio. BY >9g .e,: ,Dng,
cae acre
2i3 ''es sij' by lei1 fee, log,
ons aero
4io fee. w..s by % 'ess i,re, oae
AfJ.
Ttecs arc 2!5) ~ clJo incho, n
o bush.l .uokc iususure.
A boI 1910 iocb,s, sgh, and O
fou-ts,nth iucnes doSp, boid, one
basb'l.
AcrDnnu cy i'ndricsi half bushel
m'0'nro shou! be eight inchrs deep
and iSi iuehe- IA diameter
A box SIS .sches, Sigh, and rJur,
tenth ,ac ,e1 Jssp holds Que halt
psek.
in>ro ara "}3j eabo inches 10 .
bushel OF coal
4 b'x,o hn'!s bushol OF Goa
levs' .n.l shouI 10 l6xl3 ineho,, 10.
iuchc, deep.
IL 61d tho exact cIuteDts Of q bin
in bushels. dlvij. the conte t, 10
cubIo inchrs by 2i51 IL and The re-
sat will be tho prmber Of bushels.
For Goa! divide 10y 2G67.
Aay number Of cubic feet dimin.
i'beh by ono 9th will represent au
Sqnivalent uum ber Of bushels. Thu,
ia $50 cnb'c feet there are 200 BUSH
els. Ia coal measure diminish Ii,
Number Of "ubic ieot by fve-toar.
,Cenths Thls, go feet equal l6C
81 bishes ot coal.
Auy nua.ber OF bushels increased
by ous.IUut:a vii iepresent al
eluivs.Cn; number o. cISc 1 feet.
Thus, 10 2OJ bushels there ars 2JO
cubic feet.
A box isi feet dcep, will hold 5lj
bu'hcls u gri Monitor.
Tho CaHksr Worm. -Oh mild
day, tue can4er-worns may MAKE
their eppearance and thu females
which nre wingless and always crawl
must bo prcveutei from a.c n linz
the tree and deposi;irg ,hcir eggs
Tho devices for rftctins ths are nu
met'ns they generally consist il
pncios ana birrivr arQunl thg
truuk which the .useots cln not pa4s
Bbuo have guIlers Of oil, other
SIN 9th slr:ac's wn.ch they csnnyl
ravei. TIE simpiesl, anj rs elf
Tive ~ any, e sIou, paper suoire
With tar or priuter', iuk Blowing
dust ani dead Insects, viii briJ &
them over 10 tins. aud 20 De II @,
hive, they N ~ b. looked to cgery
iew days, ani renewed as nee led
The Tent Ca,r,p'iiars Esas are je
p'sited n rlngs on the email twi!
q! apple and other trees, nosr thcl
enLs thly sNorii 90 cut oG. tat
ing the en4 OF be twig ana blrned
thu, saving much lurser amc lut 4
work ia,,s ~ shi Roasoo.
Il Iisnt 6tiica!t. generally 70
he :a,!n'r Sho lpvcs the farm, aut
takes p'iio IL ssy'ug 81, TO de o.
riice ,ho clilils OF "a, c.i llea
hs 'G'uagcs 10 T.. ~, IL. 20 muc
- gccY;Gs!".s weu.tu 40 TO proyiG
b,mo comi.Its rII - u,ake houY
pitrAciSe, ts cbillrsu vii Uo lo.d
tFH1's tae same course, II tn
MN o! Ils ihi,d 'cn have been ,tu