AGRICULTURAL TABLES FOR FARMERS, GARDENERS AND OTHERS. For many facts and figures in these various reference tables, credit is due the "American Almanac," edited by A. R. Spofford, "Moore's Universal Assistant," by R. Moore, the "American Farm and Home Cyclopædia," by H. R. Allen, "Farmers' and Mechanics' Manual," by Geo. E. Warring, "Statesman's Year Book," by Frederick Martin, "The Circle of Useful Knowledge" and other valuable works. Cost of Small Quantities of Hay. 50 lba. 100158. | 200 lbs. 300 lbs. 400 The. Price per Ton. worth. worth. worth. worth worth. Four dollars..... .10 cts..20 cts...40 cts..60.....80 Five dollars........12.....25.......50......75....1.00 Six dollars.... .15.....30 ......60......90....1.20 Seven dollars......17. 35.......70....1.05....1.40 Eight dollars......20.....40.......80....1.20....1.60 Nine dollars... .22.....45.......90....1.35....1.80 Ten dollars........25.....50.....1.00....1.50....2.00 Eleven dollars.....27.....55.....1.10....1.65....2.20 Twelve dollars....30.....60.....1.20....1,80....2.40 Thirteen dollars...32.....65.....1.30....1.95....2.60 Fourteen dollars...35. .70.....1.40....2.10....2.80 Fifteen dollars.....37.....75.....1.50....2.25....3.00 Facts Concerning Production of Soil, Amount of Rainfall, Condition of Temperature, Weights, Foods, Etc. Foreigners in the U. S. By the census of 1880 there was in the States and Territories a population as follows: Males... Native born .43,475,840 Foreign born.... .6,679,943 Neah Bay, Wash. Ter.......123 Fort Smith, Ark. ..83 .6 Ft. Boise ......Idaho.. Salt Lake City.. Utah. Romney......W. Va... Indianapolis .52 .52 ...52 ....Ind.. ....51 .36 Huntsville. Ala.. .54 Peoria, Ill.. .35 Place of Average State or In the New Testament. Memphis, Tenn. .45 Milwaukee, Wis. When not able to ascertain the weight definitely, railway companies make the following standard of weights in bulk. Landholders of Great Britain. Bushel.......60 .Bushel.......35 ..Barrel......350 .Barrel......200 .Bushel.......60 Bushel.......40 .76, 109....1,827,698 .27,052....1,878,088 Beef, pork, bacon.... 100 to 500 acres. From 500 to 1,000 acres. From 1,000 to 2,000 acres From 2,000 to 5,000 acres. From 5,000 to 10,000 acres From 10,000 to 20,000 acres From 20,000 to 50,000 acres From 50,000 to 100,000 acres 100,000 acres and over. No acres stated.. No rentals stated.. .170....10 170....10 Ducks, Cayuga. Ducks, Pekin.. Ducks, Rouen. Geese, common.. Geese, African. Geese, Egyptian.. Geese, Embden... Geese. Toulouse .20. .4 20. 18. .30. 4 146 Ibs..10 136 bs..11 bs..60 134 bs. 14% bs..41 IDS. Rye, with salt 133 Ibs..14 Ibs..35 ibs. Rye, without salt.. 90 bs..12 Ibs..43 IDS. Leghorns, black.. Leghorns, brown.. Leghorns, white.. Plymouth Rocks Leghorns, dominique... .44.3%....200....10 ..3....200....10 .8%.....6%....175.....84 Turkeys, buff... Turkeys, Narragansett...22. Peas.... Healthiest Regions, Value of Foods, Educational Advancement, Etc. Healthiest Regions for Consumptives. The following table, in a scale of 100, shows the per cent. of deaths from consump tion. From this it will be seen that the Atlantic States have a much higher death rate from this disease than most of the Western States and Territories. State. Michigan... No. of Deaths State. Nebraska. Relative Value of Foods. One hundred pounds of good hay for stock are equal to .37% Amount of Oil in Seeds. The amount of oil in a certain seed will vary according to conditions of growth. In a scale of 100 this is considered about an average per cent. Kind of Seeds. Pounds. 78 .62 58 .53% .44% 43 .28 India Poland..... ....Recent.. .91 Russia 91 Fruit. Argentine Rep.. Recent.. 83 Per Cent. of Oil. Small pears, whole.30. 20.... None .37 Articles. Pounds. Bitter almond.. Pie-plant, sliced...10......10 United States....1870.. .30 ....20 .37 Wild grapes.. .10. .8 Japan........ .Recent......10 61/2 Blackberries.......9.. Strawberries...... Could not read, total..4,528,084 Salaries of Kings, Queens, Presidents and other Rulers. The following table, condensed from the "Statesman's Year Book," shows the yearly salary paid to kings, queens and members of royal households and presidents of various republics, according to the most reliable authorities in 1880. Out of these salaries some rulers have much to pay, in order to maintain the character of their position, so that their actual clear savings, annually, cannot be easily shown. Astronomical Tables, Giving Facts Relative to the Heavenly Bodies, 299 .110,725 80,000 Mars..... 24 .68,000 .30,000 .22,309 ..15,000 h. 12,000 h. 56 m. Mercury.. Earth's Moon dis tant from Earth.......140,000 The enormous distances from us of the fixed stars, which are supposed to be suns, are beyond conception. One of these, Sirius (the Dog Star), is supposed to be twenty trillion miles away. .....7,621.. Mercury.......2.984. Earth.. .8,000...1 moon Diameter of Earth's Moon, 2,162 miles. Light moves at the rate of 192,000 miles a second, and yet passing with that velocity it would take three years and nine months to reach Alpha, the nearest star, which is nineteen-trillions of miles away. Solidity of Foods, Strength of Liquors, Weights, Measures, Etc. Solidity of Different Foods. Showing the proportion of solid matter and water in 100 parts each of the following articles of diet: Bricks Required. Number of bricks required in a wall of different thickness per square foot of surface wall. The dimensions of common bricks are from 7% to 8 inches long by 4% wide, and 21⁄2 inches thick. Bricks. Saturn......10 Jupiter...... 9 Uranus...... 7 h. 5 m. The sun revolves upon its own axis at the rate of 4,564 miles per hour, and yet requires 25 days to complete one entire revolution. Thickness of wall. Rum.... .53 Claret. 171 15 Madeira. .22% Rhenish..................、 12 Cape Muscat... The following will be found convenient in the absence of extended interest tables. To find the interest on a given sum, for any number of days, at any rate of interest. At five per cent., multiply the principal by the At 6 per cent., as above, and divide by. Boxes of Different Measure. .72 .60 .52 45 .40 .36 .30 .24 .....18 A box 24 inches long by 16 inches wide, and 28 inches deep, will contain a barrel (3 bushels). A box 24 inches long by 16 inches wide, and 14 inches deep, will contain half a barrel. A box 16 inches square and 8 2-5 inches deep, will contain one bushel. A box 16 inches by 8 2-5 inches wide, and 8 inches deep, will contain half a bushel. A box 8 inches by 8 2-5 inches square, and 8 inches deep, will contain one peck. A box 8 inches by 8 inches square, and 4 1-5 inches deep, will contain one gallon. A box 7 inches by 4 inches square, and 4 4-5 inches deep, will contain half a gallon. A box 4 inches by 4 inches square, and 4 1-5 inches deep, will contain one quart. In purchasing anthracite coal, 20 bushels are generally allowed for a ton. Debt of Different Countries, How Various Colors are Made, Length and Cost of American Squirrel. Muskrat.. .1%....7. Woodchuck Mink... Skunk. Birth....... 2 years....2...25........ 4 years....3.....31%.. .Birth.......1%....6% .2 years....2...23% ....3 years....3.....28% Fox. Bait for Different Game. Bait Required. Grain, nuts, or ear of corn. Opossum.. Raccoon.. Badger. Otter Beaver.. The Pulse in Health. New-born infants. Audible Sounds. The distance at which sounds can be distinguished depends much on favoring winds. Description of Sound. A powerful human voice Beating a drum..... National Debt of Principal Countries. .467 The following table, from Porter's Census Book, shows the increase and decrease of the public debt of these different countries in the past twenty years: A strong human voice strong. United States. Austria-Hungary. ..15,840.....3 Turkey Portugal. very Australia .475,000....90 Holland Canada. The debt given for the German Empire in 1880 does not include the debts of any of the States composing it, but only the Empire Proper. Combinations of Shades that Make Different Colors. .363. .7,143,789 .36. .7,000,000 Mixing Red and Black... ....makes... .......makes.. Mixing Umber and White .makes. ..makes.. Brown Rose Drab ..Chestnut Delaware Division .Pennsylvania.. .60. .1,275,715 |