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Harness
and Shoe Repairing
HARNESS OILING IN SEASON
W. D. BIXBY DAVISON :: MICHIGAN
PHONE 1034 R E. D. ORCUTT
Steel Ceilings a Specialty
SKYLIGHT CORNICE AND EAVETROUGHING METAL SCREENS AND METAL DOORS
RES. and SHOP 2113 Howard Avenue - Flint, Mich.
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PLANTING TABLE FOR VEGETABLES AND BERRIES
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VARIETY
For Horse Cultivation Have Rows
For Hoe or Wheel- Hoe Cultivation Have Rows
Distance Apart in the Row
Depth to Cover
Time to Plant in the North, Outdoors (See Foot-note)
ASPARAGUS, Seed ....
21/2 ft. apart
1 ft. apart
3 in. transplant in 1 year 1 in. 2 ft.
ASPARAGUS, Plants ...
14 ft. apart
3 ft. apart
2 ft. apart
Thin to 4 in.
5 or 6 in. |2 in.
BEAN, Lima
[Pole, 4 x 4 ft. apart
4 x 3 ft. apart
Thin to 3 plants to a pole 1 in.
BEET
212 ft. apart
1 ft. apart
Thin to 5 in. 2 ft.
1 in.
March-April April. Or in the fall
CABBAGE and CAULI- FLOWER, Plants
212 ft. apart
2 ft. apart
16-24 in.
Early kinds, April; late kinds, June
CARROT CELERY, Plants
212 ft. apart
1 ft. apart
Thin to 5 in. 6 in.
1/2 in.
March-April
Early crop, May; late
CORN, Sweet
4 ft. apart
Same
8-12 in.
2 in.
CUCUMBER
5 x 5 or 6x4 ft. apart
Same
Scatter 15 seeds in hill; 1/2 in. thin out later
CURRANT and
GOOSEBERRY, Plants .. 5 x 5 ft. apart
EGGPLANT, Plants
21/2 x 21/2 ft. apart
LETTUCE
21/2 ft. apart
MELON, Musk
6 x 4 ft. apart
MELON, Water
8x8 ft. apart
Same
1/2 in.
May 15 May 15-20
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BLACKBERRY, Plants
. . |8 ft. apart
6 ft. apart
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3-4 ft. apart
2-3 ft. apart
crop, early July First sowing. early Ma: May 15
April. Or in the fall June 1 March-April
5 x4 ft. apart 2 x 2 ft. apart 11/2-2 ft. apart Same
Thin to 6-10 in. Scatter 15 seeds in hill; 1/2 in. 1/2 in. thin out later
March-April March-April May 10-15 May 20-25
BEAN, String
212 ft. apart
Bush, 21/2 x 11/2 ft. apart 2 x 11/2 ft. apart
RURAL DIRECTORY
F. E. WOOLLEY VETERINARY SURGEON Calls Answered DAY or NIGHT AUTO SERVICE Phone No. 72
Davison, Mich.
BREEDERS OF
Thoroughbred Dual Purpose Shorthorn Cattle Herd Header and Number of Females Imported
Registered O. I. C. Hogs
Phone 924-W4 Flint Bell Telephone Co.
Lundy Bros. R. F. D. No. 6 FLINT, MICHIGAN
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GOBLEVILLE MICHIGAN NURSERIES FOR SPRING OF 1919-OFFER
Large Montmorency Cherry at $4.00 per dozen 2 yr. Red Currant at 95 cents per dozen
25 Blackcap Raspberry at 75 cents
50 Everbeaming Strawberry at 65 cents 50 Spring Strawberry, Early and Late at 45 cents 50 Asparagus, 2 yr. at 50 cents, 1 yr. at 35 cents GOBLEVILLE
EARLIEST ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST
MICHIGAN
PHONE 318-R Johnson & White AUTO PAINTERS 1804-6 S. Saginaw Street FLINT, MICHIGAN
Bell Phone
GEORGE J. SAGER
Complete House-Furnishings and Furnishings
FURNACES
617 S. Saginaw St. - FLINT, MICH.
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ANIME KALTO PAINTING
PLANTING TABLE FOR VEGETABLES AND BERRIES-Continued
VARIETY
For Horse Cultivation Have Rows
For Hoe or Wheel- Hoe Cultivation Have Rows
Distance Apart in the Row
Depth to Cover
Time to Plant in the North, Outdoors (See Foot-note)
ONION, Seed
21/2 ft. apart
12-15 in. apart
Thin to 4 in.
1/2 in.
March-April
PARSLEY
212 ft. apart
1 ft. apart
Thin to 6 in.
1/2 in.
Early April
PARSNIP
212 ft. apart
1 ft. apart
Thin to 5 in.
12 in.
March-April
PEPPER, Plants
21/2 ft. apart
2 ft. apart
20 in.
June 1
PEAS
3-4 ft. apart
212-3 ft. apart
Continuous row
3-5 in. + in.
March-April
POTATO
3 ft. apart
2-212 ft. apart
12-18 in.
Early, March-April; late, May-June
RADISH
212 ft. apart
1 ft. apart
Thin to 3 in.
1/2 in.
March-April
RHUBARB, Plants
4 ft. apart
3 ft. apart
3 ft.
2 or 3 in.
March-April
RASPBERRY, Plants
6 ft. apart
5 ft. apart
Red, 2 ft.
Early spring
SPINACH
212 ft. apart
1 ft. apart
Thin to 5 in.
1 in. 1/2 in.
May 15-20
SQUASII-PUMPKIN
8 x8 ft. (Bush Squash Same
4 × 4)
STRAWBERRY Plants .. 4 ft. apart
3 ft. apart
15-20 in.
Have crown April. (Pot-grownplants
level with ground
in August)
TOMATO. Plants
14 x 4 ft. apart
4x3 ft. apart
May 25-June 1
NOTE .- Planting time varies according to season and locality; dates given above are only approximate, and are based on latitude of Pennsylvania; allow about fix days difference for each 100 miles north or south of this State. Do not work soil in spring while it is very wet and soggy; wait. Plants set in action and it well mulched with strawy manure, leaves, etc., during first winter. Successional sowings of corn, peas, etc., may be inade later than the dates given.
RURAL DIRECTORY
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Black, 212 ft.
March-April (or fall)
GENESEE COUNTY
Willard STORAGE SERVICE STATION
CENTRAL GARAGE Largest Storage Capacity in City Auto-Lite & Westinghouse Electrical Equipment
FLINT STORAGE BATTERY & ELECTRIC CO. 116 Union Street - FLINT, MICH.
J. F. GARRISON GENERAL MERCHANDISE
"The Center Store"
ALWAYS KNOWN AS THE HOME OF RELI- ABLE MERCHANDISE. TRADE AT HOME AND WHERE YOUR DOLLARS HAVE MOST SENSE.
Our Motto: SATISFACTION | RICHFIELD CENTER OR YOUR MONEY BACK Davison, Mich.
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H. J. GREEN FLORIST
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All Kinds of Potted Plants
Funeral
Work a
Specialty
HOLLY
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MICHIGAN
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RURAL DIRECTORY
SEE ME FOR RATES AND DATES
JUDDSON MOREY Auctioneer
FARM, LIVE STOCK, REAL ESTATE AND MERCHANDISE SALES
Davison
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ARTHUR M. DAVISON, President
JOHN G. WINDIATE, Treasurer
JOHN L. PIERCE, Secretary
Own:
General Motors Park
General Motors Park No. 1
Homedale
WINDIATE-PIERCE-DAVISON CO. REAL ESTATE-INSURANCE 118-120 Armory Building
Eastern Addition to Homedale
Kearsley Park
Kearsley Park No. 1
Phone 580
FLINT, MICHIGAN
Chevrolet Park
We finance the building of homes on our plots or will sell you one complete.
A. R. YOUNG Genesee, Mich.
GROCERIES, MEAT CONFECTIONERY DRUGS TOBACCO
Motto:
Satisfaction
Cleanness
Service
JAMES F. BURNS -AGENT FOR- McClure Co. Saginaw Silos, Wood or Tile Whirl Wind Silo Filler McClure Milking Machines Paints, Oils and Roofing - R-1-Mt Morris, Mich,
BELL TEL .- 49-4 R
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Handy Things to Know
A rod is 1612 feet, or 572 yards.
A mile is 320 rods.
A mile is 1,760 yards.
A mile is 5,280 feet.
A square foot is 144 square inches. A square yard contains 9 square feet. A square rod is 27214 square feet. An acre contains 43,560 square feet. An acre contains 4,840 square yards. An acre contains 160 square rods.
A quarter section contains 160 acres.
An acre is 8 rods wide by 20 rods long.
An acre is 10 rods wide by 16 rods long.
An acre is about 20834 feet square.
A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
A pint (of water) weighs 1 pound. A solid foot of water weighs 621/2 pounds.
A gallon (of water) holds 231 solid inches.
A gallon of milk weighs 8 pounds and 10 ounces.
A barrel of flour weighs 196 pounds.
A barrel of salt weighs 280 pounds.
A barrel of beef weighs 200 pounds. A barrel of pork weighs 200 pounds.
A barrel of fish weighs 200 pounds.
A keg of powder equals 25 pounds.
A stone of lead or iron equals 14 pounds.
A pig of lead or iron equals 211/2 stone.
Anthracite coal broken-cubic foot- averages 54 pounds.
A ton loose occupies 40-43 cubic feet. Bituminous coal broken-cubic foot- averages 49 pounds.
Cement (hydraulic) Rosendale, weight per bushel, 70 pounds.
A ton loose occupies 40-48 cubic feet. Cement (hydraulic) Louisville, weight per bushel, 62 pounds.
Cement (hydraulic) Portland, weight per bushel, 96 pounds.
Gypsum ground, weight per bushel, 70 pounds.
Lime, loose, weight per bushel, 70 pounds.
Lime, well shaken, weight per bushel, 80 pounds.
Sand at 98 pounds per cubic foot, per bushel, 1221/2 pounds.
18.29 bushels equal a ton. 1,181 tons cubic yard.
MEASURING HAY AND CORN
Hay is often sold in the mow or stack where the weight has to be estimated. For this purpose 400 cubic feet of hay is considered a ton. The actual weight of 400 cubic feet of hay will vary ac- cording to the quality of the hay, time of cutting, position in mow, etc. For making an estimate in a given case multiply together the length, breadth and height of the mow or stack in feet and divide the product by 400. The quotient will be the number of tons.
Corn is measured by the following rule: A heaped bushel contains 2,748 cubic inches. To find the number of bushels of corn in a crib it is therefore necessary merely to multiply together the length, width and height in inches and divide the product by 2,748. The number of bushels of shelled corn will be two-thirds of the quotient. If the sides of the crib are slanting, it will be necessary to multiply together one- half the sum of the top and bottom widths with the height and length.
The legal weight of a bushel of shelled corn in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia is 56 pounds.
In Pennsylvania, Virginia and Mary- land 32 pounds constitute a bushel of oats; in New Jersey, 30 pounds.
A bushel of wheat is placed at 60 pounds by most of the states of the Union.
Pennsylvania recognizes 56 pounds as a bushel of white potatoes. In Mary- land, New Jersey and Virginia the legal weight is 60 pounds.
A bushel of clover seed in Pennsyl- vania must weigh 60 pounds; in Mary- land, 60 pounds; in New Jersey, 64 pounds; in Virginia, 60 pounds.
A bushel of timothy seed in Pennsyl- vania must weigh 45 pounds, and the same weight in most adjacent states.
To estimate the amount of land in different fields under cultivation use the following table :
5 yards wide by 968 yards long, 1 acre
10 yards wide by 484 yards long, 1 acre
20 yards wide by 242 yards long, 1 acre
40 yards wide by 121 yards long, 1 acre
70 yards wide by 69 1/7 yards long, 1 acre 80 yards wide by 60% yards long, 1 acre
60 feet wide by 726
feet long, 1 acre
110 feet wide by 396
feet long, 1 acre
120 feet wide by 363
feet long, 1 acre
220 feet wide by 198 feet long, 1 acre
240 feet wide by 181%
feet long, 1 acre
440 feet wide by 99 feet long, 1 acre
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RURAL DIRECTORY
WM. BERNHEIM
Phone 3424
Wholesale & Retail
OPEN SUNDAYS
Flint Rubber Company
We buy, sell and exchange all makes of
TIRES Q TUBES
Also do First Class Vulcanizing 4
434 N. Saginaw Street, Cor. 2nd Ave. FLINT - - MICHIGAN
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Seed Per Acre
It requires less seed per acre to sow in hills or rows than to sow broadcast. The hill or row system permits of after cultivation, which is not possible with a broadcasted crop. In all calculations for hill and drills it must be remembered that an acre of land contains 43,560 square feet. A square piece of land, 209 feet on a side, contains about an acre. The following figures are merely suggestive, as practice varies with
locality :
ALFALFA, 25 to 30 1bs, broadcast.
ASPARAGUS, 4 to 5 lbs. in drills; 1 oz. to 50 feet of row.
BARLEY, 112 to 2 bushels drilled; 2 to 21/2 bushels broadcast.
BEANS, bush, 11/2 bushels in drills. -
BEANS, pole, 10 to 12 qts., in hills.
BEETS, 5 to 6 lbs., in drills.
BUCKWHEAT, 1 bushel, broadcast.
CABBAGE, 1/4 lb. in seed bed, to be trans- planted.
CARROT, 3 to 4 lbs., in drills.
CELERY, about 1 oz. for 2,000 plants; 1 lb. per acre.
CLOVER, red, 8 to 10 lbs., broadcast.
CLOVER, crimson, 15 lbs., broadcast.
CLOVER, white, 6 lbs., broadcast.
CORN, field and sweet, 8 to 10 qts.
CORN, ensilage, 12 qts., in drills.
Cow PEAS, 1 bushel, in drills; 112 bush- els, broadcast.
CUCUMBERS, 2 lbs., in drills.
EGG PLANT, 1 oz. seed for 1,000 plants; 14 1b. to the acre.
GRASS, lawn, 2 to 4 lbs., broadcast.
LETTUCE, 1 oz. of seed to 1,000 plants ; 1/2 lb. to the acre.
MELON, musk, 2 to 3 lbs., in hills.
MELON, water, 4 to 5 lbs., in hills.
MILLET, 1 bushel, broadcast.
OATS, 3 bushels, broadcast. ONIONS, 5 to 6 lbs., in drills; for sets. 30 to 50 lbs., in drills.
PARSNIPS, 4 to 6 lbs., in drills.
PEAS, 1 to 2 bushels, in drills.
POTATOES (cut) 8 to 10 bushels.
PUMPKINS, 4 to 5 lbs., in hills.
RADISHES, 8 to 10 lbs., in drills.
RYE, 34 to 11/2 bushels, in drills. SPINACH, 10 to 12 lbs., in drills; run- ning sorts, 3 to 4 1bs.
SQUASH, bush, 4 to 6 lbs., in hills.
TIMOTHY, 15 to 20 lbs., broadcast, if used alone; less if sown with other grasses. TOMATOES, 18 1b. in seed bed, to be transplanted.
TURNIPS, 1 to 2 lbs., in drills; 2 to 3 lbs., broadcast.
WHEAT, 112 bushels. broadcast.
Suitable Distance for Planting Trees
Apples-Standard Apples-Dwarf
.. 25 to 35 feet apart -ach way
(bushes) 10
Pears-Standard .. .. 10 to 20
Pears-Dwarf ..
10
Cherries-Standard 18 to 20
Cherries-Dukes and Morrellos 16 to 18
Plums-Standard . 15 to 20
Peaches
16 to 18
Apricots
16 to 18
Nectarines
16 to 18
Quinces 10 to 12
Currants 3 to 4
Gooseberries 3 to 4
Raspberries 3 to 5
Blackberries
6 to 7
Grapes
8 to 12
Shingles Required in a Roof
Double the rafters and multiply by length of building. Multiply this by 9 if exposed 4 inches, by 8 if exposed 41/2 inches, and by 7 1/5 if exposed 5 inches to the weather.
One thousand shingles, laid 4 inches to the weather, will cover 100 square feet of surface.
Eight hundred shingles. 5 inches to
the weather, will cover 100 square feet.
One thousand shingles require 5 pounds of four-penny nails.
Five to ten per cent. should be al- lowed to these figures to cover waste and shortage.
One thousand laths will cover 70 yards of surface, and take 11 pounds of nails. Two hundred and fifty pickets will make 100 lineal feet of fence.
Nails Required
For 1,000 shingles, 31/2 to 5 pounds 4d., or 3 to 31/2 pounds 3d.
For 1.000 laths about 7 pounds 3d.
fine, or 8 pounds 2d. fine. For 1,000 feet clapboards (siding), about 18 pounds 6d. box.
For 1.000 feet covering boards, about 20 pounds 8d. common, or 25 pounds 10d.
Nails-Common
Size 3d 4d
6d 8d 10d 12d
Length .14
11/2
2 21/2 3
45
Size
16d
20d 30d
40d 50d 60d
Length
.31
4
41/5 5 514 6
No. to lb. 35
24
18 13 10
8
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Eighteen to twenty-five pounds of
nails are required per 1,000 feet of lumber.
Grease a nail and it won't split wood.
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300 165 90 62
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A. F. ANDREWS
OUR SLOGAN "WE FOOL THE RAIN and SUN"
R. J. ANDREWS
Our Manufacturing Plant is fully stocked and equipped to serve you. Without boasting or gloating over the fact, WE ARE THE PIONEER MAKERS OF OUR LINE OF GOODS in this County and surrounding Counties.
Whether you are in need of Awnings, Tents, Wagon Covers, Stack Covers, Machine Covers, Binder Canvasses, or in fact anything made from Canvas We can furnish you with just what you want at a price you can well afford.
Another Dept. we are particularly strong on is our Auto Top and Repair Dept. We will build you a New Top or cover your old one with nice new material that you may choose. We always carry a large assortment of Top Material and Trimmings.
Have Your Auto Equipped With Our Storm Proof Curtains.
We have many satisfied customers all over the county, who will vouch for our workmanship and prices. No charge for estimates on any work. Call in and talk over your next job with us.
The Flint Tent & Awning Co. 509 HARRISON STREET, FLINT, MICHIGAN 2 Doors South of Majestic Theatre TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS
122 WEST KEARSLEY STREET PHONE 105
THE GUARANTY TITLE -AND-
MORTGAGE COMPANY FLINT, MICH.
OFFICERS:
D. D. AITKEN, Pres. C. C. KAGEY, Sec .- Tres.
J. E. BURROUGHS, Vice Pres. CHARLES R. ADAIR, Manager
DIRECTORS:
D. D. AITKEN A. G. BISHOP
C. S. MOTT J. A. WELCH C. C. KAGEY F. A. ALDRICH
J. E. BURROUGHS F. D. BAKER
Abstracts of Title, Insurance of All Kinds, Conveyancing
We determined to make the BEST Abstracts of Title in Michigan and the following shows how we succeeded:
The Federal Land Bank of St. Paul St. Paul, September 20, 1917
The Guaranty Title and Mortgage Company of Flint, Michi- gan, gets out the most complete abstracts in the whole state. We would suggest that if you get a copy of their abstracts and follow its form and substance, you will produce an abstract that is perfectly satisfactory to this bank.
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Very truly yours, (Signed) F. W. McLEAN Registrar and Attorney
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK FLINT, MICH.
LIABILITIES Capital Stock and Surplus, $300,000.00 Total Resources, $3,700,000.00
Only National Bank in the County ACT AS EXECUTORS & ADMINISTRATORS OF INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES See Us About Arranging Your Will
EJLINDSAY 8 CF GROCCHIES.
F. J. LINDSAY & CO.
THE UP-TO-DATE
Grocers
We deal in Staple and Fancy Groceries and Fruits Best Goods at Lowest Prices MT. MORRIS = =
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The UNION TRUST and SAVINGS BANK
FLINT, MICH.
BANKING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
4% Interest Paid on Deposits
The Union Trust Abstract Co. FLINT, MICH.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE CONVEYANCING . and
INSURANCE
HECKMAN BINDERY INC.
JAN 91 N. MANCHESTER,
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