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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.
March-April (or fall)
SQUASH-PUMPKIN
...
8 x8 ft. (Bush Squash Same
4 × 4)
STRAWBERRY Plants .. 4 ft. apart
3 ft. apart
15-20 in.
Have crown April. ( Pot-grown plants level with in August) ground
TOMATO, Plants
4 x 4 ft. apart
4 x 3 ft. apart
May 25-June 1
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY
NOTE .- Planting time varies according to season and locality; dates given above are only approximate, and are based on latitude of Pennsylvania; allow about five 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 autumn must be well mulched with strawy manure, leaves, etc., during first winter. Successional sowings of corn, peas, etc., may be made later than the dates given.
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Black, 21/2 ft.
May 15-20
MONTCALM COUNTY
CARSON CITY GAZETTE H. E. COWDIN, Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Social, local and State news. All the news while it's new. CARSON CITY : : : : MICHIGAN
C. W. FRENCH, Cashier
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STATE SAVINGS BANK STANTON, MICH. Transacts a general banking business 4% paid on time deposits Money to loan on farms and approved security Your account is solicited.
BREEDERS OF REGISTERED Holstein-Friesian Cattle COWS, HEIFERS, BULLS For Sale at All Times Write me for your wants Frank Staffen & Sons PHONE 6-4L. 3 S., Amble, Mich. HOWARD CITY, MICH., R. D. 3
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Handy Things to Know
A rod is 161/2 feet, or 51/2 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 2721/4 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.
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 601/2 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 1813%
feet long, 1 acre
440 feet wide by 99
feet long, 1 acre
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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:
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.
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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, 11/2 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, 14 1b. in seed bed, to be trans- planted.
- CELERY, about 1 oz. for 2,000 plants; 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 lbs.
SQUASH, bush, 4 to 6 lbs., in hills.
TIMOTHY, 15 to 20 lbs., broadcast, if used alone; less if sown with other grasses. TOMATOES, 1g 1b. in seed bed, to be transplanted.
TURNIPS, 1 to 2 lbs., in drills; 2 to 3 lbs., broadcast.
WHEAT, 11/2 bushels, broadcast.
Suitable Distance for Planting Trees
Apples-Standard .. 25 to 35 feet apart each way Apples-Dwarf
(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
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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
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 :cd
Length
.11/
2
21/5
3
3
No. to 1b.
500
300
165
90
62
45
Size
16d
20d
30d
40d 50đ 60d
Length
4
416
5
5 1/4 6
No. to 1b ...
35
24
18
13
10 8
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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CARROT, 3 to 4 lbs., in drills. 1 to the weather, will cover 100 square feet of surface.
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MICHIGAN
The best place to go for
Jewelry, Silverware, Watches
Clocks
Drugs, Proprietary Medicines, Nyal Family Remedies, Cigars, Candy, etc. Watch and Jewelry Repairing Citizens Telephone Co., Central Office !
Cornell's Department Store EVERYTHING IN MERCHANDISE
We carry at all times large and very complete stocks of Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Hardware, Implements, etc.
OUR SLOGAN-YOU CAN GET IT AT CORNELL'S
G. E. CORNELL ::
SIX LAKES, MICH.
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FLOYD E. WINTER LAWYER
GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN
THE OLDEST BANK IN MONTCALM COUNTY THE STATE BANK OF CARSON CITY CARSON CITY, MICHIGAN
E. C. CUMMIMGS, PRES. J. W. HALLETT, VICE PRES. IRA CUMMINGS, CASHIER OVER 40 YEARS BANKING RESOURCES - OVER $500,000.00
Christian Andersen
DEALER IN
General Merchandise and Farm Implements
= = WHOLESALE DEALER IN BUTTER and EGGS
CITIZENS TELEPHONE
GOWEN, MICH.
V. Thomsen Estate
E. A. THOMSEN, Manager
DEALERS IN
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Farmers' Implements
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Citizens Telephone
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The Sands of Life
are running low for many of us. More and more people are observing the custom of "preparedness." Why leave to others the task of selecting a Monument for Your Plot? Don't put the matter off. Order here a stone that will look well and have it placed ready for the inscription and dates. We are showing many new and artistic designs.
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Dealer in
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