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{printed paper clipping} THE FARMER'S ADVOCAT Act, which comes into force on January 1st, 1915, gives the following weights for the following vegetable and commodities. A bushel of any of these articles, unless a bushel by measure is specially agreed upon shall be the following:- Artichokes, 56 lbs; beans, 60 lbs.; beets, 50 lbs.; bituminous coal, 70 lbs.; blue grass seed, 14 lbs.; carrots, 50 lbs.; castor beans, 40 lbs,; clover seed, 60 lbs.; hemp seed, 44 lbs.; lime, 70 lbs.; malt, 36 lbs.; onions, 50 lbs.; parsnips 45 lbs.; potatoes, 60 lbs.; timothy seed. 48 lbs. Turnips, 50 lbs. And a bag shall contain:-artichokes, 84.; beets, carrots, onions and turnips, 75 lbs,; parsnips, 65 lbs., and potatoes, 90 lbs. Persons selling or offering for sale these articles not up to the required weight will be liable to a fine of $25 on the first offence, and not exceeding $50 for each subsequent offence. {another printed paper clipping} The same Act defines a barrel of flour as 196 lbs., and a half barrel as 98 lbs.; rolled oats must weigh 180 lbs. to the barrel, and rolled wheat, 100 lbs. to the barrel, and 50 lbs. to the half barrel. {end paper clipping} Cobb find ground rolled oats 22 lbs busind meat 10 " flow muddings 5 " fine corn meal 11 fine barn blood meal 1 1/2 salt 1/2 " Preventation 1 Mosquito bites Oil of Citronella (Andropogon Nardus) Agg6. 42 Series 1, Subseries 3

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