Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1910 — Hills in an Acre of Ground. [ARTICLE]

Hills in an Acre of Ground.

8 feet apart 680 7 feet apart 890 6 feet apart 1210 6 feet apart .... 1742 4 feet apart 2720 3% feet apart 3560 3 feet apart 4840 2% feet apart 6968 About one pound of cucumber seed is required to plant an acre. Parties desiring to contract for the raising of pickles should do so at once in order that first seed can be produced for the number of acres. High cost of living comes with the increase of population. The number of food animals in the United States decreased 5,000,000 In 1909 and the number of consumers has increased 12,000,000 in the same time. These are the cold figures made public yesterday by the bureau of statistics after critical analysis of the cost of living problem, with particular reference to meat.