72 AGRICULTURE. 



V. HORTICULTURE. 



USUAL DISTANCES FOR PIjAXTING VEGETABLES. 



(Bailey.) 



Asparagus Rows 3 to 4 ft. apart, i to 2 ft. apart in row. 



Beans, bush.. 2 to 3 ft. apart, i ft. apart in rows. 



" pole. . . 3 to 4 ft. each way. 

 Beet, early ... In drills 12 to 18 in. apart. 



" late " " 2 to 3 ft. *• 



Cabbage, early 16 X 28 in. to 18 X 30 in* 



late.. 2 X 3 ft- to 2^ X 3i ft. 



Carrot In drills i to 2 ft. apart. 



Cauliflower. . . 2 X 2 ft. to 2 X 3 ft. 



Celery Rows 3 to 4 ft. apart, 6 to 9 in. in row. 



Corn, sweet . . " 3 to 3^ ft. apart, 9 in. to 2 ft. in row. 



Cucumber 4 to 5 ft. each way. 



Egg-plant 3 X 3 ft. 



Lettuce i X li or 2 ft. 



Melon, Musk. . 5 to 6 ft. each way. 



" Water.. 7 to 8 ft. each way. 



Onion In drills from 14 to 20 in. apart. 



Parsnip " " 18 in. to 3 ft. apart. 



Peas " " early kinds, usually in double row., 6 



to 9 in. apart'; late, in single rows, 2 to 3 



ft. apart. 



Pepper 15 to 18 in. X 2 to 2|^ ft. 



Potato 10 to 18 in. X 2^ to 3 ft. 



Pumpkin 8 to 10 ft. each way. 



Radish In drills, 10 to 18 in. apart. 



Rhubarb 2 to 4 ft. X 4 ft. 



Salsify In drills, i^ to 2 ft. apart. 



Spinach " '*, 12 to 18 in. apart. , 



Squash 3 to 4 ft. X 4 ft. 



Sweet-potato. . 2 ft. X 3 to 4 ft. 



Tomato 4 ft. X 4 to 5 ft. 



Turnip In drills, i^ to 2^ ft. apart. 



