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QUANTITY OF SEED OF VEGETABLES REQUIRED 

 TO SOW AN ACRE. (Bailey.) 



Asparagus 4 or 5 lbs., or i oz. for 50 ft. 



of drill. 



Beans, dwarf, in drills i^ bushels. 



" pole ** 10 to 12 quarts. 



Beet, " 5 to 6 lbs. 



PuclcAvheat, " i bushel. 



Cabbage, in beds to transplant, i lb. 



Carrot, in drills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Cauliflower i oz. of seed for 1000 plants. 



Celery i oz. of seed for 2000 plants. 



Corn, in hills 8 to 10 quarts. 



Cucumber, in hills 2 lbs. 



Cress, water, in drills 2 to 3 lbs. 



' ' upland, in drills 2 to 3 lbs. 



Egg-plant I oz, of seed for 1000 plants. 



Kale or sprouts 3 to 4 lbs. 



Lettuce i oz. of seed for 1000 plants. 



Melon, musk, in hills 2 to 3 lbs. 



" water, in hills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Mustard, broadcast i bushel. 



Onion, in drills 5 to 6 lbs. 



" seed for sets, in drills. .. 30 lbs. 



" sets, in drills 6 to 12 bushels. 



Parsnip, in drills 4 to 6 lbs. 



Peas " I to 2 bushels. 



Potato (cut tubers) 7 bushels. 



Pumpkin, in hills , 4 to 5 lbs. 



Radish, in drills 8 to 10 lbs. 



Sage " 8 to 10 lbs. 



Salsify " 8 to lolbs. 



Spinach ** .". 10 to 12 lbs. 



Squash, bush, in hills, 4 to 6 lbs. 



" running, in hills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Tomato, to transplant i lb. 



Turnip, in drills i to 2 lbs. 



" broadcast 3 to 4 lbs. 



Grass (mixed lawn). 2 to 4 bushels. 



