Planting 65 



NUMBER OF PLANTS TO THE ACRE 



The preceding table gives the number of plants to the 

 acre when they are set out at given distances. If it is 

 desired to find the number of plants required to set an 

 acre at distances not given in the table below, it can be 

 done by a slight amount of thought. The number of 

 plants for 1 inch asunder in the row are given. If, then, 

 plants are set 2 inches apart, the field will require just half 

 as many; if 3 inches, just one- third as many as when 1 

 inch apart; and if 7 inches apart, just one-seventh the 

 number. 



