

THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



A PLANTING TABLE— contin ued. 



Drilled. 



Bn adcast. 



I rop. 



Pulp 

 which irrown. 



Distance 

 drills 

 apart. 



Quantity 



seed per 



acre. 



Quantity 

 seed per 



acre. 



Period "t 

 growth 

 • >r' crop 



(approx. ). 



Niih S. 



months. 



Pumpkins .. 



Sorghum 



Soj b( utis 



Sudan . 

 Sunflowers 



• ' imips 



> • . potatoes 



Tirk leans 



i s and tares 

 Wheat 



Broom millet 

 Cabbages . . 

 Cotton 

 Cow-peas . . 



Field peas. . 

 Lucerne 



Maize 

 Mangolds . . 



elons 



Millet 



Oats 



Potatoes 



ins . . 



' ■ 



Rye 



urn 



I potatoes . . 



I. !• b. (See "Veto es 

 Tomatoes . . 



Greenstuff 

 Broomheads . . 

 Market 



Greenstuff, en- 

 silage, or haj\ 

 Greenstuff, with" 

 barley, oats, 

 or wheat. 

 . I Greenstuff and 



hay. 

 I Greenstuff or 



ensilage. 

 I I Grain .. 

 I 



. I Stock feed 



Hawkesbury-Nepean. 



7 in. . . I 1| bushels 1 2 bushels 



■6 or 3i ft. 5-6 lb 



3 x 2 ft. .. 7, 260 plants 



3-4 tt. .. 10-12 lb. .. 



2 ft. 6 in. .. 7-10 lb. .. 2(1-30 lb. 



Greenstuff, en- 

 silage, arid 

 hay. 

 ( Greenstuff 



Hay .. 



Greenstuff 



Drilled with 

 cereal. 



3 to 34 ft. . 



4 to 5 ft. . 



•2 ft. 6 in. 

 Hills 6x8 

 to 6x10 ft, 

 7 in. 



7 in. 



7 !> 



2.J to 3 ft. 

 In row, 14 

 in. apart. 



10 x 10 ft 

 to 12 > 

 1-2 ft. hills 



7 in. or 2 ft, 

 6 in. 



J bus. peas, | Same 

 1 bushel drilled, 

 cereal. 



Greenstuff . . 7 in. 

 Grain . . 7 ,. 



Greenstuff, en- 21 to 3 ft, 

 silage, and! 



ha\. 



Turnips 



2ft. 6 in. 



3 x 2 ft. 



4x4 ft, to 



e \ e ft. 



2 ft. 6 in.- 



3 It 



20-25 lb. . . 

 6-10 lb. . . 



7 1b. 

 ■2-3 lb. 



1-1 § bush- 

 els. 



6-10 lb. 



1| bushels 2 bushels. 

 1* „ 2 „ 

 7-10 cwt 



•2 1b 



10 1b. or 3 lb. 10-15 lb. 



1^-2 bus. 2 bushels. 



1J-2 „ 2 



6-8 lb. .. lc-201b. . 



2-3 „ 6 b.. 



7,260 rooted 

 cuttings 



2,745 to 1,210 

 plants. 

 2-3 lb. . . 6 lb. 



4 .. 

 6-7.. 

 4-6.. 

 3-4. , 

 4-6.. 



4-5.. 



Generally sown with peas. 

 Thickly in drills. 



5 (first cut) 

 4-5.. 



5-7 . . 



7-8. 

 4-6. 



2A-4 



4 . 



5 . 

 5-6. 



Permanent (3-6 cuttings per 



annum). 

 Keep cultivators going. 



See above remarks on dis- 

 tances for sowing. 



Keep cultivated until run- 

 ners cover ground . 



2-3 (2 or 3 



cuttings). 



-6 (2 cut- 

 tings). 



4 

 6-8.. 



4-6 

 4 . 



Keep cultivated until run- 

 ners cover ground. 



Pigs or sheep may be turned 

 into crop when 12 inches- 

 high. The wider sowing 

 permits of cultivation. 



2 cwt. seed needed to pro- 

 duce the cutting* 



