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HANDY-BOOK OF HUSBANDRY. 



Table, showing the number of plants, hills, or trees contained in an 

 acre at equal distances apart, from 3 inches up to 66 feet. 



Distance apart. No. of plants. 



3 inches by } inches 696,960 



4 " by 4 " 392,040 



6 " by 6 " 174,240 



9 " by 9 " 77,440 



I foot by I foot 43, 560 



li feet by i j feet l9,j6o 



1 feet by i foot 21,780 



2 " by 2 feet 10,890 



2i " by 2i " 6.960 



} " by I foot 14,520 



} " by 2 feet 7,260 



3 " by 3 " 4,840 



3i" by 3i " 3,555 



4 " by I foot 10,890 



4" by 2 feet 5,445 



4 " by J '■ 3,630 



4 " by 4 " 2,722 



4i" by 4i^ " 2,151 



5 " by 1 foot 8,712 



5 " by 2 feet 4,356 



S " by 3 " 2,904 



5 " by 4 " 2,178 



5 " by 5 " 1,742 



5J" by 5i " 1,417 



Distance apart. No. of plants. 



6 feet by 6 feet 1,210 



6i •' by 61" 1,031 



7 " by 7 " 881 



8 " by 8 " 680 



9 " by 9 " 537 



10 " by 10 " 435 



11 " by II " 360 



12 " by 12 " 302 



IJ " by 15 " 257 



14 " by 14 " 222 



15 " by 15 " 193 



16 " by 16 " 170 



i6i " by i6i " 160 



»7 '■ by 17 " 150 



18 " by 18 " 134 



'9 " by 19 " 120 



20 " by 20 " 108 



25 " by 25 " 69 



30 " by 30 " 48 



3J " by 33 " 40 



40 " by 40 " 27 



50 " by 50 " 17 



60 " by 60 " 12 



66 " bv 66 " 10 



Table, showing the quantity oj garden seeds required to plant a 

 given space. 



Designation. 

 Asparagus 



Eng. Dwarf Beans.. 

 French 



Beans, pole, large. . 

 " " small. 



Beets 



Broccoli and Kale.. 



Cabbage 



Cauliflower 



Carrot 



Celery 



Cucumber 



Cress 



Egg Plant 



Endive 



Leek 



Lettuce 



Melon . 



Nasturtium 



Onion 



Okra 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Peppers 



Peas 



Pumpkin 



Radish 



Salsify 



Spinage 



Space and quantity of seeds, 

 oz. produces looo plants, and requires a bed 12 feet square. 

 000 plant a bed 4 feet wide 225 feet long, 

 quart plants from 100 to 150 feet of row. 

 " " 250 or 350 feet of row. 

 " " 100 hills. 

 ■' " 300 " or 250 feet of row. 

 o lbs. to the acre ; i oz. plants 1 ;o feet of row. 

 oz. plants 2500 plants, and requires 40 square feet of ground. 

 Early sorts same as broccoli, and require 60 square feet of ground. 

 The same as cabbage, 

 to I 50 of row. 



gives 7000 plants, and requires S square feet of ground, 

 for 150 hills. 



sows a bed 16 feet square, 

 gives 2000 plants. 

 " 3000 " and requires So feet of ground. 

 " 2000 " and '• 60 " '• 



" 7000 " and " seed bed of 120 feet, 

 for 120 hills, 

 sows 25 feet of row. 



" 250 " 

 gives 25cx> plants, 

 quart sows 120 feet of row. 

 to 50 hills, 

 to 100 feet, 

 to 150 " of row. 

 to 200 " 

 to 75 hills. 



gives 2500 plants, requiring seed bed of 80 feet, 

 to 2000 feet, 

 to 50 hills. 



