CHAPTER IX. 



Seed Tables. 



I. Quantity of Seed required to Sow an Acre. 



Asparagus 4 or 5 lbs., or 1 oz. for 50 ft. of drill. 



Beans, Dwarf in drills IK bu. 



" Pole " 10 to 12 qts. 



Beet " 5 to 6 lbs. 



Buckwheat " 1 bu. 



Cabbage in beds to transplant . . . . }4 ^^■ 



Carrot in drills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Cauliflower 1 oz. of seed for 1,000 plants . 



Celery 1 oz. for 2,000 plants .... 



Corn in hills 8 to 10 qts. 



Cucumber " 2 lbs. 



Cress, Water in drills 2 to 3 lbs. 



" Upland " 2 to 3 lbs. 



Egg-plant 1 oz, of seed for 1,000 plants . 



Kale, or Sprouts 3 to 4 lbs. 



Lettuce 1 oz. of seed for 1,000 plants . 



Melon, Musk in hills 2 to 3 lbs. 



" Water " 4 to 5 lbs. 



Mustard broadcast K^u. 



Onion . *. in drills 5 to 6 lbs. 



" Seed for Sets . . " 30 lbs. 



" Sets " 6tol2bu. 



Parsnip " 4 to 6 lbs. 



Peas " lto2bu. 



potato (cut-tubers) ' 7 bu. 



Pumpkin in hills 4 to 5 lbs. 



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