158 The Principles of Vegetable -Gardening 



vegetables ordinarily sown in drills show that the quantity re- 

 quired is often much less than that recommended by seedsmen. 

 The following figures indicate the extent to which this is true, 

 the quantities recommended being taken from Henderson's ne.w 

 " Gardening for Profit:" 



Peas. One quart to 100 feet of drill recommended ; 850 feet 

 of drill used four quarts of McLean's Advancer, or one quart to 

 every 212% feet ; 850 feet of American Wonder required three 

 and one -half quarts, or one quart to about 245 feet of drill ; 850 

 feet of McLean's Little Gem used three quarts, or one quart for 

 every 283% feet ; 850 feet of Kural New-Yorker used three and 

 one-fourth quarts, or one quart for over 261 feet of drill ; 850 

 feet of Cleveland's Alaska required three quarts, or one quart for 

 283% feet. The following figures will show that our sowings 

 were thick enough : one pint of McLean's Advancer contains 

 1,600 seeds. A pint sowed a trifle over 106 feet of drill, giving 

 something over fifteen peas for every foot of drill, or a plant 

 every four-fifths of an inch. 



Radishes. One ounce for 100 feet of drill recommended; 

 1,000 feet of drill, sown thickly to Early Long Scarlet Short-top, 

 required nine and one -half ounces of seed. In this case the rec- 

 ommendation is not extravagant. 



Beets. One ounce to 50 feet of drill recommended. Long 

 Dark Blood, Eclipse and Bassano each required four ounces of 

 seed for 334 feet of drill, or an ounce for 83% feet, and the sow- 

 ing was much too thick. An ounce of Long Dark Blood beet 

 contains about 1,300 fruits or seed, or over fifteen and one -half 

 fruits to each foot of drill, as we sowed them. 



Parsnip. One ounce to 200 feet of drill is recommended ; 

 1,000 feet of drill of Hollow Crown took four ounces of seed, 

 or an ounce to 250 feet of drill. The sowing was made in very 

 hard ground, where a thick growth of seedlings is necessary in 

 order to break the crust. The sowing was over twice too thick. 



Carrot. One ounce for 150 feet of drill recommended ; 566 

 feet in hard ground used one and one -half ounces of seed, or 

 an ounce for over 377 feet of drill, and even then the stand was 

 much thicker than desirable. 



