CHAPTER IX. 



SEED-TABLES. 

 i. Quantity of Seed required to sow an Acre. 



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



Beans, Dwarf ... in drills 1| bu. 



" Pole .... " 10tol2qts. 



Beet " 5 to 6 Ibs. 



Buckwheat .... " 1 bu. 



Cabbage in beds to transplant . . . ^ Ib. 



Carrot in drills 2 to 4 Ibs. 



Cauliflower . . . . 1 oz. of seed for 1000 plants 



Celery 1 oz. for 2000 plants . . 



Clover for orchards 8 to 16 Ibs. 



" Crimson . . for orchards and vineyards 8 to 16 Ibs. 



Corn in hills 8 to 10 qts. 



Cow-pea broadcast 2 bu. 



Cucumber .... in hills . v. . . . . .2 Ibs. 



Cress, Water ... in drills . . * . . . . 2 to 3 Ibs. 



" Upland ... " 2 to 3 Ibs. 



Egg-plant 1 oz. of seed for 1000 plants 



Grass for lawns 2 to 4 bu. 



Kale, or Sprouts 3 to 4 Ibs. 



Lettuce 1 oz. of seed for 1000 plants 



Melon, Musk ... in hills 2 to 3 Ibs. 



" Water ... ...... . 4 to 5 Ibs. 



Mustard broadcast bu. 



Onion in drills 5 to 6 Ibs. 



" Seed for Sets . " 30 Ibs. 



'* Sets .... * 6 to 12 bu. 



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