SEED-TABLES. 107 



Average Extreme 



years. years. 



Thyme 3 7 



Tomato 4 9 



Turnip 5 10+ 



Valerian, African 4 7 



Watermelon 6 10 



Wax Gourd 10 10+ 



Welsh Onion, Common 2 or 3 7 



" Early White ....... 3 8 



Wormwood ....... 4 6 



6. Average Yields of Seed-Crops. 



"When crop is as good 



as 20 bu. of wheat When cr P is 



per acre would be. very heavy. 



Bean 600 Ibs. per acre 1500 Ibs. per acre 



Pea 900 " " 2500 " " 



Squash, Summer, 100 " " 700 " " 



" Winter . 100 " " 400 " " 



Sweet Corn . .1000 to 2500 " " 2500 to 4000 " " 



(according to variety) 



Cucumber . . . 150 " " 700 " " 



Muskmelon . . 125 * * 600 u M 



Watermelon . . 150 " " 1000 u 



Tomato .... 100 " u 400 " " 



Cabbage ... 250 " " 800 ' " 



The average crop is probably 10 to 20 per cent less than the 

 figures given in the first column. 



