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3. Distances Apart for Planting Fruits and Vegetables 



Feet 



Apples 30.0-40.0 



Apricots 15.0-20.0 



Cherries 15.0-25.0 



Oranges 25.0-30.0 



Peaches 15.0-20.0 



Pears 20.0-30.0 



Plums 15.0-20.0 



Quinces 10.0-12.0 



Blackberries 4.5- 7.0 



Currants 4.0- 4.5 



Raspberries 3.5- 5.0 



Strawberries 1.0- 4.0 



Asparagus 2.0- 4.0 



Beans, bush and pole 1.0- 4.0 

 Beets . .5- 2.0 



Feet 



Cabbage 2.0- 3.0 



Carrot .5- 2.0 



Corn, sweet 3.0- 3.5 



Celery 3.0- 4.0 



Lettuce .5- 2.0 



Onion 1.5- 2.0 



Parsley 1.0- 2.0 



Peas 1.0- 3.0 



Potato 2.5- 3.0 



Radish 1.0- 1.5 



Salsify .5- 2.0 



Squash and pumpkin 6.0- 8.0 



Turnip .5- 2.0 



Tomato . . 3.0- 4.0 



4. Quantity of Seed per Acre and Legal Weights 

 per Bushel 



Seed Weight 



per acre per bu. 



Alfalfa 30 Ibs. 60 Ibs. 



Barley 8 to 10 pks. 48 Ibs.* 



Blue-grass 20 to 25 Ibs. 14 Ibs. 



Buckwheat 3 to 5 pks. 48 Ibs.* 



Clover 10 to 15 Ibs. 60 Ibs.* 



Corn, shelled, check row 6 to 8 qts. 60 Ibs. 



Corn, ensilage 10 qts. 



Cotton, upland 4 to 8 pks. 32 Ibs.* 



Cow-pea 4 to 7 pks. 60 Ibs. 



Oats 2 to 3 bu. _ 32 Ibs. 



Potato 6 to 18 bu. 60 Ibs.* 



Rye 3 to 8 pks. 56 Ibs." 



Timothy 10 to 20 Ibs. 45 Ibs.* 



Wheat 6 to 9 pks. 60 Ibs. 



* Varies in a few states. 



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