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 1 J bu. 



" Pole .... " l6tol2qts. 



Beet " 5 to 6 lbs. 



Buckwheat .... " 1 bu. 



Cabbage in beds to transplant . . . ^ lb. 



Carrot in drills 2 to 4 lbs. 



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



Celery 1 oz. f or 2000 plants . . 



Clover for orchards 8 to 16 lbs. 



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



Corn in hills 8 to 10 qts. 



Cow-pea broadcast 2 bu. 



Cucumber .... in hills 2 lbs. 



Cress, Water ... in drills 2 to 3 lbs. 



" Upland ... " 2 to 3 lbs. 



Egg-plant 1 oz. of seed for 1000 plants 



Grass for lawns 2 to 4 bu. 



Kale, or Sprouts 3 to 4 lbs. 



Lettuce 1 oz. of seed for 1000 plants 



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



" Water ... " 4 to 5 lbs. 



Mustard broadcast ^ bu. 



Onion in drills 5 to 6 lbs. 



" Seed for Sets . " 30 lbs. 



^' Sets .... " , 6 to 12 bu. 



