locomotive, hence we are simply confronted with the problem of 

 constructing country roads to meet the requirements of the times, 

 and we cannot evade our responsibility without being guilty of plac- 

 ing stumbling blocks in the path of progress. 



Quantity of Seed 



Alfalfa (broadcast) 20 to 25 pounds 



Alfalfa (drilled) 15 to 20 pounds 



Artichoke, Jerusalem. .6 to 8 bushels 



Barley 8 to 10 pecks 



Bean, field (small varie- 

 ties) 2 to 3 pecks 



Bean, field Garge varie- 

 ties). 5 to 6 pecks 



Beet 4 to 6 pounds 



Blue grass 25 pounds, pure 



Brome grass (alone for 



pasture) 15 to 20 pounds 



Brome grass (alone for 



hay) 12 to 15 pounds 



Brome grass (in mix- 

 ture) 2 to 5 pounds 



Broom corn 3 pecks 



Buckwheat 3 to 5 pecks 



Bur-clover 12 pounds 



Carrots (for stock) 4 to 6 pounds 



Chick-pea 30 to 50 pounds 



Clover, alsike (alone for 



forage) 8 to 15 pounds 



Clover, alsike (on wheat 



or rye in spring) 4 to 6 pounds 



Clover, Egyptian or 



berseem | to 1 bushel 



Clover, Japan (Lespe- 



deza) 12 pounds 



Clover, Mammoth 12 to 15 pounds 



Clover, red (on small 



grain in spring) ..8 to 14 pounds 



Clover, sweet (melilo- 



tus) 2 pecks 



Clover, white 10 to 12 pounds 



Corn 6 quarts to 1 



bushel 



Com (for sUage) 9 to 11 quarts 



Cotton 1 to 3 bushels 



Cow pea 1 to 1| bushels 



Cow pea (in drill with 



corn) 5 to 1 bushel 



Cow pea (for seed) 3 pecks 



Crimson clover 12 to 15 pounds 



Field pea (small varie- 

 ties) 2| bushels 



Field pea (large varie- 

 ties) 3 to 32 bushels 



Flax (for seed) 2 to 3 pecks 



Flax (for fiber) 1^ to 2 bushels 



Hemp (broadcast) 3 J to 4 pecks 



Hungarian grass (hay)_2 pecks 



Johnson-grass 1 to 1^ bushels 



Kafir (drills) 3 to 6 pounds 



Kafir (for fodder) 10 to 12 pounds 



Kale 2 to 4 pounds 



Lespedeza 12 pounds 



Lupine 1-J to 2 bushels 



Mangels 5 to 8 pounds 



to Sow per Acre 



Millet, barnyard (drills)l to 2 peeks 

 Millet, foxtails (drills) .2 to 3 pecks 

 Millet, German (seed) .1 peck 

 Millet, Pearl (for soil- 

 ing) 4 pounds 



Millet, Pearl (for hay) _8 to 10 pounds 



Milo 5 pounds 



Oat-grass, tall 30 pounds 



Oats 2 to 3 bushels 



Oats and peas.. ..Oats 2 bushels, 



Peas ^ bushel 



Orchard grass 12 to 15 pounds 



Pure 



Parsnips 4 to 8 pounds 



Popcorn 3 pounds 



Potato, Irish, average. .10 to 14 bushels 

 Potato, cut to one or 



two eyes 6 to 9 bushels 



Potato, recommended 

 by many for best 



yields 15 to 20T5ushels 



Rape (in drills) 2 to 4 pounds 



Rape (broadcast) 4 to 8 pounds 



Red top, recleaned 12 to 15 pounds 



Rice 1 to 3 bushels 



Rutabaga 3 to 5 pounds 



Rye 3 to 4 pecks 



Rye (forage) 3 to 4 bushels 



Rye grass 2 to 3 bushels 



Sorghum (forage broad- 

 cast) 1^ to 2 bushels 



Sorghum (for seed or 



syrup) 2 to 5 pounds 



Sorghum, saccharine 

 (for silage or soiling, 



drills) 6 pounds to § 



bushel 



Sorghum and peas 3 to 4 pecks 



each 



Soy bean (drills) 2 to 3 pecks 



Soy bean, (broadcast) .1 to IJ bushels 



Sugar beets 15 to 20 pounds 



Sugar cane 4 tons of cane 



Sunflower 10 to 15 pounds 



Sweet clover 2 to 4 pecks 



Timothy 15 to 25 pounds 



Timothy and clover Timothy 10 lbs. 



Clover 4 lbs. 

 Turnip, (broadcast) 2 to 4 pounds 



Turnip (drills) 1 pound 



Velvet bean 1 to 4 pecks 



Vetch, hairy (drilled) .- 1 bushel, 1 bu- 

 shel small grain 

 Vetch, hairy (broad- 

 cast) 1| bushels, 1 



bushel small 

 grain 

 Wheat 6 to 9 pecks 



