134 THE SEED-GROWER. 
Spinach—40 to 50 days; 200 barrels per acre. 
Tomato—100 to 120 days, according to variety; from 
4 to 5 months are required for a full crop. From 
10,000 to 12,000 pounds or from 200 to 240 bushels 
are produced per acre. Canneries and catsup houses 
usually pay from $6.00 to $7.00 per ton for fruit. 
Turnip—60 to 90 days, according to variety; yields 
will sometimes reach 1,000 bushels per acre, though 
the average is much less than that. 
PERIODS FOR VEGETABLE SEEDS TO 
GERMINATE. 
The following are the periods that it usually takes for 
seeds to germinate after being sown Quickness of 
germination depends somewhat on seasoning or age of 
seed, but more upon conditions of weather and soil: 
Artichoke from 12 to 20 days. 
Asparagus from 18 to 30 days. 
Beans from 4 to 8 days. 
Beet from 7 to 15 days. 
Borecole, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage and 
Cauliflower, 4 to 10 days. 
Carrot from 14 to 21 days. 
Celery from 12 to 21 days. 
Chervil from 14 to 21 days. 
Collards from 4 to 10 days. 
Corn Salad from 12 to 15 days. 
Corn from 4 to 10 days. 
Cress from 4 to 7 days. 
Cucumber from 5 to 10 days. 
Eggplant from 7 to 21 days. 
Endive from 3 to 7 days. 
Kohl Rabi from 4 to 10 days. 
Lettuce from 4 to 6 days. 
