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KICHARD FROTSCHER S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



Seeds requisite to produce a given number of Plants and sow a given 



amount of ground. 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 3^ lb. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to .00 plants — 5 lbs. 



Barley 2V^bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 quart to 150 feet of drill. . . IV4 " 



Beans, pole, 1 quart to 200 hills J/^ " 



Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 10 lbs. 



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 6 " 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 3,000 plant's 5 oz. 



Broom Corn. .. ... 10 lbs. 



Brussels Sprouts, ! oz. to 3,000 plants. — 5 oz. 



Buckwheat ... Vi bu. 



*Cabbage,- 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 5 oz. 



Carrot, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill . . 2}4, lbs 



*Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 5 oz. 



*Celerv, 1 oz. to 10,000 plants 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 lbs 



" Lucerne. Large . Red & Crimson 



Tr<3foil 8 lbs. 



Medium 10 lbs. 



*Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants 6 oz. 



Corn, sweet, 1 quart to 500 hills ..8 qts. 



Cress, 1 oz. to 15C feet of drill . ... 8 lbs. 



Cucumber, I oz. to SO hills IJ,^ " 



Egg Plant, L oz. to 2,000 plants ... 3 oz 



Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



Flax, broadcast. 3^ bu. 



(4ourd,_l oz. to 25hills 23^],bs 



Grass, Blue Kentucky. ... ..2 bu. 



" Blue English 1 '• 



" Hungarian and Millet. Y^ " 



'• Mixed Lawn. . ... .. 3 y" 



. " Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, 



Fowl Meadow and ^yood Meadow . 2 " 

 * The above calculations are made for sowin< 



double the quantity to give the same amount of pi; 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill . . . 



Hemp ... 



Kale, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 



Kohl-Rabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 



Leek, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 



Lettuce, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 



Melon, Water, 1 oz. to 2.5 hills 



Nasturtium. 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 



Oats. .. ..- . . 



Okra, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 



Onion Seed, 1 oz to 200 feet of drill . . . 

 " for Sets 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of drill. . . . 



Parsnip, I oz. to 250 feet of drill 



Parsley, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 



Peas, garden, 1 quart to 150 feet of drill. 

 " held 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants ... 



Potatoes. ... .. 



Pumpkin, 1 quart to 300 hills 



Radish, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 



Rye .... . 



Salsify, 1 oz. to 60 feet of drill. 



Spinach, ' oz. to 150 feet of drill , 



Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of drill 



Squash, summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills ... 

 " winter, 1 oz. to 10 hills 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill ... 



Vetches. _ .. 



AVheat .. 



;^ in the spring; during the summer it 

 mts. 



Quantity 

 per acre 



; i^bu. 

 .. 4 oz. 



IVolbs. 

 4" " 



1% '■ 

 I'A " 

 10 " 

 2^ bu. 

 10 lbs. 



4 " 

 30 '• 



8 bu. 



5 lbs. 

 8 " 



\V2h\x. 

 2V2 " 

 4 oz. 

 10 bu. 

 4 qts. 

 8 lbs. 

 !}.<bu. 

 8 "lbs. 



2 " 

 . 3 '' 



3 oz. 



. l^lbs. 

 . 2 bu. 

 1 to 1 " 

 requires 



Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at given distances. 



Dis. apart. No. Plants, i Dis. apart. No. 



y^ foot. 



1 " 



13^ feet 



2 " 



^.^ " .... 



3 feet bv 1 foot.. 

 3 " 2 feet.. 



174,240 I 3 feet by 3 feet. 



19,360 I 

 10,890 ' 



6,969 i 

 14,5-'0 I 



7,260 1 



1 foot. 



2 feet. 

 .3 

 4 



Plants. 



. 4,8^10 



. 10,888 



. 5,444 



. 3,629 



. 2,7 '2 



. 1,742 



Dis. apart. 

 6 feet. . 



No. 



Plants. I Dis. apart. No. Plants. 

 ...1,210 ! 12 feet 302 



889 15 



680 

 573 

 435 

 360 



19:'. 

 134 

 108 

 60 



Standard Weight of Various Articles. 



Apples 



" dried. 



Barlev 



per bush. 48 lbs. 

 22 " 

 48 " 

 60 " 

 48 " 

 46 " 

 i4 " 

 24 '• 

 20 " 

 60 " 

 46 " 

 60 " 

 56 " 

 70 " 

 50 " 

 " 22 " 

 80 " 

 40 " 

 28 " 

 56 " 

 44 " 

 48 " 

 60 " 

 50 " 



3-S " 

 3, .< 



33 " 

 14 " 



Onions 



Peas 



Plastering Hair 



per 



bush. 54 1 



60 

 " 8 



Beans. 



Buckwheat ... 



Rape 



Rve 





50 

 " 56 



Broom Corn.... 



Blue Grass, Kentucky 



" English 



Red Top Seed - 



Salt, Coarse 



Salt, Michigan 



Sweet Potatoes 



. 



14 



50 



56 



" 56 



Canary Seed ... 



Castor Beans 



Clover Seed 



Corn, shelled 



Timothv Seed 







Turnips 



AVheat 



Beef and Pork, per bbl 

 Flour per bbl , net • . • 



., net 



58 



60 



... 200 



^' on ear 





196 



Corn Meal 



Charcoal 



Coal, Mineral 



Cranberries . . 



Dried Peaches 



"White Fish and Trout, 



Salt, per bbl 



Lime, " 



Hav, well settled, per 

 Corn, on cob, in bin 



" .shelled " 

 Wheat, 

 Oats, 

 Potatoes, 

 Sand, drv. 

 Clay, compact, 

 IVIarble, 



Seasoned Beech Wood 

 Hickory, 



per bbl., net.. 

 3ubic foot. 



... 200 

 ... 280 

 ... 220 



■ ,1>^ 



Flax Seed ... . . 



ti 



45 



Hemp Seed 



•Hungarian Grass Seed 



Irish Potatoes, heaping measure 



Millet 



Malt 



Oats 



<i • 



... 48 

 . . . 2514 



.( 



38V< 





... 95 

 ... 135 



169 



Osage Orange 



Orchard Grass 



5,616 ' 





6,960 ' 



