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EICHARD 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 200 plants 5 lbs. 



Barley 2]4hn. 



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



Beans, pole, 1 quart to 200 hills 3^ " 



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



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



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 5 oz. 



Broom Corn 10 lbs. 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 5 oz. 



Buckwheat... 3^bu. 



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



Carrot, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 



^Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 



*Celery, 1 oz. to 10,000 plants 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 



" Lucerne, Large Red & Crimson 

 Trefoil 



" Medium 



*Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants 



Corn, sweet, 1 quart to 500 hills . . 



Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 80 hills 



Egg Plant, I oz. to 2,000 plants . ... 



Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill 



Flax, broadcast. .. . 



21^ lbs 



5 oz. 

 4 " 



6 lbs. 



8 lbs. 

 10 lbs. 

 6 oz. 

 8 qts. 

 8 lbs. 

 1^" 

 3 oz. 

 3 lbs. 

 Mbu. 



Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills 23^^ lbs 



Grass, Blue Kentucky. 



Blue English 



Hungarian and Millet. 



Mixed Lawn. 



Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, 

 Fowl Meadow and Wood Meadow . 



bu. 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. tt) 10 feet of drill 



Hemp.. .. 3^bu. 



Kale, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 4 oz. 



Kohl-Rabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 13^1bs. 



Leek, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill . . 4 " 



Lettuce, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 3 " 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills l^ '• 



Melon, Water, i oz. to 25 hills 1]4 " 



iSflasturtium. 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill .10 " 



Oats ... 21^ bu. 



Okra, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill .. .10 lbs. 



Onion Seed, 1 oz to 200 feet of drill .... 4 " 



" for Sets . 30 '■ 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of drill 8 bu. 



Parsnip, i oz. to 250 feet of drill 5 lbs. 



Parsley, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 8 " 



Peas, garden, 1 quart to 150 feet of drill. . . IJ^bu. 



" field 2}4 " 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 4 oz. 



~ 10 bu. 



4 qts. 



8 lbs. 



Potatoes. 



Pumpkin, 1 quart to 300 hills 



Radish, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 



Rve ... 



Salsify, 1 oz. to 60 feet of drill 



Spinach, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 



Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of drill.. 2 



Squash, summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills 2 



" winter, 1 oz. to 10 hills 3 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Turnip, loz. to 250 feet of drill .... .... IJ^ lbs. 



Vetches. 2 bu. 



Wheat lto2 " 



* The above calculations are made for sowing in the spring; during the summer it requires 

 double the quantity to give the same amount of plants. 



]3^bu. 

 8 lbs. 

 10 " 



3 oz. 



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



Dis. apart. No. 

 3^ foot 



13^ feet '.'.'.....'.'. 



2M " 



3 feet by 1 foot.. 

 3 " 2 feet.. 



Plants. 

 .174,240 

 . 43,560 

 . 19,360 

 . 10,890 

 . 6,96) 

 . ] 4,5:0 I 5 

 . 7,260 I 



Dis. apart. No. Plants. 



3 feet by 3 feet 



1 foot. . . 



2 feet. 



4,840 

 10,888 

 5,444 

 3,629 

 2,722 

 1,742 



Dis. apart. No. Plants. 

 6 feet. 1,210 



8 " 680 



9 " 573 



10 " 435 



11 " 360 



Dis. apart. 

 12 feet. . . 



No. Plants. 

 302 



15 " 



193 



18 " . . 



. 134 



20 " 



108 



25 " 



69 



30 " 



49 



Standard Weight of Various Articles. 



Apples 



dried. 



Barley 



Beans 



Buckwheat 



Broom Corn 



Blue Grass, Kentucky 



" " English 



Bran 



Canary Seed 



Castor Beans 



Clover Seed 



Corn, shelled . . . 



on ear 



Corn Meal 



Charcoal. 



Coal, Mineral 



Cranberries .. 



Dried Peaches 



Flax Seed ... 



Hemp Seed 



Hungarian Grass Seed ... 



Irish Potatoes, heaping measure, 



Millet 



Malt 



Oats 



Osage Orange 



Orchard Grass 



per bush. 



48 lbs. 

 22 " 

 48 " 



Onions 



Peas 



Plastering Hair 



per 



bush. 54 lbs 

 60 " 

 8 '• 



60 " 

 48 " 



Rape 



Rye 





50 " 

 " 56 " 



46 " 



Red Top Seed 





" 14 " 



14 " 







50 " 



24 '• 

 20 " 



Salt, Michigan 



Sweet Potatoes 





56 " 

 " 56 " 



60 " 

 46 " 



Timothy Seed 



Turnips . . . . .... 





45 " 

 " 58 " 



60 " 



Wheat 





60 " 



56 " 



Beef and Pork, per bbl 



., net 



200 " 







196 " 



50 " 

 22 " 



White Fish and Trout, 



Salt, per bbl 



Lime, " 



Hay, well settled, per 

 Corn, on cob, in bin 



" shelled " 

 Wheat, 

 Oats, 

 Potatoes, 

 Sand, dry, 

 Clay, compact. 

 Marble, 



Seasoned Beech Wood 

 Hickory, 



per bbl., net.. 



.... 200 " 

 280 '' 



80 " 

 40 " 

 28 " 

 56 " 

 44 " 

 48 " 



3ubic foot. ... 



. ... 220 " 



.... 22 " 

 .... 45 " 

 ... 48 " 

 . ... 253^" 



60 " 



11 



. . . . 383^" 



50 " 

 38 " 

 3> " 



:: •'"" 



.... 95 " 



.... 135 " 

 169 " 



33 " 



per cord 



5 616 " 



14 " 





.. 6,960 " 



