Richard FroUcher's Almanac and Garden Manual 



The followiug Tallies will be found useful to the Gardeuev, PaTmer 

 and Amateur. 



QUANTITY OF 8EED USUALLY SOWN UP(.)X AN ACRE. 



Beans. Duart. in drills ... la Ba.shel3. 



Beaus, Pole, iu hills 10 to 12 Qts. 



Beets, in drills 1 to 5 lbs. 



Broom Corn, in hills 8 to 10 Qts. 



Bnckwheat --. 1 Bushel. 



Cabbage, in beds, to transplant ... 1 lb. 



Carrots, in drills . 3 to -1 lbs. 



Chinese Sugar Cane ... 12 Qts. 



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Eed. alone 12 to 15 lbs. 



Clover. White, aloue 10 to 12 lbs. 



Clover. Lucerne or Alfalfa. 12 lbs. 



Corn, in hills S to 10 Qts. 



Corn, for soiling 3 Bushels. 



Cucumber, in hills 2 lbs. 



Hemp 1^ Bushels. 



Mustard, broad-cast A Bushel. 



Ylelon, Musk, in hills 2 to 3 lbs. 



Melon. Water, in hills 3 to -llb^. 



Millet, broad-cast 1 Bushel. 



<)ats, broad-cast. . 2 to 3 Bushels. 



Onion, iu drills 5 to 6 lbs. 



Onion, for Sets, in drills . . . 20 lbs. 

 Onion, Sets, in drills. .6 to 12 Bushels. 



Parsnip, iu drills 4to6 lbs. 



Peas, in drills 1^ Bushels. 



Peas, broad-cast 3 Bushels. 



Potato. I cut tubers;. Iu Bushels. 



Pumpkin, in hilfcs 4 to 6 lbs. 



Radish, in drills S to 10 lbs. 



Sage, in drills 3 to 10 lbs. 



Salsifv, in drilL< S to 10 lbs. 



Spinach, in drills 10 to 12 lbs. 



Squash, (bush var.. i in hills. •! to G lbs. 

 Squash, (running var. . . in hills 3 to i lbs. 



Tomato, to transplant .^ lb. 



Turnip, in drills i to 2 lbs. 



Turnii:). broad-cast 1 to 2 lbs. 



QUANTITY OF SEEDS EEQUIKED FOE A GIVEN NUMBEE OF PLANTS. 



Xumber of Hills 



Asparagus 1 oz 



Beet..^ 1 



Beans, Dwari. . .1 qt 



Beans. Pole 



Carrot 1 oz. 



Cucumber 



Corn 



Endive . 1 oz. 



Leek 1 



Melon. ^Vater 



Melon. Musk 



Okra 1 oz 



Onion 1 



Onion. Sets, small. 1 

 Parslev 1 oz. 



; or Lenetli of Drills. 

 . to 60 teet of drill. 



- 50 

 . to 100 

 . .1 qt. to 150 hills. 



to 100 feet of drill. 



. . 1 oz to 75 hills. 

 . . 1 qt. to 200 hills. 



to 100 feet of drill. 



■ lori 



. . 1 oz. to 30 hills. 

 . ..1 ■•■ 60 '' 

 . to 40 feet of drill. 



" 100 



qt. to 40 ft. of drill. 



to 125 feet of drill. 



dumber of Hilb 



Parsnip 1 oz. 



Peas 1 qt. 



Pumpkin 



Radish 1 oz. 



Salsifv .... ... 1 



Spinach . , 1 



Squash . . . . 



Turnip 1 oz. 



Cabbage .1 



Cauliflo\^-er 1 



Celerv 1 



Egg Plant .... 1 



LeUuce . 1 



Pepper 1 



Tomato. .1 



; or Length of Drills. 



to 200 feet of drill, 

 to 100 



... 1 oz. to 40 hills 



to 100 feet of drill. 

 70 



■ 100 



. 1 oz. to 75 hills. 



to 150 feet of drill. 



cz. to 2000 plants. 

 - 2000 - 

 •• 3000 ■• 

 •• 1000 •• 

 ■ • 300(1 

 •■ lOuo 



•■ l5(Ai ■• 



XoTE.— The above calculation? are made for the Spring: if sown during the 

 Summer months, twice the quantity of seed will be required for the same amount of 

 plants. 



Table shoTring aniDant; of sgvaral varieties of Grass Seed nacassary for an Acre, 

 and tlis number of Pounds in a Bustel, 



Xo. of lbs. Quantity for 



to bushel. One Acre. 



Barley 48 2 Bush. 



Blue Grass. ... . . .14 2 " 



Orchard Grass 11 2 ■' 



EedTop Gra.ss ll 2 •• 



Hungarian Grass -1^' 1 '• 



^Millet. German 50 ; - 



T ill Meadow Oat Grass 12 5 '^ 



Rescue Grass. 14 1* ■ 



Timothy .45 !^ 



Italian Rye Grass 2U 3 • • 



Bermuda Grass — 3 Ib.^. 



Eed Clover . . .60 10 '■' 



Xo. of lbs. 



Quantitv for 



to bushel. 



One Acre. 



White Clover 60 



8 lbs. 



Alfalta Clover. 60 



8 'J. 



Johnson Grass . . 25 



30 '• 



EndishEve Grass ..20 



50 •• 



Eve 56 



H Bush. 



Eed Eu.st Proof Oats.32 



1-, •• 



Buckwheat .56 



1 



Wheat 60 



H '' 



Sorghum 50 



5 lbs. 



Meadow Fescue Grassl5 



2 Bush. 



Honev Grass. fHolcus 





lanatus) 7 



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