Richard Frotscher’s Almanac and Garden Manual 
The following Tables will be found useful to the Gardener, Farmer 
and Amateur. 
QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY SOWN UPON AN ACRE- 
Beans, Dwarf, in drills.....13 Bushels, 
Beans, Pole, in hiils......10 to 12 Qts. 
Beetseam  arilish. =. 2 a eae 4 to 5 lbs. 
Broom Corn, in hills....... 8 to 10 Qts. 
Buckwheats 22s a ee 1 Bushel. 
Cabbage, in beds, t6 trausplant....1 Ib. 
Carrotsain Grilise aoe. 3 to 4 lbs. 
Chinese Sugar Cane.....  ..... 12 Qts. 
Clover, Red, alone 
Clover, Lucerne or Alfalfa...... 12 lbs. 
Gornsan- balls Fae ees 8 to 10 Qts. 
Corn, for Solling) sce ee 3 Bushels. 
Gucumber sine hillse ic 2s a 2 Ibs, 
Frenip sectn eae ..135 Bushels. 
Mustard, broadcast. 2 eget 3 Bushel. 
Melon, Musk, in hills. oe: 2 to 3 lbs, 
Melon, Water, in hills. ...... 3 to 4 lbs. 
Millet “broadcast= 220-4) <= 1 Bushel. 
2 to3 Bushels. 
Onion? im duillss) 2) een 5 to 6 lbs. 
Onion, for Sets; in drills) - = 20 lbs 
Onion, Sets, in drills..6 to 12 Bushels 
Parsnip, in driliss: 22 = 4 to 6 lbs 
Peas. indrillse We See 13 Bushels. 
Peas, broadcast... ....3 Bushels. 
Potato (cut tubers) 10 Bushels. 
Dicer Sie Cue 
Pumpkin inchs, sae 4 to 6 lbs. 
Radish, in drills ..........8 to 10 Ibs. 
Bege, smi dense eo cineie Joa 8 to 10 lbs. 
Salsify,: insdriliss 0. ae 8 to 10 lbs. 
Spinach, in ‘drilis-= 10 to 12 lbs. 
Squash, (bush var.,) in hills. .4 to 6 lbs. 
Squash, (running var.,) in hills 3 to 4 Ibs. 
Tomato, to transplant. ..........: } Ib. 
(PuEhi pyinydrills cee ee 3 to 2 Ibs. 
Turnip, broadeast....°..... 1 to 2 lbs. 
QUANTITY OF SEEDS REQUIRED FOR A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS. 
Number of Hills or Length of Drills. |. 
Asparagus...... 1 oz. to 60teet of drill. 
Beste ae ee 700 a 
EORES, Dwarf...1 qt. to 100 es 
1 qt. to 150 hills. 
Chere ss See whey 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 
CiucuMmber a: Bees 1 oz. to 75 hills. 
Corse hae. eae wot 1 qt. to 200 hills. 
Hndive..- 2 os. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Teele 1 100 “6 
Melon, Water.....:... 1 oz. to 30 hills. 
Melon, Musk......... SREY Sos OOo 
Okraccae eee .1 oz. to 40 feet of drill 
Onion. ee ot oer OG 
Onion, Sets, small, 1 qt. to 40 ft. of drill, 
Parsley .1 oz. to 125 feet of drill. 
Notr.—The above calculations are made for the Spring 
Summer months, twice the quantity of seed will 
amount of plants. 
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Number of Hills or Length of Drills. 
Parsnip. . 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill. 
Reais Seenaeeree. 1 qt. to 100 cc 
Pumpkin. Se, a ee 1 oz. to 40 hills. 
| Radish. 52-2 <5 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
PSalsibyeses voce gee sche ¢ 
Spinach. 2s shee 2 
(Squash. 225.2 isn Vozster(b alls. 
LAR rah pees 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 
Cabbage. Ge 1 oz. to 2000 plants. 
Cauliflow er hoe ie 2000 see: 
Celery 455 eee brs S000 ae 
fee Plants cleat Ota 
Hiethuce: ss = ee 1 Sr po OOU cried 
|; Pepper tan at 1000. 5<¢ 
pPOmatot os ewe a SaEOOOse mk 
; if sown during the 
be required for the same 
Table showing amount of several varieties of Grass Seed necessary for an Acre, 
and the number of Pounds in a Bushel. 
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No. of lbs. Quantity for | 
to bushel. One Acre. | 
| Br Ve ase oe eae mS. 48 2 Bush. 
BlucsGrasees os Ser 14 2 
OrechardiGrass 0. ees: My OG 
Red) Pop Grass. sn: 4 2. 14 Dies 
Hungarian Grass...... 18 fs aes 
Millet, German....... 50 mG 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass 12 Lies 3 
Reseue Grass...... .14 ee Oe 
Pio GH) 2 os oo Ae 45 Bo be 
Italian R tye Grass.....20 Sie ee 
Bermuda Grass....... — 3 lbs. 
Red Clover, . 60 HOee 5 
No. of lbs. Quantity for 
to ae One Acre. 
White Clover. .... ..60 8 lbs. 
Alfalfa Clover. ....: =: 60 8-6 
| Johnson Grass. .......25 our 
English Rye Grass. . . 20 DOs 
Ry Gliese er ke te eee 56 15 Bush 
| Red Rust Proot Oats .32 [Ps se 
Buekwheat. 1 Yecseee 56 is a 
Wheat. 0648 . 60 16 
-Sorehuin , ok satineee 50 5 lbs, 
| Meadow Fescue Grass 24 13 Bush 
| Honey Grass, (Holecus 
Janatus: 62). Yos. 7 oes 
