REFERENCE TABLES 



Quantity and Seed Requisite to Produce a Given Number of Plants and Sow an Acre 



Quantity 



Per A. I.' 



Artichoke. 1 cs. to 500 plsnts 6 ox. 



Asparagus. 1 cm to 800 plants 1 lb. 



Barley 2V-_. b'«s. 



Bean*, dwarf. 1 pta. to 100 feet of drill 1 hits. 



Beans. pole. 14 pts. to 100 bills S bo*. 



Beet, garden. 1 oa. to 100 feet of drill 7 lbs. 



Beet. Mangel. I oa. to 100 feet of drill 



Broccoli. 1 oa. to 3.000 plants 4 oa. 



Broom Corn 10 lbs. 



Brussels Sprouts. 1 oa. to 3.000 plants 4 ox. 



Cabbage. 1 os. to 3.00O planta 4 <*. 



Carrot. >« os. to 100 fret of drill 2'-j lbs. 



Cauliflower. 1 oa. to 3.000 plants 4 «w. 



Celery. 1 oa. to 13.000 plants 4 ox. 



CtoTer. Alsike and White Dutch 6 lbs. 



Clorer. Lucerne. Large Red: Crimea Trefoil 8 lbs. 



Clnrer. Medium 12 lbs. 



Col lards. 1 oa. to 3.000 plants 4 ox. 



Corn. swe»t. i 4 pint to 100 bills 5 qta. 



Cress, u oa. to 100 feet of drill 10 lbs. 



Cucumber. 1 oa. to 100 hills 3" lbs. 



Eggplant. 1 oa. to 2.000 planta 4 .11 



Cadlre. || oa. to 100 feet of drill 4'- lbs. 



Flax. Broadcast >, bus. 



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



tJoord. 2 ox. to 100 hills 



Grass. Blue. Kentucky 2 bus. 



Grass. Blue. English 1 bos. 



Grass. Hungarian and Millet % bus. 



Grass. Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 bus. 



Grass. Orehsrd. Perennial Bye. Bed Top Fowl Meadow 



and Wood Meadow 2 bus. 



Grass. Red Top. Fancy Clean S to 10 lbs. 



Quantity 

 Per Acre 



Orass. Timothy >4 bus. 



I letup Vj I'US. 



Kale. 1 ox. to 8,000 plants 4 ox. 



Kohlrabi. 1-3 ox. to 100 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



L*ek, 1-3 oa. to 100 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Lettuce, Vi oa. to 100 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



Marty nia. u, ox. to 100 feet of drill 5 lbs 



Melon. Musk. 1 ox. to 100 hills 3 lbs. 



Melon. Water. 4' ox. to 100 hllla 3 lbs. 



Nasturtium, 2 ox. to 100 feet of drill ID lbs. 



Oats 2 bus. 



Okra. l'.j ox. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



thiion Seed. 13 ox. to 100 feet of drill 4 to "1 lbs. 



Onion Seed for Sets 40 to 80 lbs. 



Onion Sets. 1 nuart to 20 feet of drill 8 bus. 



I'arsnlp, Vi os. to 100 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



Parsley. K ox. to 100 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



Peas, garden. 1 pint to 100 feet of drill 2 bus. 



Peas, field 2 bus. 



Pepper, 1 ox. to 1.500 plsnts 3 <>/.. 



Potatoes S bus. 



Pumpkin, 1-8 qt. to 100 hills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Radish. 2-3 ox. to 100 feet of drill 10 to 12 lbs. 



1 1 . bus 



Salsify. '.. ox. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Spinach. M ox. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Summer Savory. 1 packet to 100 feet of drill lbs. 



Squash, Bummer, 4 ox. to 100 hills ;» w 3 lbs. 



BunjuYfa, Winter. 8 ox. to 100 hills 3 lbs. 



Tomato. I ox. to 2..VN> plants 2 oz. 



Tobacco. 1 ox. to o.OOO plants 2 oz. 



Turnip. 1 ox. to 250 feet of drill IV.- lbs. 



2 



Wheat 1'4 bus. 



Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at Given Distances 



Distance apart 



No. plsnts 



Distance apart 



No. plants 



Distance apar 



12x 1 Inches 



.'.-".720 



24x24 Inches 



10.890 



341x36 Inches. 



12x 3 " 



174.240 



30x 1 •* 



200.088 



42x12 



12x12 " ... 



43.560 



30x " 



34.848 



42x24 



16x 1 " 



392.040 



30x12 " 



17.424 



42x36 



18x1 



348,480 



30x16 " 



13.068 



4«»\12 



lSx 3 





30x20 " 



10.454 



48x18 



18x12 " 





30x24 " 



8.712 



48x24 



18x18 •' 





30x30 " 



6.070 



48x30 



20x 1 " 







58.080 



48x.M! 



20x20 " 





30x12 " 



14.020 



48x48 



24x 1 " 





36x18 " 



0.68O 



66x36 



24x18 •• 





36x24 " 



7 260 



60x48 



No. plants 



Distance apart N 





80x60 inches 



12.441; 





6.221 



8x 3 '• 



4.148 



• 



10.80(1 



7.790 



lOx 6 " 



5.445 



10x10 " 



4.356 





3.630 



12x 5 •' 



2.723 



12x12 " 



2.901 



IGx 1 " 



2. 1 78 



16x16 " 



plants 

 1.74:: 

 5.445 

 1,815 

 6S0 

 4,356 

 726 

 435 



3.636 



736 

 302 

 2.722 

 170 



Weights of Variou: 



Pounds 



Apples 48 



Apples, dried 22 



Barley 4X 



Beans 60 



Blue Grass 14 



Buckwheat 44 



Broom Corn 46 



Bran 20 



Clorer Seed 60 



Corn, shelled 56 



Corn, on ear 70 



Corn Meal 50 



Cranberries 40 



Flax Seed 56 



Hemp Seed 40 



Hungarian Grass Seed 48 



Irish Potatoes 60 



Articles per Bushel 



Pounds 



■ 



Onions 54 



Peaches, dried 28 



Timothy Seed 45 



Weight per Cubic Foot 



Hay. well settled 4 ',4 



Corn on cob. In bin 22 



Corn shelled, in bin 45 



Wheat, in bin 48 



Oats, in bin 25V ? 



Potatoes, in bin 38Vu 



