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HOCKINGS' GARDEN MANUAL. 



SEEDS— Per Acre. 



The following table of seed necessary per acre 



will be found useful for reference : — 



Pounds. 



Beets ... ... ... ... ... 4 to 6 



Cabbage .. ... ... .. ... 1 to 1| 



Carrot 2 to 3 



Cucumber in hills ... ... .. ... ... 1 to 2 



Clover, red, broadcast ... ... ... ... 15 to 20 



Clover, white, broadcast ... ... ... ... 12 to 16 



Clover, white, in drills ... ... ... ... 8 



Furze or Corse, broadcast ... . . . . ... 30 to 40 



Furze or Corse, in drills 10 inches wide ... ... 15 to 20 



Lucerne, broadcast ... ... ... ... ... 25 



Mangel Wurzel ... ... ... ... ... 6 



Onion, in drills .. .. .. ... ... 5 



Parsnip, in drills ... ... ... ... ... 4 to 6 



Badish, in drills 5 to 8 



Badish, broadcast ... ... ... ... ... 12 to 16 



Salsify, in drills ... ... ... ... ... 6 to 8 



Spinach 8 to 10 



Turnip and Rata Baga, broadcast ... ... ... H 



Turnip and Buta Baga, in drills ... ... ... 1 



Quarts. 



Beans, pole, in hills, 3| x 4... ... ... ... 8 to 12 



Corn, in hills ... ... ... ... ... .. 8 to 12 



Broom Corn, in hills .. . .. ... ... .. 10 to 12 



Millet, for seed ... ... ... ... 12 



Mustard, broadcast ... ... ... ... .. 12 



Sorghum, or Chinese Sugar Cane, in drills ... 2 to 3 



Sorghum, or Chinese Sugar Cane, broadcast ... 30 lbs. 



Bushels. 



Beans, bush, in drills 2| feet apart ... ... lj 



Corn, for fodder 3 to 4 



Barley, broadcast, ... ... ... ... ... 2 to 3 



Barley, in drills If to 2 



Buckwheat ... ... ... ... 1 to 1| 



Grass, lawn ... ... ... ... ... .. 2 to 3 



Millet, broadcast .. ... ... ... ... \ to f 



Oats 2 to 3 



Grass, orchard... ... ... ... ... ... 2 to 3 



Potatoes, in drills or hills, cut tubers ... ... 10 



