REFERENCE TABLES 



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



Quantity 

 Per Acre. 



Artichoke. 1 oz. to 500 plants „ G ox. 



Asparagus. 1 oz. to 600 plants 1 lb. 



Barley 2^ bus. 



Beans, dwarf. I 1 -. pts. to PH.' feet of drill 1 bus. 



Beans. pole, 1>« pts. to 100 hills 1>4 bus. 



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



Beet. Mangel. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 



Broccoli. 1 oz. to 3.000 plants 4 oz. 



Broom Corn 10 lbs. 



Brussels Sprouts. 1 oz. to 3.000 plants 4 oz. 



Buckwheat % bus 



Cabbage. 1 oz. to 3.000 plants 4 oz. 



Carrot. l 4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 2Vj lbs. 



Cauliflower. 1 oz. to 3.000 plants 4 oz. 



Celery, l oz. to 15.000 plants 4 oz. 



Clover. Alsike and White Dutch G lbs. 



Cover. Lucerne. I.arge Ited ; Crimson Trefoil s lbs. 



Clover. Medium _ 12 lbs 



Collards, 1 oz. to 3.000 plants 4 oz 



Corn, sweet. pint to 100 hills 5 qts. 



Cress. oz. to 100 feet of drill 10 lbs. 



Cucumber. 1 oz. to 100 hills 3 lbs. 



Eggplant. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 oz. 



Kndive. i 4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 44 lbs. 



Flax. Broadcast % bus. 



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



Gourd. 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Gra*~. Blue. Kentucky 2 bus. 



Grass, Blue. English 2 bus. 



Gn.*s. Hungarian ami Millet i 2 bus. 



Grass. Mixed Lawn 3 to ■"> bus. 



Grass. Orchard. Perennial Bye. Bed Top. Fowl bus. 



Meadow and Wood Meadow 2 bus. 



G ,-ir.s. Bed Top. Fancy Clean 8 to 10 lbs. 



Quantity 

 Per Acre. 



Crass. Timothy % bus. 



Hemp % bus. 



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



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



I.eek, 1-3 oz. to 10U feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Lettuce. M oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



Martynia. y 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 lbs 



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



Melon. Water. 4 oz. to 100 hills 3 lbs. 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 15 lbs. 



Oats 2 bus. 



Ofcra, 1% oz. to 100 feet of drill S lbs. 



Onion Seed. 1-3 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 to 5 lbs. 



t tatou Seed for Sets 40 to SO lbs. 



union Sots. 1 quart to 20 feet of drill S bus. 



Parsnip. ft cz. to 100 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



Parsley, i, oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



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



Peas, field 2 bus. 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 planis 3 oz. 



Potatoes S bus. 



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



Radish, 2-3 oz. to 100 feet of drill 10 tol2 lbs. 



Bye 1% bus. 



Salsify. 4 oz. to 100 feet of drill S lbs. 



Spinach, Vi oz. to 100 feet of drill S lbs. 



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



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 3 lbs. 



Squash, Winter. S oz. to 100 hills 3 lbs. 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 2.500 plants 2 oz. 



Tobacco. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 2 oz. 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1% lbs. 



Vetches, with 1 bu. oats or bu. wheat 20 to 30 lbs. 



Wheat l l A bus. 



Number of Plants and Trees to the Acre at Given Distance 



Mill mill apart No. plants 



12x 1 inches 522,720 



12x 3 174.240 



12x12 - 43,560 



16x 1 - 392,0*0 



13x 1 34S.4S0 



lSx 3 - 116,160 



1SX12 " 29,040 



l>xl^ • 19,360 



20x 1 • 313,635 



20x20 ■ 15.6S1 



24x 1 261,360 



24xl> • 15.520 



Distance apart 



Xo. plants 



24x24 inches 



10,890 



30x 1 



209,088 



30x 6 



34,848 



30x12 



17.424 



30x16 



13,068 



30x2o " .... 



10.454 



30x24 



S.712 



30x30 



6.970 



36x 3 



58.0S0 



36x12 



14.520 



36x18 



9.680 



36x24 



7.200 



Distance apart Xo. plants 



36x36 inches 4,840 



42x12 - 12,446 



42x24 • 6,223 



42x36 " 4,148 



48x12 10,890 



4>xls " 7.790 



48x24 " 5.445 



4sx30 - 4.356 



18x36 - 3.630 



48x48 - 2.723 



C0x30 2.901 



•»x4s • 2.178 



Distance apart No. plants 



(10x60 inches 1,743 



8x 1 foot 5,445 



8x 3 - 1,815 



8x 8 '• , 680 



IOx 1 " 4,356 



IOx 6 " 726 



10x10 435 



12x 1 - 3.630 



12x 5 , 736 



12x12 - , 302 



16x 1 - 2.722 



16x16 - 170 



Weight of Various Articles per Bushel 



Pounds 



Apples 48 



Apples, dried 22 



Barley 4* 



Beans 60 



Blue Grass 14 



^ Buckwheat 44 



f Broom Corn 46 



Bran 20 



Clover Seed 60 



Corn, Shelled 56 



Corn, on ear 70 



Com Meal 1 50 



Cranberries 40 



llax Seed 56 



Hemp Seed 40 



Hungarian Grass Seed 48 



Irish Potatoes 60 



Pounds 



Mult 38 



Oats 32 



Onions 54 



Peaches dried 28 



Peas 60 



Bye 56 



Timothv Seed 45 



Wheat 60 



WEIGHT PER CUBIC FOOT 



Hay well settled 



Corn on cob, in bin 22 



Corn shelled, in bin 45 



Wheat, in bin 4* 



Oats, in bin 25 



Potatoes, in bin 38V. 



