MISCELLANEOUS. 



79 



^ WATERING PLANTS. 



The best time to water plants is jast at evening or at sunrise. Water may oe given to the roots 

 at any time, but should never be sprinkled over the leaves in the hot sun, for it will make them 

 blister and cover them with brown spots wherever it touches. If watering a plant has been com- 

 menced, keep on until the necessity ceases, or more injury than good will result from it; one copious 

 watering is better than a little and often, and with large plants and trees it is a good plan to remove 

 a few inches of dirt to form a bnsin around the plant, and then give plenty of water and it will not run 

 off, and when soaked in the soil the dry dirt can be replaced around the plants*. This is a much bet- 

 ter plan thau wetting a little on top, and is only necessary to repeat every eighc or twelve days. 



QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY SOWN UPON AN ACRE. 



Barley, broadcast 2 



Beans, Dwarf, in drills 1 



Beans. Pole, in hills 8 



Beet, Garden, in drills 5 



Beet, Mangel, in drills 5 



Broom Corn, in hills 4 



Buckwheat 



Cabbage in beds to transplant 



Carrot, in drills 2 



Clover, Red 8 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch.. 4 



Clover, Alfalfa 20 



Corn, Sweet o 



Corn, Field 4 



Corn, Fodder, broadcast 



Corn, ITodder, drilled 



Cucumber, in hills 



b'lar, broadcast 



Grass, Ky. Blue 1 



Grass. Red Top 1 



Grass, Orchard 1 



Grass, Lawn . . 2 



to, 8 bu. 

 to' ly^ bu. 

 to 12 qts. 

 to (i lbs. 

 to 6 lbs. 

 to 6 qts. 



1/2 bu. 



% lb. 

 to 3 lbs. 



to 10 

 to (3 

 to 25 

 to 10 

 to 6 



lbs. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 

 qts. 

 qts. 

 2 bu. 

 1/2 bu. 



1 lb. 

 1/2 bu. 



2 bu. 

 t0^ 2 bu- 

 to 2 bu. 

 to '3 bu. 



to 



Gr ss, Timothy 8 



Millet, broadcast 1/^ 



Melon, Musk, in hills 1 



Melon, Water, in hills 1^/4 



Oats, broadcast 2 



Onion, in drills 4 



Onion, for sets, in drills. 40 



Onion Sets, in drills 6 



Parsnips, in drills 3 



Peas, Garden, in drills IV2 



Peas, Field broadcast. IV2 



Potatoes, (cut tubers) 8 



Pumpkin, in liills 2 



Radish, in drills 8 



Rye, broadcast Ii4 



Salsify, in drills 8 



Spinach, in drills 8 



Squash, in hills .2 



Sugar Cane 2 



Turnips, broadcast 1 



Wheat, broadcast 1 



to 12 lbs. 

 to 3£ bu. 



lbs> 

 lbs. 

 bu. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 

 bu. 

 lbs. 

 bu. 

 bu. 

 bu. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 

 bu. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 

 lb. 



to W, bu. 



to 3 

 to 10 

 to 2 



to 10 

 to 3 

 to 3 



NUMBER OF PLANTS, TREES, ETC., REQUIRED TO SET AN ACRE. 



Dls. apart. No. Plants. 



12 X 3 In 174,240 



12 X 12 43,560 



18 X 3 " 116,1<;0 



18 X 12 " 29,040 



18 X 18 " 19,360 



20 X 20 " 15,681 



24 X 18 " 15,520 



24 X 24 10,890 



30 X 6 " 34,848 



30 X ]2 " 17,424 



30 X 16 •' 13,068 



30 X 20 " 10.454 



Dis. apart. No. Plants. 



30 X 24 In 8,712 



30 X 30 G,u:0 



36 X 12 14,520 



36 X 18 " 0,680 



36 X 24 " 7,260 



36 X 30 '■ 5.80!^ 



36 X 36 " 4.840 



42 X 24 " 6,223 



42 X 36 " 4.148 



42 X 42 •■ 3.556 



48 X 18 7,790 



48 X 24 " 5,445 



Dis. apart. No. Plants. 



48 X 30 In 4,356 



48 X 36 ■■ 3»630 



48 X 48 ■' 2,723 



60 X 36 •' 2,901 



60 X 48 " 2,178 



60 x 60 " 1,743 



8 X 1 Ft 5,445 



8x3" 1,815 



8 X 8 680 



10 X 1 " 4,356 



10 X 6 " 726 



10 X 10 " 435 



Dis. apart. No. Plant» 



12 X 1 Ft 3.630 



12 X 5 " 736 



12 X 12 " 302 



lox i " 2,722 



16x16" 170 



18 X 18 " 134 



20 X 20 '• 103 



25 X 25 " 70 



3d X 30 " 40 



40 x 40 " 27 



WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES IN THE STATE OF IOWA. 



Per bush. 



Apples..... 48 lbs. 



" dried 24 " 



Barley ...48 " 



Beans 60 " 



Berries ' -^2 " 



Buckwheat .50 " 



Broom Corn ^46 " 



Bran 



Canary Seed 



Cherries 



Clover Seed. . 

 Corn, shelled. 



'• on ear . . 

 Cora meal . . 



Charcoal 



Cranberries . 



Dried Peaches 24 " 



Flax Seed 56 



Qrass Seed, Blue 14 ''' 



Per bush. 



Grass Seed, Orchard 14 lbs. 



'•. Red Top 14 " 



Hemp Seed 44 



Hungarian Seed 48 " 



Lime 80 " 



Millet 4& " 



Oats 32 " 



Onions .. 57 



Peas, smooth 60 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Potatoes. Irish. 60 " 



Sweet 55 " 



Rape 50 '• 



Rye 56 " 



Salt, coarse 50 " 



Timothy Seed 45 " 



Turnips 55 



Wheat - M 



