MISCELLANEOUS. 



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WATERING PLANTS. 



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

 ut any time, but should never be sprinkled over the leaves in tiie 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 goodwill 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 basin 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 l)et- 

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



QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY SOWN UPON AN ACRE. 



Barley, broadcast 2 to 3 bu. 



Beans, Dwarf, in drills 1 to IVi bu. 



Beans, Pole, in hills 8 to 12 qts. 



Beet, trarden, in drills 5 to fi lbs. 



Beet, Mangel, in drills 5 to 6 lbs. 



Broom Corn, in hills 4 to 6 qts. 



Buckwheat ^4 bu. 



Cabbage ill beds to transplant % lb. 



Carrot, in drills 2 to 3 lbs. 



Clover, Red 8 to 10 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch.. 4 to 6 lbs. 



Clover, Alfalfa 20 to 25 lbs. 



Corn, Sweet 3 to 10 qts. 



Corn, Field 4 to 6 qts. 



Corn, Fodder, broadcast 2 bu. 



Corn, B^odder, drilled Yz bu. 



Cucumber, in hills 1 lb. 



1^'lax, broadcast V2 bu. 



Grass, Ky. Blue 1 to 2 bu. 



Grass. Red Top 1 to 2 bu' 



Grass, Orchard 1 to 2 * bu. 



Grass. Lawn 2 to 3 bu. 



Gr ss, Timothy 8 to 12 lbs. 



Millet, broadcast V2 to ^ bu. 



Melon, Musk, in hills 1 to 2 lbs. 



Melon, Water, in hills to 2 lbs. 



Oats, broadcast .. 2 bu. 



Onion, in drills 4 lbs. 



Onion, for sets, in drills 40 lbs. 



Onion Sets, in drills 6 to 8 bu. 



Parsnips, in drills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Peas, Garden, in drills IY2 to 2 bu. 



Peas, Field broadcast IV^ to 2 bu. 



Potatoes, (cut tubers) 8 bu. 



Pumpkin, in hills 2 to 3 lbs. 



Radish, in drills 8 to 10 lbs. 



Rye, broadcast 1^4 to 2 bu. 



Salsify, in drills 8 lbs. 



Spinach, in drills 8 to 10 lbs. 



Squash, in hills 2 to 3 lbs. 



Sugar Cane 2 to 3 lbs. 



Turnips, broadcast 1 lb. 



VVheat, broadcast 1 to 1^4 bu. 



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



Dis. apart. No, Plants. 



12 X 3 In 174,240 



12 X 12 " 43,560 



18 X 3 " 116,160 



18 X 12 " . 29,040 



18 X 18 " 19,360 



20 X 20 " 15,681 



^4 X 18 " 15,520 



24 X 24 " 10,890 



30 X 6 " 34,848 



30 X 12 " 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 " 6,970 



36 X 12 " 14,520 



36 X 18 " 9,680 



36 X 24 " 7,260 



36 X 30 " 5,808 



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 



I 8 X 3 " 1,815 



8x8" 680 



10 X 1 " 4,356 



10 x 6 " 726 



10 X 10 " 435 



Dis. apart. No. Plants 



12 X 1 Ft 3,630 



12 X 5 " 736 



12 X 12 " 302 



lox 1 " 2,722 



16 X 16 " 170 



18 X 18 " 134 



20 X 20 " 103 



25 X 25 " 70 



3u 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 32 " 



Buckwheat 50 " 



Broom Corn 46 " 



Bran 20 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Cherries 40 " 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, shelled 56 " 



" on ear 70 " 



Corn meal 50 " 



Charcoal 22 " 



Cranberries 33 " 



Dried Peaches 24 " 



Flax Seed 56 



Grass Seed, Blue 14 ' 



Per bush. 



Grass Seed, Orchard 14 lbs. 



" Red Top 14 " 



Hemp Seed 44 *■ 



Hungarian Seed 48 '* 



Lime 80 " 



Millet 48 " 



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 60 " 



