Rules and Books for Planters. 



Number of Plants for an Acre of Ground* 



Distance Apart 



3 inches b}' 3 inches 



No. OF Plants 



[ foot by I foot 

 I'A feet by feet 



> 11 li J fQof 



. 392,040 

 . 174,240 



■ 77.440 



■ 43,560 



■ 19,360 

 21,780 



25^" 6,960 



1 foot 14,520 



2 feet 7,260 



feet 5,445 



'■ 3,630 



5V2 " " 5^ 



6 " " 6 



e'A " " 



8 '' " 8 



9 " 9 



No. OF PLANTS 



Distance Apart 



13 feet by 13 feet 



14 " " 14 



No. OF Plants 



257 



, 222 



193 



170 



160 



150 



■ • 134 



120 



::::::: '59 



48 



40 



27 



17 



Table Showing the Quantity of Seed usually Sown upon an Acre. 



Beans, Dwarf, in drills 



" Pole, in hills 



Beets, Table, in drills 



Mangel-wurzel 



Broom Corn, in hills 



Buckwheat 



Cabbage, in beds to transplant 



Carrot, in drills 



Clover, Red 



" White 



" Alsike 



" I^ucerne, or Alfalfa . . 

 Corn, Sweet, in hills 



" Field, " 



" for Fodder 



Cucumber, in hills 



Grass, Kentucky Blue 



" Orchard 



" English Rye 



" Red Top 



" Timothy 



" Hungarian 



" Lawn, Evergreen . . . . 



Lbs. per bus 





about . 60 



i}^ bus. 



" . 60 



10 to 12 qts. 



55 



6 lbs. 



• 55 



5 lbs. 



" .46 



8 to 10 qts. 



" .48 



I bus. 





" !6o 



3 to 4 lbs. 



" . 60 



20 lbs. 



" . 60 



12 to 15 lbs. 



" . 60 



10 lbs. 



" . 60 



20 lbs. 



" .48 



8 to 10 qts. 



" -56 



8 to 10 qts. 



" .56 



3 bus. 



2 lbs. 



" • 14 



3 bus. 



" ■ 14 



3 bus. 



• 24 



3 bus. 





3 bus. 



■ 45 



%hus. 



" .48 



I bus. 





4 bus. 



Lbs. per bus. 



Melon, Musk, in hills 2 to 3 lbs. 



Water, in hills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Oats, broadcast about .32 2 to 3 bus. 



Onion, in drills " .54 6 to 8 lbs. 



for Sets, in drills 50 lbs. 



" Sets, in drills " .35 6 to 12 bus. 



Parsnip, in drills " .55 4 to 6 lbs. 



Peas, Wrinkled, in drills " .56 i "4 to 2 bus. 



Potatoes (cut tubers) " .60 8 bus. 



Pumpkins, in hills " .28 3 lbs. 



Radish, in drills 8 to 10 lbs. 



Round Peas, in drills 60 ij^bush. 



Rye, broadcast " .56 1 14 to 2 bus. 



Salsify, in drills " .38 8 to 10 lbs. 



Spinach, in drills 15 lbs. 



Squash (bush varieties), in hills " .38 4 lbs. 



" (running varieties), in hills " . 38 3 lbs. 



Sugar Cane " .50 12 lbs. 



Tomato, to transplant K'b. 



Turnip, broadcast " .58 2 lbs. 



Turnip, in drills, I oz. to 250 feet of drill ..... iJ4 lbs. 



Vetches, broadcast " .60 2 to 3 bus. 



Wheat, broadcast . . " .60 1^4 to 2 bus. 



Time from Planting until Ready for Use* 



Beans, Bush ... 



" Lima 80 to 90 



Pole 110 to 125 



Beets, Garden 45 to 80 



" Mangel • 135 to 150 



Borecole 100 to 120 



Broccoli 115 to 145 



Brussels Sprouts 140 to 150 



Cabbage, F,arly 95 to 110 



Late 140 to 160 



Carrot 70 to 120 



Cauliflower no to 130 



Celery 140 to 180 



Corn, Sweet 55 to 100 



" Salad 60 to 75 



Cress ■ 30 to 40 



Cucumber 50 to 80 



Egg-Plant 145 to 170 



Endive 40 to 60 



Martynia 60 to 90 



Melons, Musk 90 to 140 



" Water • • 120 to L45 



Okra 90 to no 



Onions, from Seed 100 to 160 



Parsnips 125 to 150 



Peas 50 to 85 



Peppers 140 to 160 



Potatoes 80 to 140 



Pumkins no to 130 



Radi.shes 18 to 50 



Salsify 130 to 145 



Spinach 20 to 30 



New Zealand 40 to 60 



Squash 55 to 130 



Tomato 90 to 160 



Turnip 50 to 60 



Useful Booksy Sent Postpaid on Receipt of Price, 



Gardening for Profit. (Henderson) .... 

 Gardening: for Pleasure. (Henderson) . . 

 Money In the Garden. (Quinn) . . . . . 

 Injurious Insects of the Farm and Garden. 



Asparagfus Culture 



Cauliflowers, and How to Grow Them . . 



American Farm Book. (Allen) 



Our Lawn of Four Acres 



Sweet Potato Culture 



Insects and Insecticides 



The New Onion Culture 



Onions, How to Raise them Profitably . . 



Price 



The A B C of Potato Culture $0 40 



Practical Floriculture. (Hender,son) i 50 



Barry's Fruit Garden 2 00 



Fuller's Grape Culturist i 50 



Handbook of Plants. ( Henderson ) 4 00 



Strawberry Culturist 25 



Window Flower Garden 75 



Lawn Planting- 25 



An Eg:g- Farm so 



Profit in Poultry i 00 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them i 50 



Canning and Preserring; 4° 



