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Quantity 

 Per Acre. 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 5 oz. 



Broom Corn 10 lbs. 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3000 



plants 5 oz. 



Buckwheat Y2 bu. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 5 oz. 



Carrots, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 2y 2 lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 5 oz. 



Celery, 1 oz. to 10,000 plants 4 oz. 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch, 5 to 8 lbs. 

 Clover, Large Red and Crimson 



Trefoil 10 to 15 lbs. 



Clover, Alfalfa or Lucerne 20 to 30 lbs. 



Clover, Medium 10 lbs. 



Collards, 1 oz. to 2500 plants 6 oz. 



Corn, Sweet, 1 quart to 500 hills .... S qts. 



Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 80 hills 1 ^ lbs. 



Eggplant, 1 oz. to 2000 plants 3 oz. 



Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



Flax, broadcast V2 bu. 



Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills 2 y 2 bu. 



Grass, Kentucky Blue 1 bu. 



Grass, English or Perennial Rye .... SO lbs. 



Grass, Hungarian Millet Vz bu. 



Grass, German Millet 3 bu. 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill 90 lbs. 



Grass, Mixed Lawn 3 bu. 



Grass, Orchard, Red Top, Tall 



Meadow Oat and Meadow Fescue.. 2 bu. 

 Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill 2 bu. 



Hemp % bu. 



Kale, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 4 oz. 



Kohlrabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill... .1% lbs. 

 Leek, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Quantity 



Lettuce, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill.... 3 lbs! 



Melons, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1% lbs. 



Melons, Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills 1% lbs. 



Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 10 lbs. 



Oats 2% bu. 



Okra, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 10 lbs. 



Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Onion Seed for transplanting 3 lbs. 



Onion Seed for sets 30 lbs. 



Onion Sets, 1 qt. to 20 feet of drill.. 8 bu. 

 Parsnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill.... 5 lbs. 



Parsley, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Peas, garden, 1 qt. to 160 feet of 



drill IY2 bu. 



Peas, field 2Y 2 bu. 



Pepper, 4 oz. to 1500 plants 4 oz. 



Potatoes 10 bu. 



Pumpkins, 1 qt. to 300 hills 4 qts. 



Radish, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Rye iy 2 bu. 



Salsify, 1 oz. to 60 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Spinach, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 10 lbs. 



Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of 



drill 2 lbs. 



Squash, summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills.... 2 lbs. 



Squash, winter, 1 oz. to 10 hills 3 lbs. 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 3 oz. 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5000 plants 2 oz. 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 260 feet of drill \Yz lbs. 



Vetches 2 bu. 



Wheat 1 to 2 bu. 



The foregoing calculations are made for 

 sowing in spring; during the summer it re- 

 quires double the quantity to give the 

 same amount of plants. 



Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at Given Distances. 



Distance Apart. No. Plants. 

 % foot 174,240 



1 foot 43,560 



1% feet 19,360 



2 feet 10,890 



2% feet 6,969 



3 feet by 1 foot 14,520 



3 feet by 2 feet 7,260 



3 feet by 3 feet 4,840 



4 feet by 1 foot 10,888 



4 feet by 2 feet 5,444 



4 feet by 3 feet 3,629 



4 feet by 4 feet 2,722 



5 feet by 5 feet 1,742 



Distance Apart. No. Plants. 



6 feet 1,210 



7 feet : 889 



8 feet 680 



9 feet 573 



10 feet 435 



11 feet 360 



12 feet 302 



15 feet 193 



18 feet 134 



20 feet 108 



25 feet 69 



30 feet 49 



Standard Weight of Seeds. 



Per Bush. 



Alfalfa Clover 60 lbs. 



Alsike Clover 60 



Barley 48 



Beans, all varieties except Lima or 



Butter 60 " 



Beans, Lima or Butter 56 



Broom Corn 46 " 



Buckwheat 48 



Canary Seed 60 



Castor Beans 60 " 



Clover Seed, Red 60 



Clover Seed, White 60 



Clover Seed, Crimson 60 



Clover Seed, Japan 25 



Clover Seed, Burr, recleaned 60 " 



Corn, shelled, Adams 50 



Corn, shelled, Sugar, measured 



about 42 



Corn, shelled, Field 56 



Corn on ear 70 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Per Bush. 



English Rye 20 lbs. 



Italian Rye 20 



Grass Seed, 

 Grass Seed, 

 Grass Seed, Meadow Fescue 15 



Grass Seed, Orchard 14 



Grass Seed, Kentucky Blue 21 



Grass Seed, Timothy 45 



Grass Seed, Hungarian Millet 50 



Grass Seed, Johnson 25 



Grass Seed, Meadow Oat 14 



Grass Seed, Rescue 14 



Hemp Seed 44 



Irish Potatoes, heaped measure 60 



Millet, German and Italian 50 



Mustard - 58 



Oats 32 



Osage Orange 33 



Onions 54 



Onion Sets 32 



Peas, Cow 60 



Peas, English, smooth seed 60 



Peas, English, wrinkled 56 



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