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a M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Weight of Various Articles, 



Per bush. 



Apples 48 lbs. 



dried 22 " 



Barley.. 48 " 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Broom Corn 46 " 



Blue Grass, Kentucky. 14 " 



English ..24 " 



Bran 20 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, shelled 56 " 



" on ear 70 " 



Corn Meal 50 " 



Charcoal 22 " 



Cranberries 40 " 



Dried Peaches 28 " 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Fowl Meadow 12 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Hungarian 48 *' 



Millet 50 " 



Oats 32 " 



Onions 54 " 



Orchard Grass 14 " 



Osage Orange 33 " 



Peach Pits 48 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Perennial Rye 20 " 



Potatoes, heaping 



measure 60 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Red Top 14 " 



Salt, coarse. .0. 50 " 



•' Michigan 56 " 



Sweet Potatoes 56 " 



Timothy Seed 45 " 



Turnips 58 " 



Wheat CO " 



Flour, per bbl., net. . . 196 " 



Salt, per bbl 280 " 



WEIGHT PER CUBIC FOOT. 



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



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 522,720 



12 X 3 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18x12 

 18 X 18 

 20 x 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



.174,240 

 ..43,560 

 .392,040 

 .348,480 

 .116,160 

 .29,040 

 ..19,360 

 .313,635 

 . 15,681 

 .261,360 

 ..15,520 



Dis. 



30 X 

 30 X 



30 X 

 30 X 



apart. No. plants. 



24 In 10,890 



1 " 209,088 



....34,848 

 ....17,424 

 ....13,068 

 . ..10,454 

 .... 8,712 

 .... 6,970 

 ,...58,080 

 .... 14,520 

 .... 9,680 

 .... 7,260 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



36 X 36 In. 



42x12 



42x24 



42x36 



48x12 



48 x 18 



48x24 



48x30 



48x36 



48x48 



60x36 



60x48 



4,840 

 -.12,446 

 ... 6,223 

 , .. 4,148 

 . . 10,890 

 ... 7,790 

 .. 5,445 

 . . . 4,356 

 . .. 3,630 

 ... 2,723 

 . .. 2,901 

 ... 2,178 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 60x60 In 1,743 



8x 1 Ft 5,445 



8x 3 " . 



8x8". 



10 X 1 

 10 X 6 

 10x10 

 12 X 1 

 12 X 5 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 16x16 



1,815 



680 



4,356 



435 

 3,630 



736 



302 

 2,722 



170 



Quantity of Seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre. 



Hay, well settled . . . 

 Corn, on cob, in bin . 



*' shelled, " 

 Wheat, 

 Oats, 

 Potatoes, " 



,4^ lbs. 

 ,.22 " 

 .45 " 



.48 " 



.25^" 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 1 lb. 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 2^ bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill.. 1 



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills I,' 



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

 Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 feet of di-ill. 5 



Brocoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. 2 



Buckwheat y, 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Carrot, 14. oz. to 100 feet of drill 2^^ 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2J^ 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 2 



Chicory 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Lucerne 15 to 25 



" Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Large Red and Medium . . 8 to 12 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Corn, rice, {shelled) 2 



Corn, sweet, %. pint to 100 hills 6 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 oz. 



Endive, '4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4'/^ lbs. 



Flax, broadcast >^ bu. 



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



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Blue, Kentucky 2 bu. 



Blue, English 1 



Hvmgarian and Millet ^ " 



Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



Red Top, Fancy Clean 8 to 10 lbs. 



Timothy J< bu. 



lbs. 



oz. 

 bu. 

 oz. 



lbs. 



oz. 

 qts. 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red 

 Top, Fowl Meadow and 



Wood Meadow . 2 bu. 



Hemp i^ " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to JSOOO 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 oz. 



Kohl Rabi, H oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 4 lbs. 



Leek, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Martynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 '' 



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



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills. . . l^^ to 4 " 

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



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion Seed, i^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill 4 to 5 



" for Sets 40 to 80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill. 8 bu 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drilh 3 lbs. 



Parsley, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill. 1 to 3 bu. 



" field 2 " 



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



Pumpkin, y^ quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Radish, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill. .10 to 12 lbs. 



Rye IJ^ bu. 



Salsify, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Spinage, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Spurry 15 



Summer Savory % '• 



Sunflower — 8 '• 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 1 oz. 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 " 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 lbs. 



Vetches 2 ba. 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABI.ES AND 

 ENGLISH. GERMAN. FRENCH. SPANISH. 



Anise Anis, Griiner Anis Anis Anis, Matalahuga . . . 



Artichoke Artischoke Artichaut Alcachofa 



Asparagus Spargel Asperge ..Esparrago 



Balm Citronen-Melisse Melisse citronelle Toronjil, Citronella.. 



Basil Basililfum Basilic grand Albaca 



Beans Bohnen Haricots Habichuela 



Beet Riibe Betterave Remolacha 



Borage Boretsch Bourrache Borraja 



Brocoli Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli Broculi 



Brussels Sprouts Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles. . .Bretonesde Bruselas 



Cabbage Kopfkohl, Kraut Chou pomm6 Col repello 



Cabbage, Savoy Wirsing Chou de Milan Col de Milan 



Cai'away Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pres 



Carrot Carotten, Mohren Carotte Zanahoria 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor 



Celery Sellerie C61eri Apio 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie Celeri-rave Apio-nabo 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil .PerifoUo 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel Chicor6e sauvage Achicoria 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro 



Corn Salad Feldsalat Mache Canonigos 



Corn Mais Mais 



Cress Garten-Kresse Cresson al6nois Mastuerzo 



Cress, Water Brunnenkresse Cresson de f ontaine . . Berro 



Cucumber . .Gurken Concombre Cohombro 



Dandelion Lowenzahn Pissenlit 



Dill Dill Aneth Eneldo 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena 



Endive Endivien Chicor6e Endive Endivia 



Fennel Fenuhel , Fenouil Hinojo 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail Ajo 



Horse Radish Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage Taramago 



Hyssop. Isop Hyssope Hisopo 



Kale Blatterkohl Chou vert Breton, Berza 



Kohl Rabi Knollkohl Chou-rave Col rabano 



Lavender Lavendel Lavende Espliego 



Leek Porree, Lauch Poireau Puerro 



Lettuce Lattich, Kopfsalat. . Laitue Lechuga ,. . . . . . .. 



Marjoram Majoran Marjolaine Mejorana. 



Melon Melone Melon Melon ...» ... , 



Melon, Water Wasser-Melone Melon d'eau Sandia . . ........ 



Mushroom Schwamm Champignon Seta c „ , o = - . ,. = . . 



ITALIAN. DUTCH. 



Aniso, Anacio Anijs. 



Articiocca Artis jok. 



Sparagio Asperge. 



Melissa Citroen-F 



Basilico Basilicum. 



Fagiuoli Boonen. 



Barbabietola Bieten. 



Boragine Bernagie. 



Brocoli. . . Broccoli. 



.Cavolodi Brusselles SpruitkooL 

 Cavolo cappuccio . . . Sluitkool. 

 Cavolo di Milano . . . Savooiekool. 



Carvi Karwij. 



Carota Wortelen. 



Cavolofiore Bloemkool. 



Sedano Selderij. 



Sedano-rapa Knolselderij. 



Cerfoglio Kervel. 



Cicoria selvatica Suike: ij. 



Coriandorlo Kc. lander. 



Valeriana Veldsla. 



Mais Mais 



Agretto . . Tuinkers. 



Nasturzio aquatico . Waterkers. 



Cetriolo Komkommer. 



Dente di leone Molsla. 



Aneto DiJle. 



Petonciano Melanzaan-plant. 



Indi via Audi jvie. 



Finocchio Venkel. 



Aglio Knoflook. 



Raf ano PeperworteL 



Issopo Hysop. 



Cavolo verde Boerenkool. 



Cavolo rapa. Koolrabi. 



Lavanda LavendeL 



Porro Prei. 



Lattuga Kropsla. 



Maggiorana Marjolijn. 



Popone , . Meloen. 



Melone d'aqua. . . — Water Meloen. 

 Fungo pratajolo... . Kampernoelie. 



