12 D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



1IHLUHBLE THBLES, 



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



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Artichoke, i oz. to 500 plants Y z lb. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants 5 lbs. 



Barley 2% bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 quart to 150 feet of drill 1% " 



Beans, pole, 1 quart to 200 hills " 



lbs. 



Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 10 



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 6 



Brocoli, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 5 



Broom Corn 10 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 5 



Buckwheat 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 5 



Carrot, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 2% 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 5 



Celery, 1 oz. to 10,000 plants 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Lucerne, Large Red & Crimson Trefoil. 8 



" Medium 10 



Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants 6 



Corn, sweet, 1 quart to 500 hills ... 8 



Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 8 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 80 hills 1 ^ " 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 8 oz. 



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



Flax, broadcast >2 bu, 



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



Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills 2% lbs, 



Grass, Blue Kentucky 2 bu, 



41 Blue English 1 " 



41 Hungarian and Millet % " 



14 Mixed Lawn.... 3 to 5 44 



" Orchard. Perenni^J Rye, Red Top, Fowl 



Meadow and Wjod Meadow 2 " 



lbs. 

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lbs. 



oz. 

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bu. 

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Quantity 

 per acre. 



Hemp X bu. 



Kale, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 4 oz. 



Kohl Rabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill. . . 1% lbs. 



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



Lettuce, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 3 lt 



Martynia, 1 oz, to 50 feet of drill 10 14 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills x% 14 



" Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills ij^ " 



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



Oats 2 >£ bu. 



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



Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 4 to 5 " 



41 " for Sets 30 to 50 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of drill 8 



Parsnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 5 



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



Peas, garden, 1 quart to 150 feet of drill 1% bu. 



44 field 2% " 



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



Potatoes 8 bu. 



Pumpkin, 1 quart to 300 hills 4 qts. 



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



Rye 1%. bu. 



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



Spinage, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 10 44 



Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of drill 2 44 



Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills 2 



" Winter, 1 oz. to 10 hills 3 " 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 3 oz. 



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



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



Vetches 2 bu. 



Wheat. 1 to 2 " 



Timothy M " 



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



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 i4 foot 174,240 



1 " 43.56o 



t.%. feet 19,360 



2 " 10,890 



2% 44 6,969 



3 feet by 1 foot 14,520 



3 

 3 

 4 



2 feet 7,260 



3 " 4*840 



1 foot 10,888 



2 feet 5.444 j 20 " ■ 



3 " 3.629 25 " 



4 2,722 ; 30 " 



5 " T '742 



Weight of Various Articles in the State of Michigan. 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



6 feet 1,210 



7 '* 889 



8 4 680 



9 " 573 



J o 435 



11 360 



12 " 302 



1 5 " 193 



18 134 



20 108 



25 " 69 



3° " 49 



Apples * ... 



'* dried . 



Barley 



Beans 



Buckwheat 



Broom Corn .... 



Blue Grass, Kentucky 



" 44 English 



Bran 



Canary Seed 



Castor Beans 



Clover Seed 



Corn, shelled 



" on ear 



Corn Meal 



Charcoal 



Coal, Mineral 



Cranberries 



Dried Peaches 



Flax Seed 



Hemp Seed 



*Hungarian Grass Seed 



Irish Potatoes, heaping measure. 



Millet 



Malt 



Oats 



Osage Orange 



Orchard Grass 



per bush. 48 lbs. 



per bush. 



Onions 



Peas 



Plastering Hair 



Rape 



Rye ... 



Red Top Seed 



Salt, Coarse 



44 Michigan .... 



Sweet Potatoes ... 



Timothy Seed . . - 



Turnips , 



Wheat 



Beef and Pork, per bbl., net 



Flour, per bbl., net 196 



White Fish and Trout, per bbl., net 



Salt, per bbl 



Lime, " 



Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 



Corn, on cob, in bin " 



44 shelled, " 

 Wheat, 



Oats, 44 " 



Potatoes, " 41 



Sand, dry, 44 

 Clay, compact, 44 

 Marble, 44 



Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord 5,616 



44 Hickory, 44 .... 6,960 



54 lbs. 

 60 " 

 8 44 

 50 " 



56 



14 

 50 



56 " 

 56 14 



45 ! 

 58 44 



60 44 



200 41 



^00 

 280 44 

 220 "• 



22 41 

 45 " 



25V2 



38^" 



95 " 

 135 " 

 169 41 



*In Chicago and all the other large seed markets of the country Hungarian is sold at 48 lbs. per bushel, so we 

 are compelled to conform, and we buy and sell 48 lbs. per bushel. 



