GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Quantity 



Per Acre. 



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



Oats 21^ 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 ...li/^lbs 



Onion Seed for sets 30 lbs 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of 



drill 



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

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

 Peas, garden, 1 quart to 160 feet 



of drill 11/2 



Peas, field 2i^ 



Pepper, 4 oz. to 1500 plants 4 



Potatoes 10 



Pumpkins, 1 quart to 300 hills 



8 bu 

 5 lbs 

 8 lbs 



bu 

 bu 

 oz 

 bu 

 4 qts 



Quantity 



Per Acre. 



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



Rye 11^ 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, .li^ lbs 



Vetches 2 bu 



Wheat 1 to 2 bu 



The foregoing icalculations are made 

 for sowing in spring; during the summer 

 it requires double the quantity to give 

 we same amount of plants. 



Uiimber of Plants or Trees to the Acre at ^iven 



Distances. 



Distance Apart. 



No. Plants. 



V2 foot 174,240 



1 foot 43,560 



11/2 feet 19,360 



2 feet 10,890 



21/2 feet 6,969 



3 feet by 1 fooi 14,520 



3 feet .,y 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 



7 feet 



8 feet 



9 feet 



10 feet 



11 feet 



12 feet 

 15 feet 

 18 feet 

 20 feet 

 25 feet 

 30 feet 



feet 1,210 



889 



680 



573 



435 



360 



302 



193 



134 



108 



69 



49 



Standard 



Per 



Alfalfa Clover .■ . . 



Alsike Clover 



Barley 



Beans 



Broom Corn 



Buckwheat 



Canary Seed 



Castor Beans 



Clover Seed, Red 



Clover Seed, "White 



Clover Seed, Crimson 



Clover Seed, Japan 



Clover Seed, Burr, recleaned . . . 



Corn, shelled, Adams 



Corn,* shelled. Sugar measured 



about 



Corn, shelled. Field 



Corn on ear 



Flax Seed 



Grass Seed, English Rye 



Grass Seed, Italian Rye 



Gras3 Seed, Meadow Fescue . . . . 



Gra=-s Seed, Orchard 



Grass Seed, Kentucky Blue 



Grass Seed, Timothy 



^^eight of Seeds 



Bushel. 



60 lbs 



60 " 



48 " 



60 " 



46 " 



48 " 



60 " 



46 " 



60 " 



60 " 



60 " 



25 " 



60 " 



50 " 



42 

 56 

 70 

 56 

 20 

 20 

 15 

 14 

 14 

 45 



Per 



Grass Seed, Hungarian 



Grass Seed, Johnson 



Grass Seed, Meadow Oat 



Grass Seed, Rescue 



Hemp Seed 



Irish Potatoes, Heaped measure, 



Millet, German and Italian 



Mustard 



Oats 



Osage Orange 



Onions , 



Onion Sets 



Peas, Cow 



Peas, English, smooth seed 



Peas, English, wrinkled 



Rape Seed 



Rj^e Seed 



Radish Seed 



Sweet Potatoes 



Sorghum 



Sunflower, Russian 



Teosinte , 



Turnip 



Wheat 



Vetch 



Busnei 



48 lb 



25 '• 



14 " 



14 " 



44 " 



60 " 



50 " 



58 " 



32 '• 



33 " 

 54 " 

 32 '•' 

 60 " 

 60 " 

 56 " 

 50 " 

 56 '•' 

 50 " 

 56 " 

 50 " 

 24 " 

 50 " 

 58 '' 

 60 " 

 60 " 



Seed Potatoes a Specialty, Eastern and Tennessee Grown. 



