Drcer^s Garden Calendar » 



USEFUL TABLES. 



The foUorring tables may be tiseful to the Farmer and Gardener in 

 showing the nunibei' of plants or trees that may be raised on an acre of 

 ground ; also, the quantity of seed required for an acre, with the number 

 of plants that can be grown from on ounce of seed, should the weather 

 be favorable and the seed be preserved from the destruction of insects. 

 We would however recommend a slight increase on the quantities to allow 

 for these contingencies. 



DISTANCE APART. NO. OF PLANTS. 



1 ft. byl ft 43,5G0 



1>< 



2 



2 



3 



1 " 



2 " 



2^" 



1 " 



2 « 



3 « 



4 " 



5 " 



.19,360 



.21,780 

 .10,890 

 . 6,969 

 .14,520 

 . 7,260 

 . 4,840 

 . 2,722 

 . 1,742 



DISTANCE APART. NO. OF PLANTS. 



6 ft. by 6 ft 1,210 



8 " 8 " 680 



9 " 9 " 537 



10 "10 " 435 



12 " 12 " 302 



15 " 15 " 193 



18 " 18 " 134 



20 "20 " 103 



25 " 25 " 70 



30 "30 " 48 





Quantity of Seed usually sown to the Acre. 







Beans, Dwarf, 





in drills.... 1 bu. 



Melon, Water, 



in 



hills.. 



. li^lbs. 



" Pole, 





in hills.... % " 



Onion (for bulbs), 



in 



drills.. 



. 6 " 



Corn, 





.... 6 qts. 



" (for sets;, 





. 30 " 



Peas, 





in drills 13^bu. 



" Sets (small), 







. 10 bu. 



Potatoes (cut tubers). 



.... 10 " 



Parsnip, 







. 4 lbs. 



Beets, 





.... 4 lbs. 



Radish, 





< 



. 5 " 



Carrot, 





.... 2 " 



Spinach, 







. 15 " 



Cabbage, 





in hills.... 14 " 



Salsify, 







. 8 " 



Cucumber, 





.... 1 " 



Squash, 



in 



hills.. 



. 2 " 



Melon, Musk, 





.... 1 " 



Turnip, 



in 



drills . 



• I'A" 







Grass Seeds to the Acre. 









White Clover... 





10 lbs. 



Blue and Green Grass.. 





.... 3bu. 



Red " . . 





15 " 



Rye 



. 





.... 2 " 



Lucerne " . . 





15 " 



Orchard " 







.... 3 " 



Alsike " . . 





15 " 



Red Top 







.... 2 " 



Timothy 





12 " 



Mixed Lawn " 







.... 3 " 



Number 



OF Plants produced from one Ounce of Seed 



, AS FOLLOU 



vs: 







plants. 









plants. 



Asparagus 





about 500 



Kale 





a 



bout 2,000 



Broccoli 





" 2,000 



Leek 







" 1,000 



Cabbage 





" 2,000 



Lettuce 







" 3,000 



Cauliflower 





" 2,000 



Pepper 







" 2,000 



Celery 





« 3,000 



Tomato 







» 3,000 



Egg Plant 





•' ,1,000 



Sage 







" 1,000 



Endive 





" 3,000 



Thyme 







" 6,000 



