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D. M. FERRY «fe CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Weight of Various Articles. 



Per bush. 

 Apples ...48 lbs. 



"^ dried ....22 " 



Barley., 48 " 



Beans i.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 S2 " 



Onions ..;;.....;...;. .S4 " 



Orchafd Grass........ 14 '* 



Osage Orange 83 " 



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 

 18 X 12 

 18x18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24 X 1 

 24x18 



.174,240 

 ..43,560 

 .392,040 

 .348,480 

 .116,160 

 ..29,040 

 ..19,360 

 .313,635 

 . 1.5,681 

 .261,360 

 ..15,520 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



"■ "■* .10,890 



209,088 

 .84,848 

 .17,424 

 .13,068 

 . 10,454 

 . 8,712 

 . 6,970 

 . 58,080 

 . 14,520 

 . 9,680 



24 X 24 In 



SOjL 1 

 30 X 6 

 30x13 

 30x16 

 30x20 

 30 X 24 

 30x30 

 36 X 3 

 36 X 12 

 86x18 

 36x24 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



36 :« 36 In 4,840 



42x12 " 12,446 



42x24 " 6,223 



42 3t 36 " ....... 4,148 



48x12 " .... ..10,890 



4B X 18 " ....... 7,790 



48x24 " S,445 



48 3t 30 " 4,356 



48x36 " ....... 3,630 



48 x 48 " ....... 2,723 



60 X 36 " ^,901 



60x48 " 2,178 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 60X60 In 1,743 



8X 

 8x 

 8x 



10 X 



10 X 6 

 10x10 

 12 X 1 

 12 X 5 

 ISxlS 

 16 X 1 

 16x16 



1 Ft. 

 3 



8 



1 



5,445 

 1,815 



4,356 



3,680 

 736 



2,722 

 170 



Quantity of Seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an aCt&t 



Peach Pits. 



Peas, smooth 



" wrinkled 



..48 " 

 ..60 " 

 ..56 " 

 ..20 " 



Potatoes, heaping 

 measure 



..60 " 

 50 " 



Rye 



Red Top 



. 56 " 

 14 " 



Salt coarse ..... 



.50 " 



" Michigan 



Sweet Potatoes 



Timothy Seed 



Turnips . . . 



..56 " 

 ..56 " 

 ..45 " 



58 " 



Wheat 



m " 



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

 Salt, per bbl 280 " 



WEIGHT PER CUBIC FOOT. 



Hay, well settled... .4% lbs. 

 Corn, on cob, in bin . . .22 " 

 " shelled, '' ...45 " 

 Wheat, " ...48 *' 

 Oats, " ...25^" 

 Potatoes, " ...38^" 



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 % " 



Beet, garden, l oz. to 100 feet of drill. 7 lbs. 



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. B *' 



Brocoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. 3 Oz. 



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



Buckwheat. K 



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



Carrot, U oz. to 100 feet of drill 2% lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2% oz. 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15.000 plants 2 



Chicory 4 lbs. 



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 oz. 



Corn, rice, Qshelleil) .... .2 qts. 



Corn, sweet, >^ pint to 100 hills. ...... 6 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 lbs. 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 *' 



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



Endive, }i oz. to 100 feet of drill ^% lbs. 



Flax, broadcast J^ bu. 



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



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 bu. 



Blue, English 1 



" Hungarian and Millet J^ " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



" Red Top, Fancy Clean. ... 8 to 10 lbs. 



'* Timothy i< bu. 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red 

 Top, Fowl Meadow and 



Wood Meadow 2 bu. 



Hemp i^ " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



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



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



*' Leek, y^ Oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Oz. Lettuce, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



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



bu. Melon, Musk, 1 o^. to 100 hills...... 1 to 8 " 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills. . . 1*4 to 4 " 



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



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Onion Seed, ]A, 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, yi oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Parsley, ]{ oz. to 100 feet of drill ...... 8 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill. 1 to 8 bu, 



" field 2 " 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1 ,500 plants 8 o2. 



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



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



Rye. 



Salsify, 34 oz. to 100 feet of drill . . . 

 Spinage, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill. . 



Spurry \ 



Summer Savory 



Sunflower 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills. 

 Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills. . . 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill. 



1^ 



Vetches 2 



bu. 



gNGUSi^. 



S-OREK^N ITAMES OP VBGE^ASliUS AND HERBS. 

 GERMAN. FRENCH. SPANISH. ITALIAN. DUTCH. 



AuiSd Anis, Griiner Anis. . . .Anlg , Anis, Matalahuga...Aniso, Anacio Aniis. 



Artichoke. ... ... .... .... ... 



Asparagus Spargel Asperge 



Balm .....Citi'onen-F " " " 



. Artischoke Artichaut Alcac-hofa Articiocca . . . Artisjok. 



.EsparJ-agO Sparagio ...A&perge, 



.Citronen-Melisse. . . . .Melisse citronelle. . . .Toronjil, Citronella. .Melissa . .Citroen-Melisse. 



Basil Basilikum. ... ...... . .Basilic grand. Albaca Basilico Basilicum, 



Beans. Bohh^li tlaricot f? Habichuela Fagiuoli . . -. Boonen. 



Beet Riibe Betterave Remolacha Barbabietola. .. .. ...Bieten. 



Borage.. Boretsch Bourrache Borraja .Boragine Bernagie. ' 



Brocoli .:...:: Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli BrocuH Brocoli ...BroccolL 



BrUiigfelg Sprouts Rosenkohi Chou de Bruxelles. . .Bretonesde Bruselas.Cavolo di Brusselles SpruitkooL 



Cabbage Kopf kohl. Kraut Chou pommS Col repello. Cavolo cappuccio . . . Sluitkool. 



Cabbage, Savoy Wirsing Chou de Milan Col de Milan. Cavolo di Milano , . . Savooiekool. 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pr6s Comino Carvi Karwij, 



Carrot Carotten, Mohren Carotte Zanahoria Carota .. Wortelen. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavolofiore Bloemkool. 



Celery Sellerie C61eri Apio Sedano Selderij. 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie Celeri-rave Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knolselderij , 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil Perifollo Cerfoglio Kerveh^ 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel Chicor6e sauvage. . . . Achicoria Cicoria selvatica. . . . .Suikerij. 



Coriander. <.'oriander. , Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat.. Mache Canonigos Valeriana Veldsla, 



Corn Mais Mais .- Maiz Mais 



Cress Garten-Kresse Cresson alenois Mastuerzo Agretto 



Cress, Water Brunnenkl-esse Cresson de f ontaine . . Berro Nasturzio aquatico 



Cucumber Gurken Concombre Cohombro Getriolo 



Dandelion Lowenzahn PissenUt . 



Dill Dill Aneth ... 



.Diente de leon Dente di leone 



Eneldo Aneto 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze Aubergine. Berengena Petonciano 



Endivia Indivia. 



Hinojo Finocchio 



Ajo Aglio. 



Tuinkers. 



Waterkers. 



Komkommer. 



Molsla. 



Dille. 



Melanzaan-plant 



Andijvie. 



Venkel. 



Knoflook. 



Endive Endivien Chicoree Endive 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail . - 



Horse Radish Meer Rettig Raif ort sauvage Taramago Raf ano Peperwortel. 



Hyssop Isop Hyssope Hisopo ... Issopo Hysop. 



Kale Bliitterkohl Chou vert Breton, Berza Cavolo verde Boerenkool. 



Kohl Rabi Knollkohl Chou-rave Col rabano Cavolo rapa Koolrabi. 



Lavender Lavendel Lavende Espliego Lavanda Lavendel. 



Leek Porree, Lauch Poireau Puerro Porro Prei. 



Lettuce Lattich, Kopfsalat. . Laitue Lechuga Lattuga Kropsla. 



Marjoram Majoi'an Marjolaine Mejorana Maggiorana Marjohjn. 



Melon Melons Melon Melon Popone . . Meloen. 



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



Mushroom Schwamm Champignon Seta .,, Fungo pratajolo.. . . Kampernoehe. 



