D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



VALUABLE TABLE5. 



Number of Plants 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



12 X lln 522,720 



12 X 3 " 174,240 



12x12 " 43,560 



16 X 1 " 392,040 



18 X 1 " 348,480 



18 X 3 " 116,160 



18x12 " 29,040 



18x18 " 19,360 



20x 1 " 313,635 



20x20 " 15,681 



24x 1 " 261,360 



24x18 " 15,520 



24x24 " 10,890 



30 X 1 " 209,088 



30 X 6 " 34,848 



30x12 " 17,424 



30x16 " 13,068 



Varnishing Boxes. 

 or Trees to the Acre 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



30x20 In 10,454 



30 X 24 " 8,712 



30 X 30 " 6,970 



36 X 3 " 58,080 



36x12 " 14,520 



36 X 18 " . ., 9,680 



36 X 24 " 7,260 



36 X 30 " 5,808 



36 X 36 " 4,840 



42x12 " 12,446 



42 X 24 " 6,223 



42 X 36 " 4,148 



42 X 42 " 3,556 



48x12 " 10,890 



48 X 18 " 7,790 



48x24 " 5,445 



48x30 " 4,356 



at given Distances. 



• Dis. apart. l^o. plants. 



48x36 In 3,630 



48x48 " 2,723 



60x36 " 2,901 



60x48 " 2,178 



60x60 " 1,743 



8x 1 Ft 5,445 



8x3" 1,815 



8x 8 " 680 



10 X 1 " 4,356 



10 X 6 " 726 



10x10 " 435 



12 X 1 " 3,6.30 



12 X 5 " 736 



12x12 " 302 



16 X 1 " 2,722 



16 X 16 " 170 



"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 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



*Hungarian Grass Seed 50 " 



Irish Potatoes, heaping measure.. 60 " 



Millet 50 " 



Oats 32 " 



Osage Orange 33 " 



Orchard Grass 14 " 



Onions 54 "■ 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Red Top Seed 14 " 



Salt, coarse 50 " 



*' Michigan 56 " 



Sweet Potatoes .56 " 



Timothy Seed 45 " 



Turnips 58 " 



Wheat 60 " 



Flour, per bbl., net 196 " 



Salt, per bbl 280 " 



Hay, well settled, per cubic foot. . 4^" 



Corn, on cob, in bin " .22 " 



" shelled, " " ■ .45 " 



Wheat, " " .48 " 



Oats, " " .251^" 



Potatoes, " " .38>^"' 



*In Chicago and all the other large 

 seed markets of the country Hungarian 

 is sold atU8 lbs. per bushel, so we are com- 

 pelled to covforvi, and we buy and sell 

 U8 lbs. per bushel. 



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



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants — 1 lb. 



Barley 2)4 bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1)4 pints to 100 feet of drill 1 " 



Beans, pole, 1% pints to 100 hills ]4 " 



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



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



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



Broom Corn 10 lbs. 



-4 oz. 

 Vs bu. 

 2 oz. 

 2^ lbs. 

 2}4 oz. 

 2 

 6 lbs. 



oz 

 qts. 

 lbs. 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Buckwheat 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, }{ oz. to 100 feet of drill 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 



" Lucerne, Large Red and Crimson Trefoil 8 



" Medium 10 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Corn, sweet, }4 pint to 100 hills 5 



.Cress, 1/2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 2 



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



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



Flax, broadcast }4 bu 



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



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 



Blue, English 1 



" Hungarian and Millet 14 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow 2 



•' Red Top, Fancy Clean 8 to 10 



bu. 



Grass, Timothy 



Hemp 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Kohl Rabi, 3^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



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



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Martynia, H oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 5 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 2 



W^ater, 4 oz. to 100 hills 1^ to 2 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of driU 15 



Oats 2 



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



Onion Seed, Va oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 to 5 



" for Sets 40 to 80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of drill 8 



Parsnip, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, H oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 feet of drill 2 



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 3 



Potatoes 8 



Pumpkin, 5^ quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 10 to 12 



Rye 1^ 



Salsify, }i oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinage, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Summer Savory, 1 packet to 100 feet of drill % 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 1 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1}^ 



Vetches 2 



Wheat IK 



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