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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



Seeds requisite to produce a given num'oar of Plants and sow a given 



amount of ground. 



8 lbs 



10 lbs 



6 oz 



8 qt3 



8 1b3 



Vi lbs 



8 oz 



3 lbs 



V2 bu 



2^2 lbs 



2 bu 



1 bu 



3^ bu 



jj bu 



2 bu 



2 bu 



Quantity 



per acre. 



Hemp 1,2 on 



Kale, 1 oz to 3,000 plants 4 oz 



Kohlrabi, 1 oz to 200 feet of drill l^i lbs 



Leek 1 oz to 2.50 feet of drill 4 lbs 



Lettuce,! oz to 2.50 feet of drill 3 lbs 



Melon, Musk* 1 oz to 100 b /Us i:^4 lbs 



Melon, Water, 1 oz to 25 hills ly^ lbs 



Nasturtium, 1 oz to 50 feet of drill 10 lbs 



uats 23^ bu 



Okra, 1 oz to50feetof drill 10 lbs 



Oniou Seed, 1 oz to 200 feet of drill 4 lbs 



" " for transplanting U2 lbs 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Artichoke, lo/. to .500 plants lA lb 



Asparagus, 1 oz to 200 plants 5 lbs 



Barley 2>i bu 



Beans, dwarf, 1 quart to 150 feet of drill I14 bu 



Beans, pole, 1 quart to 200 hills i^ bu 



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



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



Broccoli,! oz to 3000 plants 5 oz 



Broom Corn 10 lbs 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz to 3000 plants 5 oz 



Buckwheat l-i bu 



*Cabbage, 1 oz to S.orOplants 5 oz 



Carrot, 1 oz to 250 feet of drill 2' ., lbs 



*Cauliflower, 1 oz to 3,0(0 plants 5 oz 



♦Celery, 1 oz 10 10,000 ))lants 4 oz 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch Gibs 



" Lucerne, Large Eed and Crimson 



Trefoil 



" Medium 



♦Collards, loz to 2,.500 plants 



Corn, sweet, 1 quart to 500 hills 



Cress, 1 oz to 1.50 feet of drill 



Cucumber,! oz to 80 hills „ 



Egg Plant, 1 oz to 2,000 plants 



Endive, 1 oz to 300 feet of drill 



Flax, broadcast 



Gourd, 1 oz to 25 hills 



Grass, Blue Kentuckv 



" Blue English .^ 



•' Hungarian and Millet 



•' Mixed Lawn 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, 



Fowl Meadow & Wood Meadow .. 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb to 10 feet of drill 



*The above calculations are made for sowing in the spring; daring the summer it requires double 

 the quantity to give the same amount of plants. 



for set:: 



Onion Sets. 1 quart to 20 feet of drill 



I Parsnip, 1 oz.to 2.50 feet of drill 



Parsley, 1 oz to 250feetof drill 



Peas, garden, 1 quart to 160 feet of drill 



" field 



Pepper, 4oz to 1,500 plants 



Potatoes 



Pumpkins. 1 quart to 300 hills 



Radish, 1 oz to iSOfeetof drill 



Rye 



Salsify, 1 oz to 60feet of drill 



30 lbs 

 8 bu 



5 Jh3 



8 lbs 

 IK bu 

 21.2 bu 



4 oz 

 10 bu 



4 qts 



Bibs 



ly, bu 



8 lbs 



Spiuach,l0'. tol.50feetof drill 10 lbs 



Summer Savoi-y, 1 o/. to 500 feet of drill. 



Squash, summer, 1 oz to 40 hills 



" winter,! oz to 10 hills 



Tomato, 1 oz to 3.000 plants 



Tobacco, 1 oz to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz to 260 feet of drill 



Vetches 



Wheat 



2 lbs 



2 lbs 



3 lbs 

 3 oz 

 2 oz 



. 1V2 11 



2 bu 

 !to2bu 



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



Dis. apart. >i0, Plant?.*T>is. apart. No. Plants. Dis. apart, 

 Vafoot 174,-240;] feet by 3 feet 4,840 6 feet 



1 foot 48,5604 feet bv ! foot l*i,.-88 7 feet 



IK feet l9,.S6i)4feet by 2feet 5,444, 8 feet 



2 leet 10,8904 feet bv 3 feet H,62',t, 9 feet .. .. 



2V2 feet 



3 feet by 1 foot 



N©. Plants. 



1,210 



889 



680 



57320 feet lOi 



6,969,4 feet by 4 feet 2,72210 feet 43.525 feet 



14,5205 feet bv 5 feet 1,74211 feet .'. 360:30 feet 



Dis. apart. 

 12 feet 



No. of Plants. 

 .302' 



15 feet 



193 



18 feet 



134 



3 feet by 2 feet. 



,260) 



Standard Weight of Seed. 



Alfalfa Clover 



Alsike Clover 



•Barley 



Beans 



Broom Corn 



Back wheat 



Canary Seed 



Castor Beans 



Clover Seed, Red 



White 



" Crimson 



" • Japan . 



" Burr, measured.. 

 Corn, shelled, Adams 



'• Sugar, measured 

 Field 



" on car 



Flax Seed 



Grass Seed, English Rye 



" Italian Rye 



" Meadow 'Fescue. 



•* Orchard 



'• KentuekyBlue. . 



Timothy . 



Hungarian 



per bushel 60 lbs. 

 60 " 

 48 " 

 60 " 

 46 " 

 48 " 



48 " 

 60 " ' 

 60 " 

 CO " 



25 " 

 8 " 

 50 " 



56 " 

 70 " 



" 56 " 



20 " 

 20 " 

 15 " 

 14 " 

 14 " 



" 45 " 



4i " 



Grass Seed Johnson 



Meadow Oat 



' Rescue 



Hemp Seed 



Irish Potatoes, heapcl measure 



jNIiIlet, German and Iialian 



Mustard 



Oats 



Osage Orange 



Onions 



Onion Sets 



Peas, Cow 



" English, smooth seed 



" " wrinkled 



Rape Seed 



Rye 



Radish Seed 



Sweet Potatoes 



Sorghum ... 



Sunflower, ussian 



Teosinte 



Turnip 



Wheiit 



Vetch : 



per bushel 25 lbs. 

 14 " 

 14 " 

 44 " 

 60 " 

 50 " 

 58 " 



32 " 



33 " 

 54 " 

 36 " 

 60 " 

 60 " 

 .56 " 

 50 " 

 56 " 

 .50 " 

 56 " 

 .50 " 

 24 " 

 5) " 

 58 " 

 69 •♦ 

 60 " 



Hammtrs aid Anviis loc Deatin^ rreiicli iSiadts. 



