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D. M. Ferry & Co'S Descriptive Catalogue. 



of ground. 



Quantity 

 per acre. 

 Yihu. 



ill. 



^ lbs. 



Quantity of Seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sotv an avr 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 5C0 plants .... }4\h. 



Asparagus, I oz. to 200 plants 5 lbs. 



Barley , 2/i bu. 



Beans, dwarf, i quart to 150 feet of drill 1 'i "• 



Beans, pole, i quart to 200 hills ^a " 



Beet, garden, i oz. to 100 feet of drill 10 lbs. 



Beet, Mangle, i oz. to 150 feet of drill 6 



Brocoli, I oz. to 3,000 plants ;; oz. 



Broom Corn 10 lbs. 



Brussels Sprouts, i oz. to 3,000 plants 5 oz. 



Buckwheat }-2 bu. 



Cabbage, i oz. to 3,000 plants 5 oz. 



Carrot, i oz. to 150 feet of drill 2% lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 5 oz. 



Celery, i oz. to 10,000 plants 4 " 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 lbs. 



" Lucerne, Large Red & Crimson Trefoil 8 " 



" Medium 10 " 



CoUards, i oz. to 2,50:) plants 6 oz. 



Corn, sweet, i quart to 500 hills 8 qts. 



Cress, I oz. to 150 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Cucumber, i oz. to 80 hills iM " 



Egg Plant, I oz. to 2,000 plants 8 oz. 



Endive, i oz. to 300 feet of drill 3 lbs. 



Flax, broadcast ii bu. 



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



Gourd, I oz. to 25 hills 2^4 lbs. 



Grass, Blue Kentucky 2 bu. 



" Blue English i " 



" Hungarian and Millet }i "■ 



•' Mixed Lawn 3^05" 



Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fowl 



" Meadow and Wood Meadow 2 " 



" Timothy % " 



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



Hemp 



Kale, I oz. to 3,000 plants. . . . 

 Kohl Rabi, i oz. to 200 feet of d 



Leek, i oz. to 250 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, i oz. to 250 feet of drill 3 



Martynia, i oz, to 50 feet of drill 10 



Melon, Musk, i oz. to 100 hills 1% 



" Water, I oz. to 25 hills i>^ 



Nasturtium, i oz. to 50 feet of drill 10 



Oats -zYz 



Qkra, i oz to 50 feet of drill 10 



Onion Seed, i oz. to 200 feet of drill 4 to 5 



'' " for Sets 30 CO 50 



Onion Sets, i quart to 20 feet of drill 8 



Parsnip, i oz. to 250 feet of drill 5 



Parsley, i oz. to 250 feet of drill 8 



Peas, garden, i quart to 150 feet cf drill i}i 



" field 2K 



Pepper, i oz. to 1.500 plants 4 



bu. 



lbs. 



bu. 



oz. 



Potatoes 



Pumpkin, i quart to 300 hi'ls. . . 



Radish, i oz. to ito feet of drill 



Rye ". 



Salsify, i oz. to 60 feet of drill. . 



Spinage, I oz. to 150 feet of drill 10 " 



Summer Savory, i oz. to 500 feet of drill 2 " 



Squash, Summer, I oz. to 40 hills 2 '' 



" Winter, 1 oz. to 10 hills 3 " 



Tomato, i oz. to 3,000 plants 3 oz 



Tobacco, I oz. to 5,000 plants 2 " 



Turnip, i oz. to 250 feet cf drill \% lbs. 



Vetches 2 bu 



Wheat I to 2 " 



bu. 



4 qts. 



8 lbs. 

 i>^ bu. 

 8 lbs 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



>^ foot 174,240 



I " 43.562 



iM feet 



Dis. apart. 



6 feet . . . 



No. plants. 

 . ... 1,210 



2'A " 



3 feet by i foot . 



3 " 2 eet. 



4 " I foot 

 4 " 2 feet. 



19-33= 



10,893 



6,969 



14,520 



7,260 



4,840 



10,888 



5>444 



' 3,629 



2,722 



•-.- 1,742 



Weight of Various Articles in the State of Michigan, 



680 

 573 

 435 

 360 

 302 

 193 

 134 

 108 

 69 

 49 



Apples per bush. 48 lbs. 



dried 



Barley 



Beans 



Buckwheat 



Broom Corn 



Blue Grass, Kentucky ... 



'' '' English 



Bran 



Canary Seed 



Castor Beans .... 



Clover Seed 



Corn, shelled 



" on ear 



Com Meal 



Charcoal 



Coal, Mineral 



Cranberries 



Dried Peaches 



Flax Seed 



Hemp Seed 



*Hungarian Grass Seed 



Irish Potatoes, heaping measure 



Millet 



Malt 



Oats..^ 



Onions per bush 



Peas " 



Plastering Hair " 



Rape " 



Rye 



Red Top Seed.... 



Salt, Coarse " 



" Michigan " 



Sweet Potatoes " 



Timothy Seed " 



Turnips .... " 



Wheat 



Beef and Pork, per bbl., net .... 



Flour, per bbl. , net 196 



White Fish and Trout, per bbl., net . . . . 200 



Salt, per bbl 



Lime, " 



Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 



Corn, on cob, in bin " 



" shelled, " " 



Wheat, " " 



Oats, '• " 



Potatoes, " " 



Sand, dry, " 



Clay, compact, " 



Marble, " 



Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord , 



"• Hickory, " 



Osage Orange ' 33 ' 



Orchard Grass " 14 ' 



*In Chicago and all the other large seed markets of the country Hungarian is sold at 

 are compelled to conform, and we buy and sell 48 lb.?, per bushel. 



54 lbs. 

 60 



50 

 56 



50 

 56 

 56 

 45 

 58 

 60 

 200 



280 

 220 



4^2 



22 



45 

 48 

 25>^ 

 38 >^ 

 95 

 135 

 169 

 5,616 

 6,960 



lbs. per bushel, so 



