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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Weight of Various Articles. 



Per bush. 



Apples 48 lbs. 



dried 22 " 



Barley 48 " 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Blue Grass, Kentucky. 14 " 



English ..24 " 



Bran 20 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, field , shelled 56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" sweet, sold by 



measured bushel. 



Corn Meal 50 " 



Cranberries 40 " 



Dried Peaches 28 " 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Fowl Meadow 12 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet 50 " 



Oats 32 " 



Onions 54 " 



Orchard Grass 14 " 



Osage Orange 33 " 



Peach Pits 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" \\Tinkled 56 " 



Perennial Rye 20 " 



Potatoes, heaping 



measure 60 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Red Top 14 " 



Salt, coarse 50 " 



" Michigan... 56 " 



Sweet Potatoes 56 " 



Timothy Seed 45 " 



Turnips 58 " 



Wheat CO " 



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, ♦' ...25K" 



Potatoes, " ...38>^" 



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



Dis. apart. No. plants. Dis. apart. N'o. plants. Dis. apart. No. plants. Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 ^- - -^^ — ^. -.^-- ^r.r.^^ o. _„. x_ 4^g^Q 60x60 In 1,743 



12 X 1 In 522,720 24 x 24 In 



"A 



12 X 3 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18x12 

 18x18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



x36In 



.174,240 30 X 1 " 209,088 42x12 



..43,560 30 X 6" 34,848 42x24 



.392,040 30x12" r/,424 42x36 



.348,480 80x16" 13,068 48x12 



.116,160 30x20 ■ " ~ 



..29,040 30x24 



..19,360 30x30 



.313,685 86 X 3 



,. 15,681 

 .261,360 



.15,520 36x24 



10,454 48x18 



8,712 48x24 



6,970 48x80 



58,080 48x36 



14,520 48 X 48 " 2;723 



..12,446 

 . . 6,223 

 .. 4,148 

 ..10,890 

 .. 7,790 

 .. 5,445 

 . . 4,356 



X 1 Ft 5,445 



,680 



x48 



2,901 



8x 3 

 8x 8 

 10 X 1 

 10 X 6 

 10x10 

 12 X 1 

 12 X 5 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 



2,178 16x16 



1,815 

 680 



4,356 

 726 

 435 



3,630 

 736 

 302 



2,722 

 170 



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. 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 2% bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pint to 100ft. of drill.. 1 



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills ^ " 



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. 



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



Buckwheat % bu. 



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



Carrot, J^' oz. to 100 feet of drill 2% lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants ..... 2ji 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 " 



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



Corn, rice, {shellecV) 2 qts. 



Corn, sweet, M pint to 100 hills 6 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of di'ill 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 4^^ lbs. 



Flax, broadcast J^ bu. 



Garhc, 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 H " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



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



Red Top, ChafiE Seed 20 to 28 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Timothy }i bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow, 2 bu. 



Hemp % " 



Horse Radish Roots JOOOO to 15000 



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



Kohl Rabi, yi oz. to 100 feet of di-ill. . . 4 lbs. 



Leek, yi oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



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



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to TOO hills 1 to 3 " 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills ... 1 1^ to 4 

 Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 15 " 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 8 



Onion Seed, yi oz. to 100 ft. of drill 4 to 5 



" for Sets 40 to 80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill. 8 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill. 1 to 3 



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 3 



Pumpkin, % quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



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



Rye 



Salsify, % oz. to 100 feet of drill . 



Spinage, J^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spurry 15 "■ 



Summer Savory % " 



Sunflower 8 " 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 1 oz. 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 " 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 lbs. 



Vetches , 2 bu. 



bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



oz. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 



VA bu. 

 8, lbs. 



FOREZOIT NAMES 

 ENGLISH. GERMAN. FRENCH. 



Anise Anis, Griiner Anis..Anis 



Artichoke Artischoke Artichaut 



Asparagus Spargel Asperge 



Balm Citronen-Melisse. . . Melisse citroneUe . . 



Basil Basilikum Basilic grand 



Beans Bohnen Haricots 



Beet Riibe Betterave 



Borage Boretsch Bourrache 



Brocoli Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli. ...I. 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles, 



Cabbage Kopfkohl, Kraut. . . Chou pomm§ 



Cabbage, Savoy. Wirsing Chou de Milan 



OF VEaETABLES AND KERBS. 



SPANISH. ITALIAN. DUTCH. POLISH. 



Anis, Matalahuga . . . Aniso, Anacio Anijs Anyz. 



Alcachof a Articiocca Artis jok Karczochy. 



Esparrago Sparagio Asperge Szparagi. 



Toron jil, Citronella . . Melissa Citroen-Melisse . . Balsam. 



Albaca Basilico Basilicum Bazylia. 



Habichuela Fagiuoli Boonen Fasola. 



Remolacha Barbabietola Bieten Buraki. 



, Borraja Boragine Bernagie Boraz. 



Broculi BrocoH Broccoli Brokuly, 



Bretones de Bruselas. Cavolo di Brusselles . Spniitkool Latorvil. 



Col repello Cavolo cappuccio . . . Sluitkool Kapusta. 



Col de Milan Cavolo di Milano . . . Savooiekool Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pr6s Comino Carvi Karwij Kinin. 



Carrot Carotten, Mohren. . Carotte Zanahoria Carota Wortelen Marchew. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavolofiore Bloemkool Kalafiory. 



Celery... Sellerie C61eri Apio Sedano Selderij Selery. 



Celeriac KnoU-Sellerie Celeri-rave .Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knolselderij Brukwiana 



Sclera. 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil Perifollo Cerfoglio Kervel- Czechrzyca. 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel. . . . Chicoree sauvage. . Achicoria Cicoria selvatica Suikerij Cukorya. 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander Koleder. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat Miche Canonigos Valeriana Veldsla Ziarno Sataty. 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz Mais Mais Kukurudza. 



Cress Garten-Kresse Cresson al6nois Mastuerzo Agretto Tuinkers Rzerzucha. 



Cress, Water Brunnenkresse Cresson de f ontaineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . Waterkers Rezerzucha 



wodna. 



Cucumber Gurken Concombre Cohombro Cetriolo Komkommer Ogorek. 



Dandelion Lowenzahn Pissenht Diente de leon Dente di leone Molsla Papawa. 



Dill Dill Aneth Eneldo. . ; Aneto Dille Koper. 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena Petonciano Melanzaan-plant.Jajkowa 



roslina. 



Endive Endivien ,.Chicor6e Endive... Endivia Indivia Andijvie Endywia. 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil Hinojo Finocchio Venkel Koper. 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail Ajo Aglio Knoflook Czosnek. 



Horse Radish Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage . . . Taramago , . . . Rafand Peperwortel Chrzan. 



Hyssop. Isop Hyssope Hisopo Issopo Hysop Hyzop. 



Kale Blatterkohl Chou vert Breton, Berza Cavolo verde Boerenkool Solanka. 



Kohl Rabl KnoUkohl Chou-rave Col rabano Cavolo rapa Koolrabi Kalarepa. 



Lavender Lavendel Lavende Espliego Lavanda Lavendel Lawenda. 



Leek Porree, Lauch. ...Poireau Puerro Porro Prei Pory. 



