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



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



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 2 lbs. 



Barley 2% bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pints to 100 feet of drill 1^ " 



Beans, pole, 1 14 pints to 100 hills J^ (." 



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



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



Brocoli, 1 oz. to 6,000 plants 2 oz. 



Broom Corn. 10 lbs. 



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



Buckwheat. % bu. 



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



Carrot, H oz. to 100 feet of drill 2^ lbs. 



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



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 2 



Clover, Alsike and Whiite Dutch 6 



" Lucerne, Large Red and Crimson Trefoil 8 



" Medium 10 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Corn, sweet, %. pint to 100 hills 5 



Cress, ^ oz. to 100 feet of driU 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



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



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



Flax, broadcast % bu. 



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



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue Kentucky 2 



Blue English 1 



*' Hvmgarian and Millet % 



" Mixed Lawn 3to5 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow 2 



" Timothy }( 



lbs. 



oz 

 qts. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Hemp ^ bu. 



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



Kohl Rabi, 'A oz. to 100 feet of drill 4^ lbs. 



Leek, i< oz. to 100 feet of drill 4% " 



Lettuce, Ji oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



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



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



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills 1^ " 



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



Oats 2 bu. 



Okra, VA oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



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



for Sets 30 to 50 " 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of drill 8 bu. 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3^ lbs. 



Parsley, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3^ " 



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



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,200 plants 6 oz. 



Potatoes 8 bu. 



Pumpkin, ^ quart to 100 hills 4 lbs. 



Radish, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 14 lbs. 



Rye VA bu. 



Salsify, >^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



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 " 



Wmter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 3 " 



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 VA lbs. 



Vetches 2 bu. 



Wheat 1J< " 



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



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



12 X 1 In 522, 720 



12x 3" 174,240 



12 X 12 " 4:3,560 



16x 1 " 392,040 



18 X 1 " 348,480 



18 X 3 " 116,160 



18x12" 29,040 



18 X 18 " 19,360 



20x 1 " 313,635 



20x20 " 15,681 



24x 1 " 261,360 



24x18 " 15,520 



24x24 " 10,890 



30x 1 " 209,088 



30 X 6 " a4,»48 



30x12 " 17,424 



30x16 " 13,068 



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 



36x24 " 7,260 



36 X 30 " 5,808 



36x36 " 4,840 



42x12 " 12,446 



42x24 " 6,223 



42x36 " 4,148 



42 X 42 " 3,556 



48 X 12 " 10,890 



48x18 " 7,790 



48 X 24 " 5,445 



48 X 30 " 4,356 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



48x36 In 3,630 



48 X 48 " .2,723 



60x36 " 2,901 



60x48 " 2,178 



60x60 " 1,743 



8x 1 Ft ....5,445 



8x3" 1,815 



8 X 8 ♦ 680 



10 X 1 " 4,356 



10 X 6 " 726 



10x10 " 435 



12 X 1 " 3,630 



12 X 5 " 736 



12x12 " 302 



16 X 1 " 2,722 



16x16 " 170 



Weight of Various Articles in the State of Michigan. 



Apples 



dried 



Barley 



Beans 



Buckwheat 



Broom Corn 



Blue Grass, Kentucky 



" " English 



Bran 



Canary Seed 



Clover Seed 



Com, shelled 



" on ear 



Corn Meal 



Charcoal 



Cranberries 



Dried Peaches 



Flax Seed 



Hemp Seed 



♦Hungarian Grass Seed 



Irish Potatoes, heaping measure 

 Millet 



.per bush. 48 lbs. 



22 " 



48 " 



60 " 



48 " 



46 " 



14 " 



24 " 



20 " 



60 " 



60 " 



.56 " 



70 " 



50 " 



22 " 



40 " 



28 " 



56 " 



44 " 



50 " 



60 " 



50 " 



Oats per bush. 32 lbs. 



Osage Orange " 33 " 



Orchard Grass " 14 " 



Onions " 54 " 



Peas " 60 " 



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 ^ 4i4" 



Corn, on cob, Jn bin " T 22 " 



" sheUed, " " 45 '" 



Wheat, " " 48 " 



Oats, " " 25J^" 



Potatoes, " " 38^" 



*In Chicago and all the other large seed markets of the coimtry Himgarian is sold at 48 lbs. per bushel, so we are 

 compelled to conform, and we buy and sell 48 lbs. per bushel. 



