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D. M. Ferry & Go's Descriptive Catalogue. 



T7--d^:ij-Cr-^BIuE OT-^BLES. 



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



Quantity 



per acre. 



Artichoke, i oz. to 500 plants }4 Ih. 



Asparagus, i oz. to 200 plants S lbs. 



Barley 2% bu . 



Beans, dwarf, I quart to 150 feet of drill 1% " 



Beans, pole, 1 quart to 200 hills !4 



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



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 6 " 



Brocoli, I oz. to 3,000 plants 5 oz. 



Broom Corn 10 lbs 



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



Buckwheat % bu. 



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



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



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 5 



Celery, i oz. to 10,000 plants 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Lucerne, Large Red & Crimson Trefoil 8 

 " Medium 10 



Collards, i oz. to 2, 500 plants 6 



Corn, sweet, i quart to 500 hills 



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



Cucumber, i oz. to 80 hills i^^ " 



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



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



Flax, broadcast J^ bu. 



Garlic, bulbs, i lb to 10 feet of drill 



Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills 2 '•2 lbs. 



Grass, Blue Kentucky 2 bu. 



" Blue English i " 



" Hungarian and Millet ^2 " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 4 " 



" Orchard. Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow 2 " 



lbs. 



oz. 

 qts. 



8 lbs. 



Quantity 



per acre. 



Hemp , ^ bu. 



Kale, I oz. to 3,000 plants 4 oz. 



Kohl Rabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill i^ lbs. 



Leek, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 4 " 



Lettuce, i oz. to 250 feet of drill 3 " 



Martynia, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 10 " 



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



" Water, I oz. to 25 hills 1% " 



Nasturtium, i oz. to 50 feet of drill 10 " 



Oats 23^ bu. 



Okra, I oz. to 50 feet of drill 10 lbs. 



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



" " for Sets 30 to 50 " 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 2c feet of drill 8 bu. 



Parsnip, I oz. to 250 feet of drill 5 lbs. 



Parsley, i oz. to 250 feet of drill 8 " 



Peas, garden, i quart to 150 feet of drill 1 J^ ba. 



[,500 plants. 



>.V2 



bu. 



8 Ih 



field 

 Pepper, 1 oz. to 

 Potatoes ....... 



Pumpkin, i quart to 300 hills.. 

 Radish, i oz. to 150 feet of drill 



Rye I 



Salsify, i oz. to 60 feet of drill 8 



Spinage, i oz. to 150 feet of drill 10 



Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of drill 2 



Squash, Summer, i oz. to 40 hills 2 



"• Winter, i oz. to 10 hilli 3 



Tomato, i oz. to 3,coo plants 3 



Tobacco, I oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 



Vetches 2 bu, 



Wheat I to 2 " 



K bu. 

 lbs. 



oz. 



lbs. 



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



Dis. apart. 

 K foot 



feet. 



3 feet by i foot. 



No. plants. 



174,240 



43>5^ 



19,360 



10,89-- 



6,969 



14,520 



2 feet 7,260 



3 " 4,840 



1 foot 



2 feet 



Dis. apart. No plants. 



6 feet 1,210 



7 " 889 



8 " 680 



9 "' 573 



10 ,^ 435 



" 360 



IO,»bB 



5,444 



3,629 



. - 2,722 



1,742 



Weight of Various Articles in the State of Michigan. 



30 



193 

 134 

 108 

 69 

 49 



Apples 



" dried 



Bariey 



Beans 



Buckwheat 



Broom Corn 



Blue Grass, Kentucky 



" '■ English 



Bran 



Canary Seed 



Castor Beans 



Clover Seed 



Corn, shelled 



" on ear 



Corn Meal 



Charcoal 



Coal, Mineral 



Cranberries 



Dried Peaches 



Flax Seed 



Hemp Seed 



*Hungarian Grass Seed 



Irish Potatoes, heaping measure. 



Millet 



Malt 



Oats 



Osage Orange 



Orchard Grass 



per bush. 48 lbs 



" 22 " 



" 48 •' 



60 " 



" 48 " 



" 46 " 



14 '' 



24 " 



" 20 ' 



60 '' 



" 46 " 



6- " 



'; 56 " 



70 " 



50 " 



" 22 " 



80 " 



40 " 



28 " 



" 56 " 



44 " 



" 50 " 



60 " 



50 " 



;' 38 " 



32 " 

 33 

 14 



Onions per bush, 54 lbs. 



Peas '• 6g " 



Plastering Hair " 8 " 



Rape " 50 " 



Rye " 56 *' 



Red Top Seed " 14 " 



Salt, Coarse " 50 " 



" Michigan " 56 *' 



Sweet Potatoes " 56 " 



Timothy Seed •' 4:; " 



Turnips " 58 " 



Wheat " 60 " 



Beef and Pork, per bbl., net ? .. '* 



Flour, per bbl., net 196 " 



White Fish and Trout, per bbl., net 20 " 



Salt, per bbl 280 " 



Lime, " 



Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 

 Corn, on cob, in bin, '■ 



" shelled, *' " 



Wheat, 



Oats, " " 



Potatoes, " " 



S.-.nd, dry, " 



Clay, compact, " 



Marble, 



Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord 5,6i6 



" Hickory, " 6,960 



220 



22 " 



45 " 

 48 " 



2S>^" 



38>^" 

 95 '' 

 135 , 

 169 " 



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

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



