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



VALUABLE TABLES 



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



lbs. 



oz. 

 lbs. 

 oz. 

 bu. 

 oz. 



6 lbs. 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 4 lbs. 



Barley 2 1 /. bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 %. pints to 100 feet of drill 1% " 



Beans, pole, \y 2 pints to 100 hills V 



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



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



Brocoli, 1 oz. to 6,000 plants 2 



Broom Corn 10 



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



Buckwheat } 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Carrot, y oz. to 100 feet of drill 2 l / 2 lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2'A oz. 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 



" Lucerne, Large Red and Crimson Trefoil 8 



" Medium 10 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Corn, sweet, %. pint to 100 hills 5 



Cress, X oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 2 



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



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



Flax, broadcast y 2 bu. 



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



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Blue Kentucky 2 bu. 



Blue English 1 " 



Hungarian and Millet y 2 " 



Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow 2 " 



Timothy y " 



oz 



qts. 

 lbs. 



oz. 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Hemp y 2 bu. 



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



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



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



Lettuce, y oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Martynia, y> oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



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



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills V/ 2 " 



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



Oats 



Okra, \y 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 



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



" for Sets 30 to 50 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of drill 



Parsnip, y oz. to 100 feet of drill 3K lbs 



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



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 feet of drill 



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,200 plants 6 



Potatoes 8 



Pumpkin, % quart to 100 hills 4 



Radish, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 14 



Rye 1% 



Salsify, y 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



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 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 3 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 1 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill \y 2 



Vetches 2 



Wheat \y 



2 bu. 



8 bu. 



2 bu. 



bu. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 

 bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



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



Dis. 



apart. 



12 x 



lln. 



12 x 



3 " 



12 x 



12 " 



16 x 



1 " 



18 x 



1 " 



18x 



3 " 



I8x 



12 " 



18 x 



18 " 



20 x 



1 " 



20 x 



20 " 



24 x 



1 " 



24x 



18 " 



24 x 



24 " 



30 x 



1 " 



30 x 



6 " 



30 x 



12 " 



30 x 



16 " 



No. plants. 



522,720 



174,240 



43,560 



392.040 



348,480 



116,160 



29,040 



.... 19,360 



313,635 



15,681 



261,360 



15,520 



10,890 



34,848 

 17,424 

 13,068 



Dis. apart. 



30 x 20 In .". 10,454 



80 x 24 " 



30 x 30 " 



36 x 3 " 



36x12 " 



36 x 18 " 



36 x 24 " 



36 x 30 " 



42x12 

 42x24 

 42x36 

 42x42 

 48x12 

 48x18 

 48x24 

 48x30 



lants. 



Dis. apart. 



48 x 36 In 



No. plants. 



10,454 



3,630 



8,712 



48x48 " 



2,723 



6,970 



60 x 36 " 



2,901 



58,080 



60 x 48 " 



2,178 



14,520 



60x60 " 



1,743 



9,680 



8x 1 Ft 



5,445 



7,260 



8x 3 " 



1,815 



5,808 



8x 8 " 



680 



4,840 



10 x 1 " 



4,356 



12,446 



10 x 6 " 



726 



8,223 



10x10 " 



435 



4,148 

 3,556 



12 x 1 " 



3,630 



12 x 5 " 



736 



10,890 



12 x 12 " 



302 



7,790 



16 x 1 " 



2,722 



5,445 



16x16 " 



170 



4,356 







Weight of Various Articles in the State of Michigan. 



Apples per bush. 48 lbs. 



" dried " 22 " 



Barley " 48 " 



Buckwheat 



Broom Corn 



Blue Grass, Kentucky , 



" " English 



Bran 



Canary Seed 



Clover Seed 



Corn, shelled 



" on ear 



Corn Meal 



Charcoal 



Cranberries 



Dried Peaches 



Flax Seed 



Hemp Seed 



^Hungarian Grass Seed 



Irish Potatoes, heaping measure 

 Millet 



Oats per bush 



Osage Orange " 



Orchard Grass " 



Onions " 



Peas " 



Rape " 



Rye 



Red Top Seed 



Salt, Coarse 



" Michigan " 



Sweet Potatoes " 



Timothy Seed 



Turnips " 



Wheat " 



Flour, per bbl., net 



Salt, per bbl 



Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 



Corn, on cob, in bin " 



" shelled, " " 



Wheat, " " 



Oats, " " 



Potatoes, " " 



. 32 lbs. 



33 " 



14 " 



54 " 



60 " 



50 " 



56 " 



14 " 



50 " 



56 " 



56 " 



45 " 



58 "■ 



60 "■ 



196 " 



280 " 

 4^" 



25K" 

 38^" 



*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. 



