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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 522,720 



12 X 3 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18 X 12 

 18x18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



.174,240 

 ..43,560 

 .392,040 

 .348,480 

 .116,160 

 ..29,040 

 ..19,360 

 .313.635 

 . 15,681 

 .261,360 

 ..15,520 



Sumber of plants to the 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 24x24 In. 10.890 



acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. No. plants, 



36x36 In 4,840 



42x12 " 12,446 



42x24 " 6,223 



42x36 " 4,148 



48x12 " 10,890 



48 X 18 " 7.790 



48x24 " 5,445 



48x30 " 4,356 



48 X 36 " 3,630 



48x48 " 2,723 



60 X 36 " 2,901 



60x48 " 2.178 



Dis. apart. No 

 60x60 In 



8x 1 Ft 



8x3" 



8x 8 " .^,.. 

 10 X 1 " ..... 



10 X 6" 



lOx 10 " 



12x 1 " 



12 X 5 " 



12x12 " 



16x 1 " 



16 X 16 " 



plants. 

 1 743 



30 X 1 •' 

 30 X 6 " 





.209,088 

 34 848 



.. 5,445 



.. 1,815 

 680 



30 X 12 " 





. . 17,424 



30 X 16 " 





..13,068 



.. 4,356 

 726 



30x20 " 





..10.454 



30 X 24 " 

 30 X 30 " 





.. 8,712 

 . . 6 9'^0 



.. 435 



.. 3,630 



.. 736 



302 



36 X 3 " 

 36 X 12 " 





. . 58,080 

 14 520 



36 X 18 " 





9 680 



. . 2 722 



36 X 24 " 





.. 7.260 



.. 'l70 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre 



1000 to 7250 

 .. 25^ bu. 

 1 



7 lbs. 



bu. 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 



Asparagus Roots 



Barley 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pint to 100 ft. of di'ill. , 



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills 



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

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



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



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



Buckwheat 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



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



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Mammoth and Medium 8 to 12 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice, {shelled) 2 



Corn, sweet, M pint to 100 hills 6 



Cress, M oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Dill, y-i oz. to 100 feet of drill 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plant? 

 Endive, '4 oz. to 100 feet of ' .... - 



Flax broadcast 



Garlic, bulbs. 1 ^'■ 

 Gourd, 2 - 

 Gr<>-' 



4 lbs. 



qts. 

 lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy ^ bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, and 



Wood Meadow 2 " 



Hemp 3^ " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 200 feet of drill. 



Kohl Rabi, >i oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



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



Lettuce, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



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



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills ly^ to 4 " 



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



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Onion Seed, ^ 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, y^ 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 pin'^*-- 

 Pumpkin. '< '^"' ^^ 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Castor Beans 46 " 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, field, shelled 56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" sweet, sold by 



measured bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, common 50 " 



Millet, Germ an or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape.; 50 " 



Rye : 56 " 



Vetches or Tares 60 " 



/?u. We sell the following 



.^ articles by weight 



bu. Grass, Rhode Island Bent 



" " Creepin? Bent 



