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Weight of Various Articles. 



Pounds per bush. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat. 48 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Castor Beaus 46 " 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, field, shelled. .. . 56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" sweet, sold by 

 measured bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Grass, Rhode Island 



Beut 14 " 



" Creeping Bent.. .'^J " 



" Red Top (.ill chaff ) 14 " 

 '• '' (cleaned 



from chaff 1 32 " 



" Meadow Foxtail. 7 " 



" Tall Meadow Oat. 10 " 



" Awnless Brome. .14 •' 



" Orchard 14 " 



" Hard Fescue 12 " 



" Tall " 14 " 



" Sheep's " 12 " 



" Meadow Fescue 

 or English Blue 



Grass 22 " 



" Perennial Rye . .20 •' 



" Timothy 45 " 



" Wood Meadow.. .14 •' 



" Kentucky Blue. .. 14 " 



" Fowl Meadow 12 " 



" Rough Stalked 



Meadow 14 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet 50 " 



Millet, German oi- Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Peach Pits .50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape .50 ■' 



Rye 56 " 



Vetches or Tares 60 " 



M. FERRY & CO. 



DETROIT, MICH, 









he Acre at given Distances. 







Number of Plants or Trees to 1 





Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



12 X lln. 



522,720 



24x24 In 10,890 



36x36 In 4,840 



60x60 In.. 



1,743 



12 X 3 " 



174,240 



30 X 1 " 209,088 



42x12 '■ 12,446 



8x 1 Ft. 



5,445 



12x12 " 



43,560 



30 X 6 " 34,848 



42x24 " 6.223 



8x 3 " . 



1,815 



16 X 1 " 



392,040 



30x12 " 17,424 



42x36 " 4.148 



8x 8 " . 



680 



18 x 1 " 



348,480 



30x16 " 13,068 



48 X 12 " 10,890 



10 X 1 " . 



4,356 



18 X 3 " 



116,100 



30x20 " 10.454 



48x18 " 7,790 



10 X 6 " . 



726 



18 X 12 " 



29,040 



30x24 " 8,712 



48x24 " 5,445 



10 X 10 " , 



435 



18 X 18 " 



. ....19.860 



30x30 " 6,970 



48x30 " 4.356 



12 X 1 " . 



3,630 



20 X 1 " 



313.635 



36 X 3 " 58,080 



48x36 " 3,630 



12 X 5 " . 



730 



20x20 " 



15,681 



36x12 " 14,520 



48 X 48 " 2,723 



12x 12 " . 



...... 302 



24 X 1 " 



261,360 



36x18 " 9,G80 



60x36 " 2.901 



]6x 1 " 



2,722 



24 X 18 " 



15,520 



36x24 " 7.260 



60x48 " 2,178 



16 X 16 " . 



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 2j4 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 



Buckwheat ^ bu. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 2 oz. 



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



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 21,2 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 " 



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



Corn, rice, ishelled) 2 qts. 



Corn, sweet, M pint to 100 hills 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 lbs. 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 '• 



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



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



Flax, broadcast 5^ 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 ]2 " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 '" 



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

 " Red Top, in Chaff 20 to 28 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy : . .. % bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow, 2 " 



Hemp i^ " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Kohl Rabi, % oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 4 



Leek, y^. 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 100 hills 1 to 3 



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

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



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



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



for Sets „40to80 



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



Parsnip, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



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



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 3 



Pumpkin, y^, quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, 73 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. .lOto 12 



Rye ...... 1% bu. 



Salsify, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Spinage, Yz oz. to 100 feet of drill. .... 8 " 



Summer Savory % " 



Sunflower 8 " 



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



Whiter, 8 oz. to IOC 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- 



lbs. 



FOREIGIT NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS. 



ENGLISH. 



Anise 



Artichoke. ... . . 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Brocoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Savoy. 



GERMAN. FRENCH. SPANISH. 



Anis, Griiner Anis.. Anis Anis, Matalahuga . . 



Artischoke Artichaut Alcachofa 



Spargel Asperge Esparrago 



Citronen-Mehsse. . .Melissa eifronelle. .Toronjil, Citronella. 



Basilikum Basilic grand Albaca 



Bohnen Haricots Habichuela 



Riibe Betterave Remolacha 



Boretsch Bourrache Borraja 



Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli Broculi 



Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles.Bretonesde Bruselas. 



Kopfkohl, Kraut. . . Chou pomme Col repello 



Wirsing Chou de Milan Col de Milan. . . 



ITALIAN. DUTCH. POLISH. 



Aniso. Anacio Ani js Anyz. 



Articiocca Artisjok Karczochy. 



Sparagio Asperge Szparagi. 



Melissa Citroen-Melisse . .Balsam. 



Basilico Basilicum Bazyha. 



FagiuoU Boonen Fasola. 



Barbabietola Bieten Buraki. 



Boragine Bernagie Boraz. 



Brocoli Broccoli Brokuly. 



. Cavolo di Brusselles. Spruitkool. . 



Cavolo cappuccio . . . Sluitkool 



Cavolo di Milano . . . Savooiekool 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel. . . . Cumin des pres. . 



Carrot Carotten, Mohren. . Carotte 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur 



Celery Sellerie Celeri 



Celeriac Knoll-Seherie Celeri-rave 



. Comino Carvi 



. Zanahoria Carota 



. Coliflor Cavolo fiore. . 



.Apio Sedano 



. Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa 



. Latorvil. 

 . Kapusta. 

 . Sabaudzka 

 Kapusta. 



.Karwij Km in. 



. Wortelen Marchew. 



. Bloemkool Kalafiory. 



Selderij Selery. 



Knolselderij Brulcwiana 



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 Mache Canonigos Valeriana Veldsla Ziarno Sataty, 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz Mais Mais Kukurudza. 



Cress Garten-Kresse Cresson alenois Mastuerzo Agretto . .Tuinkers Rzerzucha. 



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



wodna. 



Cucumber Gurken Concombi-e 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 Petronciano Melanzaan-plant.Jajkowa 



roslina. 



Endive Endivien Chicoree Endive... Endivia Indivia Andijvie Endywia. 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil Hinojo Finocchio Venkel Koper. 



Garhc Knoblauch Ail Ajo Aglio Knoflook Czosnek. 



Horse Radish . . . Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage . . .Taramago Rafano Peperwortel Chrzan. 



Hyssop Isop Hyssope Hisopo Issopo Hysop Hyzop. 



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



Kohl Rabi Knollkohl Chou-rave Col rabano Cavolo rapa Koolrabi Kalarepa. 



Lavender Lavendel Lavende Esphego Lavanda Lavendel Lawenda 



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



