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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



Seeds requisite to produce a given number of Plants and sow a given 



amount of ground. 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Artichoke, loz to 500 plants V\ lb 



Asparagus, 1 oz to 200 plants 5 lbs 



Barley 2* bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 quart to 150feet of drill lVi bu 



Beans, pole, 1 quart to 200 hills J .> bu 



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



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz to 150 feet of drill 6 lbs 



Broccoli, 1 oz to 3000 plants 5 oz 



Broom Corn- 10 lbs 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz to 3000 plants 5 oz 



Buckwheat. 



♦Cabbage, 1 oz to 3,000plants 



Carrot, 1 oz to 250 feet of drill 



♦Cauliflower, 1 oz to 3,0C0 plants 



♦Celery, 1 oz to 10,000 plants 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 



" Lucerne, Large Red and Crimson 



Trefoil 



" Medium 



*('ollards, 1 oz to 2,500 plants 



Corn, sweet, 1 quart to 500 hills 



Cress, 1 oz to 150 feet of drill 



Cucumber, 1 oz to 80 hills 



Egg Plant, 1 oz to 2,000 plants 



Endive, 1 oz to 300 feet of drill 



Flax, broadcast 



Gourd, 1 oz to 25 hills. 2 



Grass, Blue Kentucky 



" Blue English 



■* Hungarian and Millet 



" Mixed Lawn 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, 



Fowl Meadow & Wood Meadow .. 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb to 10 feet of drill 



V, bu 



5 oz 



2'., lbs 



5 oz 



4 oz 



6 lbs 



8 lbs 



• 10 lbs 



6 oz 



Sqts 



8 lbs 



IX lbs 



3 oz 



3 lbs 



V'2 bu 



T yz lbs 



2 bu 



1 bu 



V> bu 



3 bu 



2 bu 



2 bu 



Quantity 

 per acre. 



Hemp V2 ou 



Kale, 1 oz to 3,000 plants 4 oz 



Kohlrabi, 1 oz to 200 feet of drill \V 2 lbs 



Leek 1 oz to 250 feet of drill 4 lbs 



Lettuce, 1 oz to 250 feet of drill 3 lbs 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz to 100 hills 1% lbs 



Melon, Water, 1 oz to 25 hills \y z lbs 



Nasturtium, 1 oz to 50 feet of drill 10 lbs 



oats 2Vz bu 



Okra, 1 oz to 50 feet of drill 10 lbs 



Onion Seed, 1 oz to 200 feet of drill 4 lbs 



for transplanting 1V2 lbs 



30 lbs 



8 bu 



51"S 



8 lbs 



IX bu 



2V2 bu 



4 oz 



10 bu 



4 qts 



8 lbs 



1 X A bu 



8 lbs 



Spinach, lo'. to 150 feet of drill 10 lbs 



" " for sets 



Onion Sets. 1 quart to 20 feet of drill ... 



Parsnip, 1 oz # to 250 feet of drill 



Parsley, 1 oz "to 250feetof drill 



Peas, garden, 1 quart to 160 feet of dril 



" field 



Pepper, 4oz to 1,500 plants . 



Potatoes 



Pumpkins, 1 quart to 300 hills 



Radish, loz to I50feetof drill 



Rye 



Salsifv, 1 oz to 60 feet of drill 



Summer Savory, 1 Oi to 500 feet of drill. 

 Squash, summer, 1 oz to 40 hills . 

 " winter, 1 oz to 10 hills... 



Tomato, 1 oz to 3,000 plants 



Tobacco, 1 oz to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz to 260 feet of drill... 

 Vetches 



2 lbs 



2 lbs 



3 lbs 

 3 oz 

 2 oz 



IV2 lbs 

 2 bu 

 Wheat 1 to 2 bu 



*The above calculations are made for sowing in the spring; during the summer it requires double 

 the quantity to give the same amount of plants. 



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



Dis. apart. No. Plants.TDis. apart. No. Plants. Dis. apart. Ne. Plants. 

 1/2 foot 174,240 3 feet bv 3 feet 4,840 6 feet 1,210 



1 foot 43,5604 feet bv 1 foot lo,*>88, 7 feet 889 



\y 2 feet 19,360 4 feet bv 2 feet 5,444 8 feet 680 



2 feet 10,8904 feet bv 3 feet 3,629 9 feet 573 



2V2 feet 6,9694 feet bv 4 f eet 2,72210 feet 435 



3 feet by 1 foot 14,5205 feet by 5 feet 1,74211 feet 



3 feet by 2 feet. 



Dis. apart. No. of Plants. 



12 feet 302 



15 feet 193 



18 feet 134 



20 feet 108 



25 feet 69 



360 30 feet. 



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Standard Weight of Seed. 



Alfalfa Clover 



Alsike Clover 



..per 



bushel 60 lbs. 

 60 " 

 48 " 

 60 " 

 46 " 

 48 " 

 60 " 

 46 " 

 60 " 

 60 " 

 60 " 

 25 " 

 8 " 

 50 " 



56 " 

 70 " 

 56 " 

 20 " 

 20 " 

 15 " 

 14 " 

 14 " 

 45 " 

 48 " 



Grass Seed Johnson 



" Meadow Oat 



..per bushel 25 lbs 

 14 " 



Barley 



Beans 



' Rescue 



Hemp Seed 



14 " 

 44 " 





Irish Potatoes, heaped measure. 



" 60 " 







50 " 



Canary Seed 



Castor Beans 



Clover Seed, Red 





Mustard 



Oats 



Osage Orange 



58 " 



32 " 



33 " 



White 



Onions 



54 " 



" Crimson 



Onion Sets 



Peas, Cow 



" English, smooth seed 



" " wrinkled 



Rape Seed ... 



36 " 

 " 60 " 



" f'.urr, measured 



Corn, shelled, Adams 



" Sugar, measured... 





60 " 

 56 " 

 50 " 



Field 



Rye 



Radish Seed 



Sweet Potatoes 



Sorghum 



Sunflower, Russian 



" 56 " 



" on car 





" 50 " 



Flax Seed ... 





56 " 

 50 " 

 24 " 



Grass Seed, English Rye 



" Italian Rye 





" Meadow Fescue... 



Teosinte 



59 " 



" Orchard 



Turnip 



Wheat 



Vetch 



58 " 



60 " 



" 60 " 



Kentucky Blue. . 



" Timothy 



*• Hungarian 





