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SEED CO MPAN Y 
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USEFUL TABLES 
Quantity of Seed Required for a Given Number 
of Hills 
Pole Beans 1 qt. to 50 
Corn 1 qt. to 200 
Cucumbers 1 os. to 50 
Watermelons . . . 1 oz. to 30 
Muskmelons 1 oz. to 60 
Pumpkins 1 oz. to 20 
Squash 1 oz. to 30 
Okra. 1 oz. to 100 
Seed Required for 
of Drill 
a Given Length 
Quantity of 
Asparagus . 
Beet 
Okra . 
Parsley . 
Parsnips 
Peas 
Table Showing the Number of Plants or Trees to 
the Acre of Given Distance 
Feet of 
Drill 
1 
oz. 
50 
1 
oz. 
60 
1 
lb. 
70 
1 
oz. 
150 
1 
oz. 
100 
I 
oz. 
40 
1 
oz. 
50 
1 
lb. 
20 
1 
oz. 
125 
1 
oz. 
150 
1 
lb. 
60 
1 
oz. 
100 
1 
oz. 
60 
1 
oz. 
100 
1 
oz. 
150 
Dist. No. 
apart Trees 
1 foot 43,500 
IK feet 19,300 
2 feet 10,890 
2H feet 9,960 
3 feet 4,840 
4 feet 2,632 
5 feet 1,740 
6 feet 1,210 
Dist. No. 
apart Trees 
9 feet 537 
12 feet 302 
15 feet 193 
18 feet 134 
21 feet 98 
24 feet 75 
27 feet 59 
38 feet . 40 
Quantity of Seed Required for a Given Number 
of Plants 
Cabbage. 
Celery. 
Leek . . 
Pepper . 
Tomato 
Thyme . 
1 
oz. 
300 
1 
oz. 
2,000 
1 
oz. 
2,000 
1 
oz. 
2,500 
1 
oz. 
1,500 
1 
oz. 
3,000 
I 
oz. 
1,000 
1 
oz. 
3,000 
1 
oz. 
1,000 
1 
oz. 
1,300 
1 
oz. 
4,000 
1 
OZ; 
1,000 
1 
OZ. 
2,000 
1 
oz. 
1,500 
1 
oz. 
1,500 
Savory . 
Weights Per Bushel and Amounts of Seed Sown 
to the Acre 
Lbs. Am. Lbs. 
per bu. to Acre 
Alfalfa Clover 60 20 to 30 
White Clover 60 6 to 8 
Red Clover 60 12 to 15 
Alsike Clover 60 6 to 8 
Timothy 45 10 to 15 
Blue Grass ..14 30 to 40 
Mixed Grasses .14 30 to 40 
English Rye Grass 20 15 to 25 
Oats 32 32 to 64 
Barley 48 60 to 90 
Corn 56 8 to 12 
Orchard Grass .14 20 to 30 
Hungarian 50 25 to 35 
Common Millet 50 25 to 40 
German Millet . 50 25 to 40 
Hemp 44 35 to 55 
Flax 56 30 to 40 
Buckwheat 50 25 to 50 
Rye 56 60 to 90 
Wheat 60 60 to 90 
Sugar Cane for Fodder . 50 50 to 100 
Peas, Field 60 90 to 120 
Top Onion Sets 28 250 to 300 
In Drills 
No. Lbs. to 
" : = ■ . ■■•„. f'^M' Acre 
Dwarf Beans. 75 to 90 
Early Peas. .. . 65 to 85 
Marrowfat Peas . . , . . , . 60 to 80 
Beets 6 to 8 
Mangel Wurzei 4 to 6 
Carrots 2 to 3 
Onions 4 to 5 
Onions for Sets 20 to 30 
Onion Sets 300 to 350 
Parsnips 4 to 5 
Radishes 5 to 8 
Rutabagas 1 to 1}4 
Spinach 8 to 10 
Salsify . 10 to 12 
Number of Tree Seeds to One Pound 
About 
American White Ash ... 10,000 
Apple. . 12,000 
Arbor Vitae American. .300,000 
Austrian Pine .". . . . 25,000 
Ailanthus . . . . 'i . . . . 20,000 
Balsam Fir ....... . ; . 80,000 
Black Cherry , 4,000 
Black or Yellow Locust 30,000 
Box Elder 15,000 
Catalpa Speciosa 20,000 
Catalpa Teas Japan. 70,000 
Cherry Pine 1,000 
European Elm . . . . 50,000 
European Linden. . >,.. 5,000 
Gum, Eucalyptus. 20,000 
Hemlock Spruce. .... .... . . . 100,000 
Hickory Nuts 50 
Honey Locust . . . 2,500 
Mammoth Maple •. -'• 7,000 
Mulberry, all kinds 200,000 
Norway Spruce 70,000 
Osage Orange 10,000 
Paw Paw 400 
Peach. 200 
Pear and Quince 15,000 
Red Cedar 8,000 
Soft Maple 2,000 
Sugar Maple , 7,000 
Sweet Chestnut . ioo 
Sycamore Maple 6,000 
Walnut 25 
Table to Assist Farmers and Gardeners in Making 
Accurate Estimate of the Amount of Land in 
Different Fields Under Cultivation. 
10 rods x 16 rods equal i acre 
8 rods x 20 rods equal i acre 
5 rods x 32 rods equal i acre 
4 rods x 40 rods equal i acre 
5 yards x 968 yards equal i acre 
10 yards x 484 yards equal i acre 
40 yards x 121 yards equal l acre 
209 feet x 209 feet equal i aC re 
200 feet x 108.9 feet equal . '. \}4 acre 
100 feet x 145.2 feet equal 14 acre 
100 feet x 108.9 feet equal ,.!*.".'. /Jf acre 
Weight of Manure and Fertilizers to Apply to 
Different Crops per Acre 
Potatoes . . . . Stable 15 to 30 tons 
Mangel Wurzei Stable 20 to 30 tons 
Carrots. . . Stable 12 to 20 tons 
geans Stable 12 to 20 tons 
Onions. . . . . ..... ...... Stable 25 to 40 tons 
Nitrate of Soda and Potash 250 lbs 
§ alt . . 250 to 500 lbs! 
Soot. ........ . 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. 
Concentrated Fertilizers for garden 
or field cultures 500 to 800 lbs. 
Maturity Table 
Beans, table use. 40 to 50 days 
Beets, table use . • •. • • • 50 to 70 days 
Cabbages, early for cutting. . 70 to 80 days 
Cabbages, late for cutting. 100 to 120 davs 
Carrots, table use .... . ... 60 to 70 days 
Celery table use ./...., , i 20 to 140 days 
Sweet Corn, table use :. 65 to 80 days 
Cucumbers, table use .. . 45 to 60 days 
Lettuce, table use 40 to 50 days 
Melons, table use 65 to 120 days 
Onions, for Storage 80 to 120 days 
Peas, table use . 50 to 70 days 
Radishes, table use . 25 to 45 days 
Tomatoes, table use 90 to 100 riavs 
Turnips, for Storage ... . , . , , , , • ; \ ] [ || \o 90 dtyf 
