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NUMBER OF PLANTS ON AN ACRE, AT VARIOUS DISTANCES 
4 feet apart, each way 2,y2y, 
5 1,743; 
6 " " I,2IO' 
8 " " " " 680. 
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25 " " " " 70- 
30 " " " " 48^ 
To estimate the number of plants required for an acre, at any given distance, multiply the: 
distance between the rows by the distance between the plants, which will give the number of.' 
square feet allotted to each plant, and divide the number of square feet in an acre (43,560) by thisi 
number. The quotient will be the number of plants required. 
SUITABLE DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
Apples, Standard 30 to 40 feet apart, each way- 
Pears, Standard 16 to 20 " 
Dwarf 10 to 12 " 
Cherries, Sweet 18 to 20 " 
Sour 16 to 18 " 
plums. Standard 16 to 20 " 
Peaches 16 to 18 " 
.Apricots 16 to 18 " 
Nectarines 16 to 18 " 
Qujnces 10 to 1 2 " 
Currants. .-. 3 to 4 " 
Gooseberries. . 3 to 4 " 
Raspberries,. 3 to 5 " 
Blackberries 6 to 7 " 
(Grapes. 8 to 12 " 
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