There was the following acreage of cultivated crops in the state of Minnesota for season of 1894 
Wheat 2,809,107 Rye 102,100 
Oats 1,307.835 Buckwheat 7,678 
Corn 438,590 Potatoes 96,988 
Barley 517,881 Beans 4,540 
Sugar Cane, gallons 2,325 
Cultivated Hav, tons 423,425 
Flax Seed, bushels 270,933 
Other Products 66,625 
For the season of 1893, the state of Iowa cultivated the following crops 
Yield 
per Acre. 
35.7 
15.8 
12.4 
24.0 
16.3 
22.6 
No. Acres. 
Corn 6,016,940 
Winter Wheat 233,553 
Spring Wheat 629.626 
Oats 4,197,623 
Kve 109,528 
Barley 506,091 
The following dimensions of ground make one acre: 
10 rods X 16 rods. 4 rods x 40 rods. 
8 " X 20 " 5 yards x 968 j-ards. 
Yield 
No. Acres. per Acre. 
Buckwheat 31,042 13.8 
Flax 248,776 9.1 
Sorghum 6,517 85.6 
Broom Corn 1,735 1.0 
Irish Potatoes 104,2(51 59.2 
Sweet Potatoes 28,000 64.8 
No. Acres. 
Timothy vSecd 164.104 
Clover Seed 54,.''.38 
Timothv Hay 2.687,843 
Prairie Hav 2,009,403 
Other Hav.'. 186,765 
Yield 
I)er Acre. 
4.0 
2.0 
1.7 
1.4 
1.0 
5 " x32 " 10 
Number of trees on an acre: 
30 feet apart each wav 50 
25 " " ■' '•■ 70 
20 " " " " 110 
18 " " " " 135 
x 484 
20 yards x 242 vards. 
40 " X 121 " 
220 feet x 198 feet. 
110 feet X 369 feet. 
60 " X 726 " 
120 " x363 " 
6 feet apart each waj' 1210 
5 •' '• " " 1742 
4 '• " " " 2723 
2 " 4840 
15 feet apart each wav 205 
12 '•■ 300 
10 " " " " 4,35 
8 680 
RuLi:.— Multiply the distance in feet Ijctween the rows by the distance the plants are apart in the rows and the product will be the number of 
sciuare feet for each plant or hill ; which divided into the number of feet in an acre (43,560) will give the number of trees to the acre. 
One pound of the various Cereal Crops contains the following Average Xuniber of Seeds: 
Wheat 10,000; barley 15,000; oats 18,000 to 20,000; rye 20,000; Ijeans 900 to 1,000; peas 1,800 to 2,000; flax 100,000; hemp 24,000. 
Average Quantity of Seed Rc(|uired for an Acre, in Drills: 
Beets 5 to 6 pounds. Onions 5 to 0 pounds. 
Carrots 4 to 5 " Onions for sets 60 to 80 
Dwarf Beans IVi bushels. Onion sets, jjeraerc, according 
to size 8 to 10 bushels- 
Potatoes 5 to 10 " 
liarlv Peas 3 
Marrowfat Peas 3 " 
For an .\cre in Hills: 
Corn 8 to 10 quarts. 
Cucumbers 2 to 3 pounds. 
Muskuielons 2 to 3 " 
Parsnips 5 to 6 pounds. 
Radishes 9 to 10 
Salsify 6 to 8 
Spinach 10 to 12 " 
Turnip li/ato 2 
Pole Beans , 8 to 10 quarts. 
Pumpkin 2 to 3 pounds. 
Squash 2 to 3 pounds 
Watermelons 4 to 5 " 
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