Seed Required for a Given Number of Plants 
About. 
Asparagus l oz. 500 plants. 
Cabbage I oz. 1,500 " 
Cauliflower 1 oz. 1,000 " 
Celerv : 1 oz. 2,000 " 
Egg Plant loz. 1,000 " 
Seed Re<iuired for a Given Number of Hills 
Corn 1 qt. to 200 hills. 
Cucumbers 1 oz. to 125 " 
Muskmelons 1 oz. to 60 " 
Seed Required for a Given Length of Drill: 
Asparagus 1 oz. 60 feet of drill. 
Beet...... loz. 50 " 
Heans, Dwarf. 1 qt. 100 
Carrot 1 oz. 100 " 
Endive 1 oz. 100 " 
About. 
Endive 1 oz. 3,000 plants. 
Leek 1 oz. 1,500 
lettuce 1 oz. 3,000 " 
Marjoram 1 oz. 1,500 " 
Pepper 1 oz. 1,000 " 
Pole Beans, Limas 1 qt. to 100 hills. 
Pole Beans, Wax 1 (|t. to 150 " 
Pumpkin 1 oz. to 50 " 
Okra loz. 40 feet of drill. 
Onion 1 oz. 100 " 
Onion .sets 1 (jt. 50 " 
Parslev loz. 125 " 
Parsnips 1 oz. 200 " 
About. 
Rhubarb 1 oz. 500 plants. 
Sage I oz. 1,000 " 
Savorv 1 oz. 2,000 " 
Thvnie 1 oz. 4,000 " 
Tomato .-.1 oz. 1,500 " 
S(|uash 1 oz. to 
Watermelon 1 oz. to 
50 hills. 
30 " 
Peas 1 qt. 75 feet of drill. 
Radishes 1 oz. 100 
Salsifv 1 oz. 70 " 
Spinach 1 oz. 100 
Turnip 1 oz. 150 " 
Amount of Seed Necessary for an Acre, and the Number of Pounds to the Bushel : 
No. lbs. 
No. lbs. 
to Hu. 
to Acre. 
60 
12 to 15 
60 
5 to 8 
48 
75 to 90 
48 
50 to 75 
28 
75 to 100 
56 
28 to 42 
44 
30 to OO 
No. lbs. 
to Hu. 
Lawn Grass 21 
Hungarian 48 
Kentucky Blue Grass... 14 
Millet 50 
Oats 2 to 3 bushels. 
Orchard Grass 14 45 to 50 
Peas, Field 60 120 to 180 
No. lbs. 
to Acre. 
75 to 100 
40 to 50 
40 to 50 
40 to 50 
Red Clover 
Red Top 
Rye 
Sugar Cane 
Tiniothv 
Wheat.; 
White Dutch Clover . 
No. lbs. 
to Hu. 
60 
14 
56 
50 
45 
00 
60 
No. lbs. 
to Acre. 
12 to 14 
30 to 
75 to 
6 to 
25 to 
60 to 
5 to 
40 
90 
8 
40 
90 
8 
Alfalfa 
Alsikc Clover 
Barley 
Buckwheat 
linglish Rve Grass. 
Flax .". 
Hemp 
Weights of Various Farm Crops: 
Two and one-fifth cubic Ictt of new wheat weighs 112 lbs.; oats, 3.65 cubic feet, 112 lbs.; barley, 2.38 cubic feet, 112 lbs. Straw, in its usual 
condition, weighs S'/i lbs. per cul)ic foot ; it may be compressed to weigh nearly 6 lbs. ])cr cubic foot. Hay, in like manner, will weigh respectively 5 
to 8 lbs. ]X'r cubic foot. A bushel of grain, when lying on the floor, occu|)ics a space of one sipiare foot, with a depth of 15'/2 inches. Turnips, about 
1,000 lbs. to the cubic yard; rutabagas, about 1,350 lbs.; mangel wurzels, about 1,100 lbs.; potatoes, about 1,250 lbs., and carrots about 1,100 
lbs. to the cul)ic j'ard. 
A ton of Timothy Hay, in stack or mow, well pressed, measures 480 cubic feet, or 6x8x10 feet. \ ton of mixed Timothy and Clover measures 
520 feet. A ton of mi.xed mejidow grasses measures 600 feet. 
A ton of loose straw measures 000 feet. 
Average Weight of the Root and Hay Crops pei- Acre: 
Turnips, 20 to 30 tons; cirrots, 25 tons; potatoes, 6 to 12 tons; hay, one to two tons; clover hay, 2 tons. 
Average Weight per Acre of the Straw of the Cereal Crops: 
Wheat, 3,000 to 3,500 lbs.; oats, 2;000 to 2,500 lbs.; barley. 2,100 to 2,500 lbs.; rye, 4,000 to 5,000 lbs.; peas, 2,700 lbs. 
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