Planting, Maturity and Weight Table 
This is for field planting, and where plants and roots are stated, it is necessary to have them ready before- 
hand. The third column indicates the distance that the plants should stand in the rows, and where seed is 
sown they should be thinned out to this distance. The fifth column indicates maturity from the time 
plants are planted in the field, or seed Is sown in the field. Also note that the last column is the approxi- 
mate weight of seeds and not products. Time of planting and maturity Is for latitude of Lexington. 
♦Indicates that the crop can either be planted in the Spring or Fall; if in the Spring, February to April, 
in the Fall. August and September. 
Time to 
Sow or Plant 
Artichoke — Tubers 
Asparagus — Seeds 
Asparagus — Roots 
Barley t. 
Beans — Dwarf 
Beans — Navy 
Beans — Soja 
Beans — Pole 
Beets — Table 
Beets — Sugar 
Buckwheat 
Cabbage — Plants (early . . 
Cabbage — Plants (late) . . . 
Carrot 
Cauliflower — Plants 
Celery — Plants 
Clover — Red and Sapling. . 
Clover — Alsike 
Alfalfa 
Clover — Crimson 
Corn — Garden 
Corn — <FIeld (drills) 
Corn — Field (checked) . . . 
Cucumber 
Egg Plant — Plants 
Endive 
Grass Seeds — (Light) 
Grass Seeds — (Lawn) . . . . 
Horseradish — Roots 
Kale — Spring 
Kale — Winter 
Kohl Rabi— Plants 
Lettuce — Plants 
Melon — Musk 
Melon — Water 
Millet — IGerman 
Mustard 
Oats — Spring 
Oats — Winter 
Okra 
Onions — For large bulbs... 
Onions — For sets 
Onion Sets 
Parsley 
Tarsnips 
Peas — Smooth 
Peas — Wrinkled 
Peas — Canada Field 
Peas — Cow 
Pepper — Plants 
Potatoes — (Early) 
Potatoes — )(Late) 
Sweet Potato — Plants .... 
Pumpkin 
Radish 
Rape 
Rhubarb — Roots 
Rye 
Salsify 
Spinach — Early 
Squash — Spring 
Squash — Winter 
Teosinte 
Tobacco — Plants 
Tomato — Plants 
Turnip 
Vetch 
Wheat 
Mar. to Apr. 
Mar. to Apr. 
Feb. to Mar. 
Sept, to Nov. 
Apr. to Aug. 
May to June 
May to June 
May to June 
Feb. to July 
Apr. to June 
June to Aug. 
Mar. to Apr. 
July to Aug. 
Mar. to June 
Mar. to Apr. 
June to Aug. 
♦Feb. to Sept. 
♦Feb. to Sept. 
♦Mar. to Sept. 
July to Sept. 
Apr. to July 
Apr. to July 
Apr. to July 
Apr. to July 
May to June 
Aug. 
•Feb. to Oct. 
•Feb. to Oct. 
Feb to Mar. 
♦Feb. to Sept. 
July to Sept. 
Mar. to Apr. 
•Mar. to Sept. 
May to July 
May to .Tune 
May to July 
•Mar. to Sept. 
Mar. to Apr. 
•Feb. to Sept. 
Apr. to May 
Mar. to Apr. 
Mar. to Apr. 
Feb. Mar. Apr. 
Mar. to Apr. 
Mar. to Apr. 
Feb. to Mar. 
Apr. to May 
Feb. to Apr. 
May to July 
May 15 
Mar. to Apr. 
July to. Aug. 
May 15 
May 
Feb. to Aug. 
•Feb. to Sept. 
Feb. to April 
Aug. to Nov. 
Mar. to Apr. 
•Feb. to Sept. 
May 
May to June 
May to June 
May to June 
May to July 
•Feb. to Sept. 
Aug. to Oct. 
Sept, to Oct. 
Distance 
of Rows 
Apart 
Distance 
of Plants 
in Rows 
Quantity per 
Acre 
Ready to Use 
Approx- 
imate 
Weight 
of Seeds 
per bu. 
in lbs. 
2 Vi ft. 
2 ft. 
6 to 8 bu. 
Sept, to Oct. 
50 
15 in. 
4 to6 in. 
8 to 10 lbs. 
3 years 
60 
G to 8 ft. 
12 to 18 in. 
4.000 to 7,000 
2 years 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
lVi bu. 
July and Aug. 
47 
2 V . ft. 
1 to G in. 
1 Vi bu. 
8 weeks 
30 
2 Vi ft. 
6 in. 
% to 1 bu. 
Winter 
60 
Broadcast 
1 to lVi bu. 
Fall and Winter 
60 
4 ft. 
3 ft. 
t4 to % bu. 
10 weeks 
60 
12 to 18 in 
4 in. 
G to 8 lbs. 
1 Vi to 3 mo. 
19 Vi 
2 Mi to 3 ft. 
G to 8 in. 
6 to 6 lbs. 
Fall and Winter 
19& 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
% to 1 bu. 
Fall 
50 
30 In. 
10,000 to 14,000 
June and July 
3 ft. 
2 ft. 
7,260 
Fall and Winter 
1 to 2 ft. 
3 to 4 in. 
3 to 4 lbs. 
to to 70 days 
2% ft. 
2 ft. 
8,000 to 10,000 
3 months 
3 to 4 ft. 
G to 9 In. 
15.000 to 30,000 
4 to 5 mo. 
37 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
8 to 10 lbs. 
Next year 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
5 to 8 lbs. 
Next year 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
20 lbs. 
Next year 
Broadcast 
12 to 15 lbs. 
May 1 
60 
3 to 3 Vs ft. 
9 to 15 in. 
4 to 6 qts. 
2 to 3 mo. 
44 to 50 
3% to 4 ft. 
10 to 18 in. 
G to 8 qts. 
3 to 4 mo. 
56 
3 Vs to 4 ft. 
3 Vs to 4 ft. 
4 qts. 
3 to 4 mo. 
56 
4 to 5 ft. 
4 ft. 
2 lbs. 
2 to 2 Vi mo. 
3 ft. 
2V to 3 ft. 
5,000 to 6,000 
GO days 
18 In. 
2 In. 
4 to 5 lbs. 
2 to 2 Vi mo. 
26 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
1% to 2 bu. 
Next year 
14 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
80 to 100 lbs. 
8 to 10 weeks 
2 Vs ft. 
12 to 18 in. 
12,000 to 15,000 
6 to 8 mo. 
Broadcast 
G to 8 lbs. 
5 to G weeks 
56 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
3 to 4 lbs. 
Fall to Spring 
54 
1% to 2 ft. 
10 to 12 in. 
21.000 to 34.000 
2 Vi to 3 mo. 
12 to 15 in 
6 to 8 in. 
40.000 to SO, 000 
1 Vi to 2 mo. 
35 
4 to 6 ft. 
4 to 6 ft. 
2 lbs. 
2 Vi to 3 mo. 
32 
S to 10 ft. 
8 to 10 ft. 
3 lbs. 
3 months 
3 5 
Broadcast 
1 bu. 
G to 7 weeks 
50 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
4 to 5 lbs. 
6 to S weeks 
56 
Broadcast 
1 Vs to 2 bu. 
July 1 
Broadcast 
1 Vi to 2 bu. 
June 20 to July 10 
2 Vi to 3 ft. 
S to 10 in. 
8 to 10 lbs. 
60 to 70 days 
July to Aug. 
39 
4 0 to 50 lbs. 
July 
39 
12 In. 
15 to 16 bu. 
June 
32 
12 In. 
15 lbs. 
July 
42 
IS in. 
5 to 7 lbs. 
Fall and Winter 
18 
IV; to 2 bu. 
7 weeks 
60 
1 Vi to 2 bu. 
7 to 9 weeks 
66 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
lVs bu. 
June 15 
60 
Broadcast 
lVi bu. 
3 months 
60 
30 in. 
15 to IS in. 
11,000 to 14,000 
2 to 2Vi mo. 
27 in. 
10 to 12 in. 
8 to 12 bu. 
Tune to July 
60 
30in. 
15 to 18 in. 
S to 10 bu. 
Oct. to Nov. 
60 
3 ft. 
20 to 24 in. 
7,000 to 8,000 
Sept, to Winter 
8 to 10 ft. 
8 to 10 ft. 
2 lbs. 
Fall 
1 0 to 15 in. 
3 in. 
S to 10 lbs. 
24 to 40 days 
56 
Broadcast 
G to 8 lbs. 
6 to 8 weeks 
5 ) 
4 ft. 
2 to 3 ft. 
5,000 to 7,000 
Next year 
Broadcast 
1 to 2 bu. 
April 20 
56 
lVs to 2 ft. 
3 to 4 in. 
6 to 8 lbs. 
Fall and Winter 
18 
Broadcast 
15 to 20 lbs. 
8 weeks 
48 
4 ft. 
3 ft. 
3 lbs. 
July 
6 to 8 ft. 
G to 8 ft. 
2 lbs. 
Fall and Winter 
22 
3 to 3 Vs ft. 
S to 10 In. 
3 to 5 lbs. 
Aug. to Oct. 
46 
3 to 3% ft. 
2% to 3 ft 
■I.S00 to 5,000 
Sept, to Oct. 
1 ft. 
3 to 4 ft. 
2,700 to 3.600 
July until frost 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
1 Vi to 21bs. 
1 Vi to 2 mo. 
66 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
50 lbs. 
May 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
1 to 1% bu. 
Tune 20 
60 
