Quantity of Seed Required to Sow an Acre of Ground. 
Pounds. 
Grass, Timothy 20 
(irass, Mesquit, in the chan'. 3o 
Griuis, Him^arian «i0 
Gross. Millet 40 
Gmss, Mixed !>awn.. . . 7.? 
A much larger quantity of seed is re- 
quired to make a close, fine lawn than 
for other purposes. 
Gras-s mixture for mow ) 
ing or gracing 
Grass. Kentucky Blue, for pasture 80 
Gras.s. Kentucky Blue, for lawn 75 
(Irass, Orchard 40 
Gmss, English or Australian Kye, for 
meadow 50 
Grass, English or Australian Uye, for 
lawn 75 
Grass, Italian RyCi :’0lo40 
(trass. Redtop 30 
Alfalfa or Lucerne 20 to 2) 
(’lover, Red alone— broadottst 15 to 20 
rlover, White alone— broadcast 12 
Clover, Alsike— broadcast 10 
Barley— broadcast 125 to 150 
Oats— broadcast 30 
Rye— broadcast lOo 
Wheat— broadcast 125 
Wheat— drills »K) 
Corn, Sweet or Field— hills 15 
Corn, to cut green for fodder— drills or 
broadcast 150 
Pounds. 
Vetches— broadcast 150 
Hemp— broadcast 40 to 50 
Flax, when wanted for the seed 50 
Flax, when wanted for the fiber 80 
Beans, Dwarf or Bush — hills or drills. . . so 
Beans, tall or pole— hills 20 
Beets— drills 5to6 
Broom Corn— drills 15 
Buckwheat— broadcast 45 
Cabbage, in beiis to cover an acre after 
tmnsplanting 
Carrots— drills 3 to 4 
Melon. Water— hills 2 to 3 
Melon, Cantaloupe— hills 4 
Onions, black seed-drills 5 to 6 
Onions, top set — drills 200 
Onions, black seed, for bottom sets 40 
Parsnips— drills o 
Peas —drills. lOO 
Peas— broadcast 180 
Potatoes — hills 500 to 600 
Pumpkins— hills 5 
Radishes— drills 8 
Sage— drills 8 
Spinach— drills 15 
Squash, bush varieties— hills 5 
S<iuash, running varieties— hills 3 
Tomato, in beds to transplant ^ 
Turnip and Rutabaga— drills 1% 
Turnip and Rutabaga— broadcast 3 
Cucumljer- hills 2 
(Juaiitity 01 Seed Kequired to Produce u Given Number of PJants, or Sow a 
Certain Oiiantitv of tironnd. 
Artichoke 1 oz. to 500 plants 
Asparagus I oz. to 60 feet of drill or 500 plants 
Beans, dwarf .1 lb. to 50 feet of drill 
Beans, tall 1 lb. to 75 hills 
Beet 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Broccoli 1 oz. to 2,000 i>lants 
Brussels Sprouts 1 oz. to 2,000 i>lanls 
Cabbage 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Carrots 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Caulillower 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Celery 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Chicory 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Corn 1 lb. to 100 hills 
Cress 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Cucuml)cr 1 oz. to 75 hills 
Egg Plant 1 oz. to 1,00C plants 
Endive I oz. to 150 feet of drill or 3,000 plants 
Kale 1 oz. to 2, (MX) plants 
Kohl Kabi 1 oz. to 2,0JDO plants 
Leek 1 oz. to 150 feel of drill 
Lettuce 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Jlelon, Water 1 oz. to 50 hills 
Melon, Musk 1 oz. to 50 hills 
Okra 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Onion Seed I oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Onion, top sets 1 lb. to 20 feet of drill 
I*arsnips 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 
Parsley 1 oz. to 1.50 feet of drill 
Peas 1 lb. to 50 feet of drill 
Pepper 1 oz. to 1.000 plants 
Pumpkin 1 oz. to 40 hills 
Radish 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Salsify I oz. to 70 feet of drill 
Sage 1 oz. to 150 feel of drill 
Spinach 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Squash, early 1 oz. to 50 hills 
Squash, winter 1 oz, to 10 hill? 
Tomalo 1 oz. to 3,000 plant! 
Tobacco 1 oz. to 10,000 plauti 
Table Showing Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at Given Distances, 
Dis. apart No. 
each way. Plants. 
% loot 174,240 
1 foot 43,560 
V/i feet 19 360 
2 feet lO.KlK) 
2^4 feet 9,(590 
Dis. apart No. 
each way. Plants. 
3 feel...’ 
4 feet 
.. 2.722 
5 feet .... 
.. 1,742 
.. 1,‘210 
7 fvot 
. . 888 
Dis. apart 
No. 
each way. 
Plants. 
8 feet 
680 
9 feet 
5;i7 
10 feet 
4:i5 
11 feet 
-.m 
12 feet 
302 
' Dis. apart No. 
each way. Plants 
15 feet 193 
1 IX feet i:u 
[ 20 feet 108 
25 feet 09 
! 30 feet... 48 
Utri.K.— Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the idants are apart in the 
rows, and the product will be the number of square feet for each plant or hill, which, divided into the 
number of feet in an acre (43,560), will give the number of plants or trees to the acre. 
