W. E. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
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Qaantity of Seed Required to Sow an Acre of Ground. 
Grass, Timothy 
Grass, Mesquit, in the chaff 
Grass, Hungarian 
Grass, Millet 
Grass, Mixed I.awn 
A much larger quantity of seed is required 
to make a close, fine lawn than for other pur- 
poses. 
Grass, mixture for mowing i Clover 
or grazing t Timothy 
) Redtop 
Grass, Kentucky Blue, for pasture 
Grass, Kentucky Blue for lawn 
Grass, Orchard 
Grass, English or Australian Rye, for meadow.. 
Grass, English or Australian Eye, for lawn 
Grass, Italian Rye 
Grass Redtop 
Alfalfa or Lucerne 
Clover, Red alone — broadcast 
Clover, White alone — broadcast 
Clover, Alsike— broadcast 
Barley — broadcast 
Oats — broadoa.st 
Rye — broadcast 
W h eat — broadcast 
Wheat — drills 
Corn, Sweet or Field— hills 
Corn, to cut green for fodder— drills or broad- 
cast 
V etches— broadcast 
Pounds. 
20 
S5 
40 
40 
Y5 
Hamp — broadcast 
Flax, when wanted for the seed . 
Flax, when wanted for the fiber 
Beaus, Dwarf or Bush— hills or drills. 
Beans, tall or polo — hills 
Beets — drills 
8 
Broom Corn— drills 
Buckwheat— broadcast 
Cabbage, in beds to cover an acre after trans 
15 
planting 
15 
Carrots— drills 
30 
Melon. Water — hills 
75 
Melon, Cantaloupe — hills 
40 
Onions, black seed-drills 
50 
Onions, top set — drills 
75 
Onions, black seed, for bottom sets 
SO to 40 
Parsnips— drills 
80 
Peas— drills 
20 to 25 
Peas— broadcast 
15 to 20 
Potatoes — hills 
12 
Pumpkins— hills 
10 
Kadishes— drills 
125 to 150 
Sage— drills 
80 
Spinach— drills 
100 
Squash, bush varieties- hills 
125 
Squash, running varieties— hills 
90 
Tomato, in beds to transplant 
15 
Turnip and Rutabaga— drills 
150 
Turnip and Rutabaga- broadcast 
Cucumber — hills 
150 
Pounds. 
40 to 50 
50 
80 
80 
20 
5 to 6 
15 
45 
i 
3 to 4 
3 to 8 
4 
5 to 6 
20 ') 
40 
6 
100 
180 
500 to 600 
5 
8 
8 
15 
5 
3 
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Quantity of Seed Required to Produce a Given Number of Plants, or Sow Certain 
Quantity of Ground. 
Artichoke 1 oz. to .500 plants 
Asparagus 1 oz. to 60 feet of drill of 500 plants 
Beans, dwarf 1 lb. to 50 feet of drill 
tall to 75 hills 
1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Broccoli 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Brussels Sprouts 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Cabbage ; q oz. to 2,000 plants 
1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Cauliflower qz. to 2,000 plants 
1 oz. to 8,000 plants 
t-’l'l™''? 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
lb. to 100 hills 
1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Cucumber oj, 75 hpig 
Egg Plant oz to l.OOO plants 
1 oz. to 150 feet of drill or 3,000 plants 
; loz. to 2.000 plants 
Kohl Rabi 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Lettuce 
Melon, Water. 
Melon, Musk. , 
Okra 
Onion Seed 
Onion, top set. 
Parsnips 
Parsley 
Peas 
Pepper 
Pumpkin 
Radish 
Salsify 
Sage 
Spinach 
Squash, early. . 
Squash, winter 
Tomato 
Tobacco 
1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
1 oz. to 50 hills 
1 oz. to 50 hills 
. .1 oz to ,50 feet of drill 
, .1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
..1 lb. to 20 feet of drill 
.1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 
.1 oz to 1.50 feet of drill 
..1 lb. to 50 feet of drill 
....1 oz. to 1 000 plants 
1 oz. to to hills 
.1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
..1 oz. to 70 feet of drill 
1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
.1 oz. to lOOfeet of drill 
1 oz. to 50 hills 
1 oz. to 10 hills 
. . . .1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
. ..1 oz. to 10,000 plants 
