SEED TABLES 
The quantity of seed sown per acre, and such other estimates as are given here are approximate figures 
only. They may vary in different sections and States just as soil and the climate varies, and often one farmer, 
to insure a full stand, sows seed more generously than his neighbor. The given weights per bushel are in 
general use. 
GARDEN SEED 
Seed for Seed for a 
One Acre. 300 ft. Row. 
Asparagus 
lbs. 
8 
ozs. 
Beans, dwarf (drills) . 
3 
qts. 
Beans, pole 
1 
pint 
Beet, garden 
6 
lbs. 
6 
ozs. 
7 
lbs. 
Broccoli 
ozs. 
V4 oz. 
Brussels Sprouts 
ozs. 
% oz. 
Cabbage, outdoors.... 
ozs. 
1 
oz. 
6 
Carrot 
lbs. 
3 
ozs. 
^ OZ. 
Celery 
6 
ozs. 
3 
ozs. 
Collafds (drills) 
S 
lbs. 
H OZ. 
Corn, Sweet (hills)... 
qts. 
1 
pint 
Corn, Pop (shelled) . . . 
qts. 
1 
pint 
Cucumber 
lbs. 
4 
ozs. 
Egg plant 
ozs. 
% oz. 
Endive 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
Kale (drills) 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
Kohl Rabt 
ozs. 
1 
oz. 
Leek 
4 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
Lettuce 
3 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
Melon. Musk (hills).. 
lbs. 
1 
oz. 
Melon. Water (hills).. 
6 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
Okra 
12 
lbs. 
12 
ozs. 
Onion Seed 
6 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
Onion Seed, for sets.. 
60 
lbs. 
3 
ozs. 
Parsnip 
6 
lbs. 
4 
ozs. 
Parsley 
4 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
Peas, garden 
2 
bus. 
3 
qts. 
% oz. 
Potatoes 
10 
bus. 
% bu. 
Pumpkin (hills) 
6 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
Radish 
10 
lbs. 
6 
ozs. 
Rhubarb 
SMs lbs. 
4 
ozs. 
Salsify 
8 
lbs. 
4 
ozs. 
Spinach 
10 
lbs. 
6 
ozs. 
Squash 
4 to 6 
lbs. 
3 
ozs. 
Tomato (In frame).. 
3 
ozs. 
1 
oz. 
2 
Turnip (drills) 
2 
lbs. 
3 
ozs. 
a 
CLOVERS 
Weight 
Quantity to 
per Bus. 
Sow 1 Acre. 
Alfalfa or Lucerne... 
20 to 
30 lbs. 
Alslke or Swedish.... 
8 to 
10 “ 
Bokhara 
$ to 
10 
Burr 
12 to 
16 “ 
Crimson or Scarlet... 
8 to 
10 
Espersette 
20 to 
30 " 
Honey or Bee 
60 • 
8 to 
10 ** 
Mammoth or Sapling 
60 ■ 
8 to 
10 
Red 
6 to 
8 '* 
White 
6 to 
6 ** 
MILLETS 
Cat-Tail (Pearl) 
8 to 
10 lbs. 
(Common 
60 ‘ 
26 to 
3b 
German or Golden 
50 ‘ 
26 to 
35 '• 
Siberian 
6 to 
8 “ 
GRASSES 
Awnless Brome 
Bermuda 
Creeping Bent 
English Perennial Rye 
English Blue 
Hungarian 
[talian Rye 
Johnson 
Kentucky Blue, for Pasture 
Kentucky Blue, for Lawns. 
Orchard 
Red Top — In chaff 
Red Top — solid seed 
Rescue 
Tall Meadow Oat 
Timothy ‘ 
Wooly Soft (Meadow) 
Mixture for Pastures 
Greenlawn Mixture 
Weight 
Quantity to 
per 
Bus. 
Sow ] 
Acre. 
14 
lbs. 
28 
to 
42 lbs. 
40 
1 
to 
3 “ 
14 
“ 
16 
to 
20 •• 
20 
30 
to 
40 " 
14 
20 
to 
30 “ 
48 
" 
25 
to 
35 • 
20 
30 
to 
40 
26 
•« . 
25 
to 
30 " 
14 
20 
to 
25 •• 
14 
“ 
40 
to 
60 
14 
'* 
12 
to 
16 - 
14 
15 
to 
20 " 
6 
to 
10 •* 
14 
20 
to 
30 " 
12 
*• 
20 
to 
30 “ 
45 
10 
to 
12 " 
8 
25 
to 
35 “ 
14 
30 
to 
40 " 
14 
** 
40 
to 
60 *• 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Barley 
48 
lbs. 
ly. to 
1V4 bus. 
Beans — Navy 
60 
" 
1^ to 
2 
“ 
Beans — Field 
to 
2 
** 
Beans — Soja 
** 
20 
to 30 
lbs. 
Broom Corn Seed 
48 
“ 
2 
to 
4 
qts. 
Buckwheat 
52 
«• 
1 
to 
IV4 bus. 
Cane Seed — for Sugar 
60 
4 
to 
8 
lbs. 
Cane Seed — for fodder 
60 
30 
to 50 
“ 
Clastor Beans 
46 
•* 
4 
to 
5 
** 
Corn — Field 
66 
*' 
4 
to 
5 
qts. 
Corn Fodder, broadcast 
66 
** 
2 
bus. 
Corn Fodder, drilled 
66 
1 
“ 
Cow Peas 
•* 
1 
to 
1% " 
Flax 
*• 
1 
to 
ly* '■ 
Hemp 
*• 
Kaffir Corn — in drills 
*• 
3 
to 
6 
lbs. 
Kaffir Corn — broadcast 
60 
*• 
% to 
1 
bus. 
Oats 
** 
1% to 
2 
Peas — Field 
** 
to 
2 
Peanuts 
2 
bus. j 
In pods. 
Pumpkin, Common Field 
30 
" 
2 
to 
3 
qts. 
Rape. Dwarf Essex 
60 
*• 
5 
to 
8 
lbs. 
Rye 
** 
1 
to 
1 % bus. 
Sunflower 
** 
2 
to 
3 
lbs. 
Teosinte 
4 
to 
6 
** 
Wheat — Spring or Winter 
60 
** 
ly. to 
bus. 
Vetches — Spring or Winter. . . 
60 
*' 
I 
ti 
1V4 " 
ROOTS, SETS 
AND 
PLANTS 
Approximate quantity to plant 1 
acre. 
Artichoke Roots 
8 to 
10 
bus. 
Asparagus Roots, or Plants.... 
8,000 
Cabbage, Early, Plants 
14.000 
Cabbage, Late. Plants 
8,000 
Cauliflower Plants 
8.000 
Celery Plants 
15,000 
Horse Radish Roots 
12.000 
Onion Sets (measured) 
6 to 
10 
bus. 
Onion Sets — Tops 
4 to 
6 
bus. 
Potatoes — Irish 
10 to 
12 
bus. 
Potatoes — Sweet (Plr:\nts) 
12.000 
AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED FOR 
GARDEN SEEDS TO GERMINATE 
Bean 
Beet 
Cabbage . . 
Carrot 
Cauliflower 
Celery . . . . 
Corn 
Cucumber 
Endive . . . 
Lettuce . . . 
Onion 
Pea 
Parsnip . . . 
Pepper . . . . 
Radish . . . . 
Salsify 
Tomato 
Turnip-,--— 
Days. 
6 to 10 
7 to 10 
6 to 10 
12 to 18 
5 to 10 
10 to 20 
5 to 8 
6 to 10 
5 to 10 
6 to 8 
7 to 10 
6 to 10 
10 to 20 
9 to 14 
3 to 6 
7 to 12 
6 to 12 
4 to 8 
TIME REQUIRED FOR MATURITY 
OF DIFFERENT GARDEN CROPS 
RECKONED FROM THE DAY 
OF SOWING THE SEED. 
Beans, String.’. 
Days. 
65 to 70 
Beets. Turnip 
Beets. Long Blood 
Cabbage, Early 
66 
160 
105 
160 
Cauliflower 
110 
75 
Eggplant 
to 160 
65 
to 140 
Melon. Musk 
120 
to 140 
to 150 
Pepper 
30 
to 150 
to 46 
Squash. Summer 
to 65 
125 
160 
Turnip 
60 
to 70 
