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 
geiiei’al use 
GARDEN SEED 
Seed for 
Seed for a 
One Acre. 
300 ft. Row. 
Asparagus 
lbs. 
8 
OZS. 
Beans, dwarf (drills). 
IVfe bu. 
3 
qts. 
Beans, pole 
1 
pint 
Beet, garden 
6 
lbs. 
6 
OZS. 
7 
Broccoli 
OZ8. 
% oz. 
Brussels Sprouts 
OZS. 
% oz. 
Cabbage, outdoors.... 
10 
OZS. 
1 
oz. 
. . 6 
Carrot~ 
lbs. 
3 
OZS. 
U OZ. 
Celery 
OZS. 
3 
OZS. 
Collards (drills) 
3 
lbs. 
oz. 
Corn. Sweet (hills)... 
8 
qts. 
1 
pint 
Corn. Pop (shelled)... 
3 
qts. 
1 
pint 
Cucumber 
3 
lbs. 
4 
OZS. 
Egg plant 
4 
OZS. 
% oz. 
Endive 
lbs. 
2 
OZS. 
Kale (drills) 
4 
lbs. 
2 
OZS. 
Kohl Rabi 
OZS. 
1 
oz. 
l>t ek 
4 
lbs. 
2 
OZS. 
Lfttuce 
3 
lbs. 
2 
OZS. 
Melon. Musk (hiilsL . 
3 
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.. 
50 
lbs. 
8 
OZS. 
Parsnip 
6 
lbs. 
* 4 
OZS. 
Paisley 
4 
ibs. 
2 
OZS. 
Peas, garden 
2 
bus, 
3 
qts. 
oz. 
Potatoes 
10 
bus. 
% bu. 
Pumiikin (hills) 
5 
lbs. 
2 
OZS. 
Radish 
10 
lbs. 
6 
OZS. 
Rhubarb 
3% lbs. 
4 
OZS. 
Salsify 
8 
lbs. 
4 
OZS. 
Spinach 
10 
Ibs. 
6 
OZS. 
Squash 
4 to 6 
lbs. 
3 
OZS. 
Tomato (In frame).. 
3 
OZS. 
1 
oz. 
2 
Turnip (drills) 
Ibs. 
3 
OZS. 
CLOVERS 
Weight 
Quantity to 
per Bus. 
Sow 1 Acre. 
Alfalfa or Lucerne... 
20 to 
30 lbs. 
Alslke or Swedish 
60 ‘ 
8 to 
10 “ 
Bokhara 
8 to 
10 
Burr 
• 
12 to 
16 “ 
Crimson or Scarlet... 
60 ■ 
8 to 
10 ** 
Espersotte 
20 to 
30 " 
Honey or Bee 
60 ‘ 
8 to 
10 “ 
Mammoth or Sapling 
60 ■ 
8 to 
10 " 
Red 
* 
6 to 
8 “ 
White 
5 to 
6 ** 
MILLETS 
Cat-Tail (Pearl) 
8 to 
10 Ibs. 
(I!ommon 
60 
‘ 
26 to 
35 “ 
German or Golden 
50 
• 
26 to 
35 “ 
Siberian 
* 
6 to 
8 ** 
GRASSES 
Awnless Brome 
Bermuda 
Creeping Bent 
English Perennial Rye 
English Biue 
Hungarian 
ttalian 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 1 Ac^^ 
14 
lbs. 
28 
to 
42 lbs. 
40 
t 
to 
3 
14 
*• 
16 
to 
20 •• 
20 
*• 
30 
to 
40 •• 
14 
** 
20 
to 
3n •• 
48 
“ 
26 
to 
35 
20 
30 
to 
40 ■ 
25 
25 
to 
30 ■' 
14 
“ 
20 
to 
25 " 
14 
“ 
40 
to 
60 
14 
** 
12 
to 
16 •• 
14 
** 
16 
to 
20 “ 
6 
to 
10 ■■ 
14 
•* 
20 
to 
30 
12 
“ 
20 
to 
30 
45 
'* 
10 
to 
12 •• 
8 
26 
to 
35 " 
14 
30 
to 
40 ■■ 
14 
** 
40 
to 
50 •• 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Barley 
IV, 
to 
1% bus. 
Beans — Navy 
114 
to 
2 
Beans — Field 
1% 
to 
2 
Beans — Soja 
20 
to 30 lbs. 
Broom Corn Seed 
... 48 " 
2 
to 
4 qts. 
Buckwheat 
... 62 
1 
to 
114 bus. 
Cane Seed — for Sugar 
... 60 •• 
4 
to 
8 lbs. 
Cane Seed — for fodder 
... 60 •• 
30 
to 60 
Castor Beans 
. . . 46 " 
4 
to 
5 
Corn — Field 
4 
to 
6 qts. 
Corn Fodder, broadcast 
... 56 “ 
2 bus 
Corn Fodder, drilled 
1 
Cow Peas 
1 
to 
114 
Flax 
1 
to 
114 '■ 
Hemp 
Kaffir Corn — in drills 
... 60 •• 
3 
to 
5 lbs. 
Kaffir Corn — broadcast 
... 60 ■■ 
Vr 
to 
1 but. 
Oats 
1% 
to 
2 
Peas — Field 
114 
to 
2 
Peanuts 
2 bus. in pods. 
Pumpkin. Common Field 
... 30 " 
2 
to 
3 qts. 
Rape. Dwarf Essex 
5 
to 
8 lbs. 
Rye 
X 
to 
1% bus. 
Sunflower 
... 22 " 
2 
to 
3 Ibs. 
Teosinte 
4 
to 
6 
Wheat — Spring or Winter 
... 60 •• 
ly. to 
114 bus. 
Vetches — Spring or Winter 
I 
u. 
114 '• 
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 (Pl*:\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. 
5 to 10 
7 to 10 
5 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. 
Beets. Turnip 
65 
160 
Cabbage, Early 
105 
150 
110 
76 
Eggplant 
to 160 
65 
120 
to 140 
120 
to 140 
to 150 
to 150 
30 
to 45 
to 66 
126 
lEO 
Turnip 
to 70 
