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. 
Asparagus 
Beans, dwarf (drills) . 
Beans, pole 
Beet, garden 
Beet, Mangel 
Broccoli 
GARDEN SEED 
Seed for 
One Acre. 
Seed for a 
300 ft. Row. 
Cabbage, outdoors 
Cabbage, sown in frames. 
Carrot 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Collards (drills) 
Corn, Sweet (hills) 
Corn, Pop (shelled) 
Cucumber 
Egg plant 
Endive 
Kale (drills) 
Kohl Rabi 
Leek 
Lettuce 
Melon, Musk (hills) 
Melon, Water (hills) 
Okra 
Onion Seed 
Onion Seed, for sets...... 
Parsnip 
Parsley 
Peas, garden 
Pepper 
Potatoes 
Pumpkin (hills) 
Radish 
Rhubarb 
Salsify 
Spinach 
Squash 
Tomato (in frame). 
Tobacco 
Turnip (drills) 
Turnip (broadcast) 
CLOVERS 
6 
lbs. 
8 
OZS. 
1% bu. 
3 
qts. 
V bu. 
1 
pint 
6 
lbs. 
5 
OZS. 
7 
lbs. 
4 to 6 
ozs. 
% oz. 
4 to 6 
ozs. 
V oz. 
10 
ozs. 
1 
oz. 
6 
ozs. 
4 
lbs. 
3 
ozs. 
V oz. 
6 
ozs. 
3 
ozs. 
3 
lbs. 
Vi oz. 
8 
qts. 
1 
pint 
3 
qts. 
1 
pint 
3 
lbs. 
4 
ozs. 
4 
ozs. 
Vz oz. 
4 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
4 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
10 
ozs. 
1 
oz. 
4 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
3 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
3 
lbs. 
1 
oz. 
5 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
12 
lbs. 
12 
ozs. 
5 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
50 
lbs. 
8 
ozs. 
5 
lbs. 
4 
ozs. 
4 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
2 
bus. 
3 
qts. 
V oz. 
10 
bus. 
Vi bu. 
5 
lbs. 
2 
ozs. 
10 
lbs. 
6 
ozs. 
3 Vs lbs. 
4 
ozs. 
8 
lbs. 
4 
ozs. 
10 
lbs. 
6 
ozs. 
.4 to 6 
lbs. 
3 
ozs. 
3 
ozs. 
1 
oz. 
2 
ozs. 
2 
lbs. 
3 
ozs. 
3 
lbs. 
Alfalfa or Lucerne 
Alsike or Swedish 
Bokhara 
Burr 
Crimson or Scarlet 
Espersette 
Honey or Bee 
Mammoth or Sapling 
Red 
White 60 
Weight 
Quantity to 
per Bus. 
Sow 
Acre. 
CO lbs. 
20 
to 
30 
lbs. 
60 “ 
8 
to 
10 
44 
60 “ 
8 
to 
in 
4 ‘ 
16 “ 
12 
to 
16 
“ 
60 “ 
8 
to 
10 
44 
32 “ 
20 
to 
30 
44 
60 “ 
8 
to 
10 
44 
60 “ 
8 
to 
10 
44 
60 “ 
6 
to 
8 
44 
60 “ 
5 
to 
6 
44 
MILLETS 
Cat-Tail (Pearl) 50 lbs. 
Common 50 “ 
German or Golden 50 “ 
Siberian 50 " 
8 to 10 lbs. 
25 to 35 " 
25 to 35 “ 
6 to 8 " 
GRASSES 
English Perennial Rye. 
Italian Rye. 
Red Top — in chaff. . . 
Red Top— solid seed. 
Wooly Soft (Meadow). 
Weight 
Quantity to 
per 
Bus. 
Sow 
Acre. 
14 
lbs. 
28 
to 
42 lbs. 
40 
44 
2 
to 
3 “ 
14 
15 
to 
20 “ 
20 
30 
to 
40 “ 
14 
44 
20 
to 
30 “ 
48 
44 
25 
to 
35 “ 
20 
44 
30 
to 
40 “ 
25 
44 
25 
to 
30 «• 
14 
44 
20 
to 
25 “ 
14 
44 
40 
to 
50 44 
14 
44 
12 
to 
15 “ 
14 
15 
to 
20 44 
6 
to 
io •• 
14 
44 
20 
to 
30 “ 
12 
44 
20 
til 
30 “ 
45 
44 
10 
to 
12 “ 
8 
44 
25 
to 
35 44 
14 
44 
30 
to 
40 “ 
14 
44 
40 
to 
50 “ 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Barley 
... 48 lbs. 
l'/l to 
IV 
bus. 
Beans — Navy 
... 60 “ 
1% to 
2 
Beans — Field 
... 60 “ 
IV to 
2 
Beans — Soja 
. . . 60 “ 
20 
to 30 
lbs. 
Broom Corn Seed 
... 48 “ 
2 
to 
4 
qts. 
Buckwheat 
... 52 “ 
1 
to 
Hi 
bus. 
Cane Seed — for Sugar 
... 50 “ 
4 
to 
8 
lbs. 
Cane Seed — for fodder 
... 50 - 
30 
to 50 
“ 
Castor Beans 
... 46 44 
4 
to 
5 
44 
Corn — Field 
... 56 44 
4 
to 
5 
qts. 
Corn Fodder, broadcast 
... 56 44 
2 
bus. 
Corn Fodder, drilled 
... 66 '• 
1 
»• 
Cow Peas 
... 60 " 
1 
to 
iv 
44 
Flax 
... 56 " 
1 
to 
l>4 
“ 
llemp 
... 44 44 
Kaffir Corn — in drills 
... 50 " 
3 
to 
5 
lbs. 
Kaffir Corn — broadcast 
. .. 50 “ 
Ms to 
1 
bus. 
Oats 
... 32 “ 
IV to 
2 
“ 
Peas — Field 
... 60 44 
1% to 
2 
44 
22 44 
Pumpkin. Common Field 
.... 30 " 
2 
to 
3 
qts. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex 
.... 50 ■' 
5 
to 
8 
lbs. 
Rye 
. .. 56 “ 
1 
to 
1V£ bus. 
Sunflower *.. 
. .. 22 44 
2 
to 
3 
lbs. 
Teosinte 
4 
to 
6 
44 
Wheat — Spring or Winter 
. .. 60 44 
IV to 
1V6 bus. 
Vetches — Spring or Winter 
1 
to 
IV 
44 
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).. G to 10 bus. 
Onion Sets — Tops 4 to 6 bus. 
Potatoes — Irish 10 to 12 bus. 
Potatoes — Sweet (Plants) 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 . . . . 
Day 
s. 
to 
10 
7 
to 
10 
to 
10 
. 12 
to 
18 
. 5 
to 
10 
. 10 
to 
20 
. 5 
to 
8 
. 6 
to 
10 
. 5 
to 
10 
. 6 
to 
8 
to 
10 
. 6 
to 
10 
to 
20 
to 
14 
to 
6 
to 
12 
. 6 
to 
12 
. 4 
to 
8 
TIME REQUIRED FOR MATURITY 
OF DIFFERENT GARDEN CROPS 
RECKONED FROM THE DAY 
OF SOWING THE SEED. 
Days. 
Beans, String 45 to 65 
Beans, Shell 65 to 70 
Beets. Turnip ?... 65 
Beets. Long Blood 150 
Cabbage, Early 105 
Cabbage, Late 150 
Cauliflower 110 
Corn 75 
Eggplant * 150 to 160 
Lettuce 65 
Melon. Water 120 to 140 
Melon, Musk 120 to 140 
Onion 135 to 150 
Pepper 140 to 150 
Radish 30 to 45 
Squash, Summer 60 to 65 
Squash. Winter 125 
Tomato 150 
Turnip 60 to 70 
