APPENDIX 
NUMBER OF PLANTS TO THE ACRE 
This table is intended to show what number of plants 
or seeds are required for an acre of any crop, according 
to the distance apart at which they are planted : — 
Distance apart. 
Number of 
Plants. 
6 in. by 6 in. . 
. 1,045,440 
1 ft. by 1 ft. . 
43,560 
2 „ 2 „ . 
10,890 
3 ,, 3 ,, . 
4,840 
4 4 
2,722 
5 ,, 5 . 
1,742 
6 „ 6 „ . 
1,210 
7 „ 7 „ . 
881 
8 „ 8 5, . 
680 
9 „ 9 „ . 
537 
10 „ 10 „ . 
435 
11 „ 11 „ . 
360 
Number of 
Distance apart. 
Plants. 
12 ft. by 12 ft. . 
. 302 
13 
13 „ . 
. 257 
14 
5 ? 
14 „ . 
. 222 
15 
?? 
15 „ . 
. 193 
16 
16 „ . 
. 170 
17 
17 „ . 
. 150 
18 
18 „ . 
. 134 
19 
19 „ . 
. 120 
20 
n 
20 „ . 
. 108 
25 
5 ? 
25 „ . 
. 69 
30 
30 „ . 
. 48 
TABLE OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND COINAGE 
The following table will be of use to those working 
in the tropics, where weights and measures commonly 
in use are different from those in use in England : — 
WEIGHTS 
French — 
1 gramme . . . . 15*432 grains Troy 
1 kilogramme . . .2 lbs., 3 oz., 43 drams. 
445 
