The 
NUMBER OF PLANTS REQUIRED 
TO THE ACRE 
Distance 
Apart 
No. of Plants 
1 
foot 
by 
1 
foot.. 
.43,660 
1% 
feet 
by 
1% 
feet.. 
.19,360 
2 
feet 
by 
1 
foot. 
.21,780 
2 
feet 
by 
2. 
feet.. 
.10,890 
2% 
feet 
by 
2% 
feet. 
. 6,969 
3 
feet 
by 
2 
feet.. 
. 7,600 
S 
feet 
by 
8 
feet. 
. 4,840 
4 
feet 
by 
4 
feet.. 
. 2,722 
5 
feet 
by 
4 
feet.. 
. 2,178 
6 
feet 
by 
5 
feet. 
. 1,742 
6 
feet 
by 
6 
feet. 
. 1,210 
8 
feet 
by 
8 
feet. 
. 680 
AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED 
FOR GARDEN SEED TO 
GERMINATE 
Beans . 
5 
to 
10 
days 
Beet . 
7 
to 
10 
days 
Cabbage . 
5 
to 
10 
days 
Carrot . 
12 
to 
18 
days 
Cauliflower . 
5 
to 
10 
days 
Corn . 
5 
to 
8 
days 
Cucumber . 
6 
to 
10 
days 
Endive . 
5 
to 
10 
days 
Lettuce . 
6 
to 
8 
days 
Onion . 
7 
to 
10 
days 
Peas . 
6 
to 
10 
days 
Parsnip . 
10 
to 
20 
days 
Parsley _ . - 
16 
to 
21 
days 
Pepper .. 
9 
to 
14 
days 
Radish .... 
3 
to 
6 
days 
Spinach ..— 
7 
to 
12 
days 
Salsify .. .. 
7 
to 
12 
days 
Tomato _ 
6 
to 
12 
days 
Turnip - 
4 
to 
8 
days 
Planter’s Guide 
NUMBER OF PLANTS PRO¬ 
DUCED FROM AN 
OUNCE OF SEED 
Asparagus 
Cabbage 
Cauliflower 
Celery . 
Egg Plant 
Endive . 
Kale .. 
Lettuce . 
Pepper . 
Tomato 
....About 300 
...About 2,000 
...About 2,000 
...About 3,000 
...About 1,000 
...About 3,000 
...About 2,000 
...About 3,000 
....About 2,000 
...About 3,000 
TIME REQUIRED FOR MATUR¬ 
ITY OF DIFFERENT GAR¬ 
DEN CROPS RECKON¬ 
ED FROM DAY OF 
PLANTING THE 
SEED 
Beans—String . 45 
Beans—Shell . 65 
Beet—Table . 
Beets—Stock . 
Cabbage—Early . 
Cabbage—Late . 
Cauliflower . 
Corn . 70 
Egg Plant .160 
Lettuce—Heading .... 
Melon—Water ..120 
Melon—Musk .120 
Onion .135 
Pepper .140 
Radish . 30 
Squash—Summer .... 60 
Squash—Winter _ 
Tomato .125 
Turnip . 60 
Spinach,Av.Time 45 
to 65 days 
to 75 days 
65 days 
150 days 
105 days 
160 days 
110 days 
to 120 days 
to 160 days 
65 days 
to 140 days 
to 140 days 
to 160 days 
to 150 days 
to 40 days 
to 65 days 
125 days 
to 150 days 
to 70 days 
to 65 days 
QUANTITY OF SEED TO SOW 
A SINGLE ROW OF 
100 YARDS 
Asparagus . 8 ozs. 
Beans, Bush .6 lbs. 
Beans, Lima .3 lbs. 
Beans, Pole .3 lbs. 
Beet .5 ozs. 
Broccoli .3 ozs. 
Brussels Sprouts . 3 ozs. 
Cabbage _ 2 ozs. 
Carrots _ 3 ozs. 
Cauliflower .. 3 ozs. 
Celery _3 ozs. 
Corn . 1 lb. 
Cress . 4 ozs. 
Cucumber .. 4 ozs. 
Dandelion .3 ozs. 
Egg Plant .1 oz. 
Endive ..2 ozs. 
Leek .3 ozs. 
Lettuce .2 ozs. 
Melon, Musk .2 ozs. 
Melon, Water .2 ozs. 
Mustard .4 ozs. 
Okra .3 ozs. 
Onion (for large bulbs).2 ozs. 
Onion (for sets).8 ozs. 
Parsley .,.2 ozs. 
Parsnips . 2 ozs. 
Peas .6 lbs. 
Pepper .1 oz. 
Pumpkin .2 ozs. 
Radish .6 ozs. 
Rhubarb . 3 ozs. 
Salsify .3 ozs. 
Spinach .6 ozs. 
Squash .3 ozs. 
Tomato ..1 oz. 
Turnip . 3 ozs. 
Kohl Rabi .3 ozs. 
Alfalfa, Clo 
Beans, Vetch, Peas . . witli 
^ The Original Legume Inoculator 
NOBBE-HILTNER PROCESS 
each Tear 
Germ Count 
NEW 
REDUCED NITRAGIN 
INOCULATION PRICES 
TRADEMARK REG'D. OEC. 6, 1898 NO- 32212 
REDUCED TO 
65c per bu. size—Alfalfa, Clovers, Lespedeza 
When ordering always specify kind of seed. 
Alfalfa, all Clover* 
Lespedeza 
Size Price 
Vi bu. -$ .35 
1 bu.. .65 
2Vi bu.„. 1.40 
Soy Beans, Cow 
Peas 
Size Price 
1 bu...$ .35 
2 bu. 65 
5 bu. 1.40 
10 bu. 2.45 
Peas, Vetch, Beans, 
Austrian Winter 
Peas 
Size Price 
Vi bu. .$ .35 
1 bu...50 
Garden NITRAGIN 
for Peas, Beans, 
Sweet Peas 
and Lupines 
*l 2 /3 bu.80 
5 bu... 2.25 
*"100 lb. size“ pack¬ 
ed only for Vetch 
and Peas. 
Can be used on 
any amount of 
seed, up to 8 lbs. 
Price 25c 
50c 
35c 
per bu. size — Peas, Vetch, Beans, 
Aust. W. Peas 
per bu. size—Soy Beans, Cow Peas 
YOU CAN NOW AFFORD TO INOCULATE ALL YOUR 
LEGUMES WITH DATED, HIGH COUNT NITRAGIN. 
For your protection, because Legume Germs are PERISH¬ 
ABLE, every package of NITRAGIN bears the Expira¬ 
tion DATE as well as the Germ COUNT when packed, 
and the PRICE. 
NITRAGIN guarantees Billions of live, fresh and efficient 
Legume Germs in every package — tells you what you are 
buying-guarantees full measure. NITRAGIN is always 
reliable — has served the American Farmer since 1898. 
NITRAGIN EASY TO APPLY 
NITRAGIN is a regular, MOIST, soil-like culture packed 
in tins. Easy to apply. Directions on every can. 
NITRAGIN —The .Original Legume Inoculator —is the 
lowest priced, high quality inoculator 
on the market. 
ALWAYS THE LARGEST—and most widely distributed inoculator in the U. S. A. 
