TABLE SHOWING THE QUANTITY 
Of Seed Required to Sow an Acre and Number of Pounds to Bushel 
Varieties 
Weight per Bushel 
Quantity Seed 
per Acre 
Artichoke . 
.... 6 ounces 
.... 1 pound 
.... 1 y 2 to 2 bushels 
.... 1 y 2 to 2 bushels 
.... 10 to 12 quarts 
.... 1 to 1 y 2 bushels 
.... 6 pounds 
.... 5 pounds 
.... 10 to 12 quarts 
.... 1 to 1 y 2 bushels 
Asparagus . 
Barley, Broadcast . 
Beans, Dwarf in drills . 
.60 “ . 
Beans, Pole in hills . 
.60 “ 
Beans, Soja . 
Beets, Table in drills . 
Beets, Mangel Wurzel . 
Broom Corn, in drills . 
.46 “ 
Buckwheat . 
Cabbage, in beds to transplant . . 
Cane, or Sorghum . 
.... 1 to 1 y 2 bushels 
.... 3 to 4 pounds 
.... 8 to 14 pounds 
.... 6 to 8 pounds 
.... 8 to 10 pounds 
.... 20 pounds 
.... 20 pounds 
.... 10 to 15 pounds 
.... 8 to 14 pounds 
.... 6 quarts 
.... 6 to 8 quarts 
Carrot, in drills . 
.55 “ . 
Clover, Red Medium . 
.60 “ . 
Clover, White . 
.60 “ . 
Clover, Alsike . 
.60 “ . 
Clover, Alfalfa or Lucerne . 
.60 “ . 
Clover, Sweet . 
.60 “ . 
Clover, Crimson . 
.60 “ . 
Clover, Mammoth . 
.60 “ . 
Corn, Sweet, in hills. 
.4S “ . 
Corn, Field, on ears . 
.70 “ . 
Corn, Field, shelled . 
Cow Peas . 
.60 “ . 
Cucumber, in hills . 
Egg Plant . 
Endive . 
Flax, Broadcast . 
.... % to 1 bushel 
Grass, Lawn . 
.14 “ . 
Grass, Meadow Fescue . 
.24 “ . 
.... 1 to 1 y 2 bushels 
.... 2 to 3 bushels 
.... 2 to 3 bushels 
.... 8 to 10 pounds 
Grass, Kentucky Blue . 
.14 “ . 
Grass, Orchard . 
.14 “ . 
Grass, Red Top, Fancy. 
32 “ 
Grass, Sudan . 
Hemp . 
.4 4 “ . 
.... 1 y 2 bushels 
Kohl Rabi . 
Leek. 
Meadow Grass . 
....25 pounds 
Melon, Musk . 
Melon, Water, . 
Millet, Billion Dollar, Broadcast . 
.... 25 pounds 
.... % to 1 bushel 
.... 1 bushel 
.... % to 1 bushel 
.... 2 to 3 bushels 
Millet, Golden . 
.50 “ . 
Millet, Hungarian . 
.48 “ . 
Millet, Siberian . 
.48 “ . 
Oats, Broadcast . 
.32 “ . 
Onion, Seed, in drills . 
Onion, Seed for sets . 
Onion, Sets . 
.... 8 bushels 
.... 3 pounds 
Parsnips, in drills . 
.55 “ . 
Parsley . ... 
Peas, Field . 
.60 “ . 
.... 1 y 2 to 3 bushels 
.... 2 to 3 bushels 
.... 1 to 3 bushels 
.... 8 to 10 bushels 
.... 3 to 4 pounds 
.... 10 to 12 pounds 
.... 4 to 6 pounds 
.... 1 x / 2 to 2 bushels 
Peas, Smooth . 
.60 “ . 
Peas, Wrinkled . 
.56 “ . 
Potatoes .. 
.60 “ . 
Pumpkins, in hills . 
.28 “ . 
Radish, in drills . 
.55 “ . 
Rape . 
.50 “ . 
Rve, Broadcast . 
.... 56 “ . 
Sage, in drills . 
Salsifv, in drills . 
Spinach, Sped . 
Squash, Bush, in hills ... 
.38 “ . 
.... 2 pounds 
.... 2 pounds 
.... 8 pounds 
.... 30 to 40 pounds 
.... 12 to 20 pounds 
Squash, Running, in hills . 
.38 “ . 
Sunflower . 
94 “ 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass . 
.14 “ . 
Timothy . 
.45 “ . 
Tobacco . 
Tomato to transplant. . 
Turnips, in drills ... 
.... 1 to 3 pounds 
.... iy 2 to 2 bushels 
.... 1 !4 bushels 
Vetches or 'Pares ...... 
.60 “ . 
Wheat, in drills . 
.60 “ . 
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