THE PLANTER’S GUIDE 
February 
Sow in Hotbed 
Broccoli 
Early Cabbage 
Forcing Carrot 
Early Celery 
Cucumber 
Eggplant 
Early Lettuce 
Parsley 
Pepper 
Radish 
Tomato 
March 
Masser’s 
Truckers 
Favorite 
Tomato 
A 
Wonderful 
Money 
Maker 
Sow in Hotbed 
Early Beets 
Brussels Sprouts 
Early Cabbage 
Forcing Carrot 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Eggplant 
Kohl Rabi 
Lettuce 
Parsley 
Pepper 
Radish 
Tomato 
In Open Ground 
Beets 
Carrot 
Leek 
Onion 
Peas 
Potatoes 
Radish 
Spinach 
Early Turnip 
April 
Sow in Hotbed 
Cucumber 
Eggplant 
Melon 
Pepper 
Tomato 
Asparagus 
Beans 
Beets 
Brussels Sprouts 
Early Cabbage 
Carrot 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Cress 
Kohl Rabi 
Lettuce 
Onion 
Parsley 
Parsnip 
Peas 
Potatoes 
Radish 
Spinach 
Early Turnip 
May 
June 
In Open Ground 
In Open Ground 
Artichoke 
Brans, Lima and 
Asparagus 
all other sorts 
Beans, Bush and 
Beet3 
Running 
Broccoli 
Beets 
Brussels Sprouts 
Brussels Sprouts 
Late Cabbage 
Carrot 
Carrot 
Cauliflower 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Sweet Cora 
Sweet Cora 
Cress 
Cress 
Cucumber 
Cucumber 
Endive 
Kohl Rabi 
Kale 
Leek 
Kohl Rabi 
Lettuce 
Lettuce 
Melon 
Melon 
Onion 
Nasturtium 
Parsley 
Okra 
Parsnip 
Early Peas 
Peas 
Potatoes 
Potatoes 
Pumpkin 
Radish 
Radish 
Salsify 
Salsify 
Spinach 
Spinach 
Early Turnip 
Squash 
Herbs 
July 
In Open Ground 
Beans 
Beets 
Carrot 
Sweet Com 
Cora Salad 
Cress 
Cucumber 
Endive 
Gherkin 
Kale 
Kohl Rabi 
Lettuce 
Nasturtium 
Okra 
Early Peas 
Pumpkin 
Radish 
Spinach 
Squash 
White Turnip 
August 
In Open Ground 
Beans, Bush 
Chervil 
Cora Salad 
Cucumber 
Endive 
Kale 
Lettuce 
Welsh Onion 
Early Peas 
Radish 
Spinach 
Turnip 
Rutabaga 
September 
InOpenGround 
Cabbage for 
cold frames 
Cauliflower for 
cold frames 
Chervil 
Cora Salad 
Cress 
Siberian Kale 
Lettuce 
Mustard 
Winter Radish 
Spinach 
Turnip 
Sweet Peas 
We Suggest a Trial 
of Our 
Cauliflower 
Three Distinct 
Varieties 
Quantity of Seeds Usually Sown per Acre 
Asparagus Roots, 4x1 ft.10,000 
Barley, broadcast.2 to 3 bushels 
Brans, dwarf, in drills.IK bushels 
Beans, pole, in drills... 10 to 12 quarts 
Beets, in drills.5 to 6 pounds 
Broom Cora, in drills.8 to 10 pounds 
Buckwheat...1 bushel 
Cabbage, In beds, to transplant. A pound 
Carrots, in drills.. 3 to 4 pounds 
Corn, in hills...8 to 10 quarts 
Corn, for fodder.3 bushels 
Cow Peas.IK to 2 bushels 
Cucumber, in hills...2 pounds 
Melon, Musk, in hills.2 to 3 pounds 
Melon, Water, In hills.4 to 5 pounds 
Mustard, broadcast...25 pounds 
Oats, broadcast.2 to 3 bushels 
Onion, In drills.5 to 0 pounds 
Onions for sets, in drills.50 pounds 
Parsnip, in drills.4 to 6 pounds 
Peas. In drills.1 A bushels 
Peas, broadcast.3 bushels 
Potatoes, cut tubers.10 bushels 
Pumpkin, in hills.3 to 4 pounds 
Radish, In drills.8 to 10 pounds 
Rape, Dwarf Essex, broadcast... 6 to C pounds 
Rye, broadcast. IK bushels 
Sage, In drills...8 to 10 pounds 
Salsify, in drills.8 to 10 pounds 
Spinach, in drills.10 to 12 pounds 
Spinach, broadcast.30 pounds 
Squash, bush varieties, In hills... 4 to 0 pounds 
Squash, running, in hills.3 to 4 pounds 
Sugar Cane or Sorghum.10 to 12 pounds 
Tomato, to transplant.M pound 
Turnip, in drills.1 A pounds 
Turnip, broadcast.2 to 4 pounds 
Vetches, broadcast.45 to 60 pounds 
Wheat, broadcast.. 1A to 2 bushels 
Grass Seeds to the Acre 
Clover, Alfalfa.20 pounds 
Clover, Alsike. 12 pounds 
Clover, Crimson.12 to 15 pounds 
Clover, Red.10 to 15 pounds 
Clover, White Blossom, sweet.25 pounds 
Clover, White Dutch.10 pounds 
Grass, Blue.2 A to 3 bushels 
Grass, Orchard... IA to 2 bushels 
Grass, Pasture.2 A to 3 bushels 
Grass, Red Top.1 A to 2 bushels 
Grass, Rye.IK to 2 bushels 
Grass, Sudan, broadcast.15 to 20 pounds 
Grass, Sudan, In rows.. 2 to 3 pounds 
Grass, mixed, for lawns.6 bushels 
Millet, Hungarian.1 bushel 
Millet, German.1 bushel 
Millet, White Wonder.1 bushel 
Millet, Japanese.15 pounds 
Timothy.15 pounds 
Table Showing Weight of Various Articles 
per bushel 
Barley.48 lbs. 
Beans...60 lbs. 
Buckwheat.48 lbs. 
Broom Corn.46 lbs. 
Blue Grass.14 lbs. 
Clover Seed.60 lbs. 
Com, Field, shelled.56 lbs. 
Corn, on the ear.70 lbs. 
Hemp Seed.40 lbs. 
Millet, Hungarian.48 lbs. 
Millet, Japanese.32 lbs. 
Millet, German.50 lbs. 
Oats.32 lbs. 
Onion Sets.32 lbs. 
Orchard Grass.14 lbs. 
Perennial Rye Grass.24 lbs. 
Peas.60 lbs. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex.50 lbs. 
Red Top Grass Seed.10 lbs. 
Rye.50 lbs. 
Spinach.40 lbs. 
Timothy Seed.45 lbs. 
Top Onions.28 lbs. 
Turnip.55 lbs. 
Vetches.60 lbs. 
Wheat.60 lbs. 
Number of Plants to the Acre 
Distance Apart 
No. of Plants 
1 
foot by 1 
foot. 
. 43.660 
IK feet by IK feet. 
2 
feet by 1 
foot. 
.21.780 
2 
feet by 2 
feet. 
2K feet by 2K feet. 
3 
feet by 2 
feet. 
. 7,600 
3 
feet by 3 
feet. 
4 
feet by 4 
feet. 
5 
feet by 4 
feet. 
5 
l'eet by 5 
feet. 
. 1.742 
6 
feet by 6 
feet. 
8 
feet by 8 
feet. 
. 080 
Number of Plants Produced from 
an Ounce of Seed 
Plants 
Asparagus.about 300 
Broccoli.about 2,000 
Cabbage.about 2,000 
Cauliflower.about 2.000 
Celery. .about 3.000 
Egg Plant.about 1.000 
Endive.about 3.000 
Kale.about 2.000 
Leek.about 1,000 
Lettuce.about 3,000 
Pepper. .about 2,000 
Tomato.about 3.000 
Sage.about 1.000 
Thyme.about 5.000 
Time Required for Maturity of Different 
Garden Crops Reckoned from Day 
of Planting the Seed 
Beans, String.45 to 65 days 
Beans, Shell.65 to 75 days 
Beet. Table.65 days 
Beets, Stock.150 days 
Cabbage, Early.105 days 
Cabbage, Late.150 days 
Cauliflower.110 days 
Cora.70 to 120 days 
Egg Plant.150 to 160 days 
Lettuce, Heading.65 days 
Melon, Water.-.120 to 140 days 
Melon, Musk.120 to 140 days 
Onion.135 to 150 days 
Pepper.140 to 150 days 
Radish.30 to 40 days 
Squash, Summer.60 to 05 days 
Squash, Winter. 125 days 
Tomato.150 days 
Turnip.60 to 70 days 
Spinach, average time.45 to 65 days 
Average Time Required for Garden Seed 
to Germinate 
Brans. 
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. 
to 
10 
days 
Endive.. 
. 5 
to 
10 
days 
Lettuce. 
to 
8 
days 
Onion. 
. 7 
to 
10 
days 
Peas. 
. 6 
to 
10 
days 
Parsnip. 
.10 
to 
20 
days 
Parsley. 
.15 
to 
21 
days 
Pepper. 
. 9 
to 
14 
days 
Radish. 
. 3 
to 
6 
days 
Spinach. 
. 7 
to 
12 
days 
Salsify. 
to 
12 
days 
Tomato. 
to 
12 
days 
Turnip. 
. 4 
to 
8 
days 
QUANTITY OF SEED TO SOW A SINGLE ROW OF 100 YARDS 
Quantity of Seed to Sow a Single Row 
of 100 Yards 
Asparagus.8 oz. 
Beans, Bush...3 qts. 
Beans, Lima.3 pts. 
Beans, Pole.3 pts. 
Beet.5 oz. 
Broccoli.5 oz. 
Brussels Sprouts.1 oz. 
Cabbage.2 oz. 
Carrot.3 oz. 
Cauliflower.2 oz. 
Celery.3 oz. 
Collards.3 oz. 
Com.1 pt. 
Cress.4 oz. 
Cucumber.4 oz. 
Dandelion. 3 oz. 
Egg Plant.1 oz. 
Endive.2 oz. 
Kohl Rabi. 2 oz. 
Leek.2 oz. 
Lettuce.2 oz. 
Melon. Musk.2 oz. 
Melon, Water. 3 oz. 
Mustard.4 oz. 
Okra.12 oz. 
Onion (for large bulbs).2 oz. 
Onion (for sets).8 oz. 
Parsley..2 oz. 
Parsnip.3 oz. 
Peas.3 qts. 
Pepper.1 oz. 
Pumpkin.2 oz. 
Radish.6 oz. 
Rhubarb.4 oz. 
Salsify.4 oz. 
Spinach.6 oz. 
Squash.8 oz. 
Tomato.1 oz. 
Turnip. 3 oz. 
