USEFUL INFORMATION 
LEGAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Lbs. per bu. 
ARTICLES 
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Apples, Dried . 
24 
24 
28 
22 
25 
24 
22 
22 
Annlps Urppn 
50 
57 
Bran .1 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
Barley . 
48 
48 
48 
48 
48 
48 
48 
48 
Beans, White .. 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
62 
60 
Beans, Castor . 
46 
46 
46 
46 
46 
46 
46 
46 
Buckwheat . 
52 
52150 
48 
50 
5 214 815 0 
Broom Corn Seed . 
46 
46 
46 
46 
46 
46 
46 30 
Rppts . 
60 
50 
56 
Carrots . 
55 
50 
50 
50 
Charcoal .... 
22 
22 
22 
22 
22 
22 
22 
Coal, Stone ... 
80 
80 
80 
80 
Coke . 
40 
38 
40 
Corn, Shelled .... 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
Corn, Ear . 
70 
70 
70 
70 
68 
70 
70 
68 
Corn, Meal . 
48 
48 
48 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
Cranberries . 
33 
40 
33 
Dried Peaches . 
23 
23 
28 
28 
33 
33 
32 
33 
Flax Seed . 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
Grass Seed, Blue .. 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
15 
10 
Grass Seed, Clover . 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
Grass Seed, Hungarian . 
48 
48 
48 
50 
48 
48 
50 
Grass Seed, Millet . 
50 
48 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
Grass Seed, Orchard ... 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
Grass Seed, Red Top . 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
Grass Seed, Timothy . 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
45 
44 
45 
German Lupine . 
60 
Hemp Seed .... 
44 
44 
44 
44 
44 
44 
44 
44 
Hickory Nuts . 
50 
Malt Barley . 
38 
36 
34 
38 
38 
38 
34 
34 
Mineral Coal ... 
40 
70 
Middlings, Fine . 
40 
40 
Middlings, Coarse . 
30 
30 
Oats . 
32 
32 
32 
32 
32 
32 
32 
32 
Onions . 
57 
57 
57 
54 
48 
57 
57 
50 
Onions, Tops . 
28 
28 
28 
28 
28 
28 
28 
25 
Onions, Sets . 
32 
Osage Orange . 
33 
Parsnips . 
55 
55 
54 
Potatoes . 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
Potatoes, Sweet . 
50 
46 
55 
56 
55 
56 
55 
50 
Peas, Dried ... 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
Peas, in Pods .. 
32 
Popcorn . 
70 
70 
Quicklime .... 
80 
80 
80 
80 
80 
80 
80 
Rye ... 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
56 
Salt, Coarse . 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
Salt, Fine ... 
55 
50 
56 
56 
50 
50 
56 
50 
Turnips, Rutabaga . 
55 
55 
56 
58 
55 
50 
55 
60 
Turnips, White ... 
42 
42 
Wheat .. 
16 0 
60 
60 
160 
60 
60 
60 
60 
Dry Measure. 2 pints, 1 quart; 8 quarts, 1 peck; 
4 pecks, 1 bushel; 36 bushels, 1 caldron. 
Liquid Measure. 4 gills, 1 pint; 2 pints, 1 quart; 
4 quarts, 1 gallon; 31 Yz gallons, 1 barrel; 2 barrels 
1 hogshead. 
Measurement of an Acre. The following will be 
found useful in arriving at accuracy in estimating the 
amount of land in different pieces of ground under 
cultivation; 5 yards wide by 968 yards long, contains 
one acre, as do also the following measurements: 
10 yards wide by 484 yards long; 20 yards wide by 
242 yards long; 40 yards wide by 121 yards long; 70 
yards wide by 69 y 2 yards long; 60 feet wide by 726 
feet long; 110 feet wide by 396 feet long; 120 feet 
wide by 363 feet long; 220 feet wide by 198 feet long; 
240 feet wide by 181*/j feet long, and 440 feet wide 
by 99 feet long. 
No. of Plants or Trees per Acre at Given Distances 
Dis. Apart 
No. Plants 
Dis. Apart 
No. Plants 
12x 1 
in. .. 
.522,720 
36x36 
in. .. 
. 4,480 
12x 3 
in. .. 
_174,240 
42x12 
in. .. 
. 12,446 
12x12 
in. 
. 43,560 
42x24 
in. .. 
. 6,223 
16x 1 
in. 
. .392,040 
42x36 
in. 
. 4,148 
18x 1 
in. .. 
.348,480 
48x12 
in. .. 
. 10.890 
18x 3 
in. 
116,160 
48x18 
in. .. 
. 7,790 
18x12 
in. 
29,040 
48x24 
in. .. 
. 5,445 
1 8x18 
in. 
19^360 
48x30 
in. .. 
. 4,356 
20x 1 
in. 
313,635 
48x36 
in. .. 
. 3,630 
20x20 
in. 
15,681 
48x58 
in. .. 
. 2,723 
24x 1 
in. 
261,360 
60x36 
in. .. 
. 2,901 
24x18 
in. 
15,520 
60x48 
in. .. 
. 2,178 
24x24 
in. 
10,890 
60x60 
in. .. 
. 1,743 
3 Ox 1 
in. 
209 088 
8x 1 
ft. .. 
. 5,445 
30x 6 
in. .. 
. 34,848 
8x 3 
ft. .. 
. 1,815 
REFERENCE TABLES 
Quantity of Seeds, Requisite to Produce a 
Given Number of Plants and Sow an Acre 
Quantity per Acre 
Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants .6 oz. 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants .1 lb. 
Asparagus Roots .. 1000 to 7250 
Harley ..... 2 y 2 bu. 
Beans, Dwarf, 1 pt. to 100 ft. of drill..1 bu. 
Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills y 2 bu. 
Beet, Garden, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill..7 lbs. 
Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill..5 lbs. 
Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5000 plants .2 oz. 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants..2 oz. 
Buckwheat ..„.. y 2 bu. 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants ...2 oz. 
Carrot, *4 oz. to 100 ft. of drill ....2 y 2 lbs. 
Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants ....2 V 2 oz. 
Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants .2 oz. 
Chicory . 4 lbs. 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch . 6 lbs. 
Clover, Lucerne .. 15 to 25 lbs. 
Clover, Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 lbs. 
Clover, Large Red and Medium . 
...8 to 12 lbs. 
Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants . 2 oz. 
Corn, Rice (shelled) . 4 lbs. 
Corn, Sweet, y± pint to 100 hills .12 lbs. 
Cress, 3-4 oz. to 100 ft. of drill .12 lbs. 
Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills .1 to 3 lbs. 
Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants .4 oz. 
Endive, y± oz. to 100 ft. of drill ...Ay 2 lbs. 
Flax, broadcast . y 2 bu. 
Garlic, Bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 ft. of drill .... 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky . 30 to 40 lbs. 
Grass, Blue, English .20 lbs. 
Grass, Hungarian and Millet ..25 lbs. 
Grass, Mixed Lawn ..100 lbs. 
Grass, Red Top, Fancy, Clean.. .8 to 10 lbs. 
Grass, Timothy . y t bu. 
Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Fowl 
Meadow and Wood Meadow .3 lbs. 
Hemp . y 2 bu. 
Horse Radish Roots .10,000 to 15,000 
Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants .2 oz. 
Koh'l-rabi, 1-3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill....4 lbs. 
Leek, 1-3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill.4 lbs. 
Lettuce, (4 oz. to 100 ft. of drill.3 lbs. 
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills....1 to 3 lbs. 
Melon, Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills. 
. 1 y 2 to 4 lbs. 
Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 ft. of drill..15 lbs. 
Okra, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill . 8 lbs. 
Onion Seed, 1-3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill.... 
.4 to 5 lbs. 
Onion Seed for sets ... 40 to 80 lbs. 
Onion Sets, 1 qt. to 40 ft. of drill.8 bu. 
Parsnips, *4 oz. to 100 ft. of drill -3 lbs. 
Parsley, *4 oz. to 100 ft. of drill ..3 lbs. 
Pears, Garden, 1 pt. to 100 ft. of drill 
. 1 to 3 bu. 
Peas, Field .2 bu. 
Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants .3 oz. 
Pumpkin, 1-3 qt. to 100 hills ....3 to 4 lbs. 
Radish. 2-3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. 
...10 to 12 bu. 
Rye ...-.bu. 
Salsify, 3-4 oz. to 100 ft. of drill-8 lbs. 
Spinach, y 2 oz. to 1000 ft. of drill ....8 lbs. 
Summer Savory ...3-4 lb 
Sunflower .8 lbs. 
Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills —.2 lbs. 
Squash, Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills .2 lbs. 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants .2 oz. 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants .2 oz. 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 ft. of drill ....1 to 3 lbs. 
Vetches .2 bu. 
Average Time Required for Garden Seeds 
to Germinate 
Bean . 
5 
Days 
to 10 
Lettuce 
. 6 
Days 
to 8 
Beet 
7 
to 
10 
Onion 
. 7 
to 
10 
Cabbage ... 
5 
to 
10 
Pea . 
. 6 
to 
10 
Carrot . 
12 
to 
IS 
Parsnip 
....10 
to 
20 
Cauliflower 
5 
to 
10 
Pepper 
. 9 
to 
14 
Celery . 
10 
to 
20 
Radish 
. 3 
to 
6 
Corn 
5 
to 
8 
Salsify 
Tomato 
. 7 
to 
12 
Cucumber .. 
6 
to 
10 
...... 6 
to 
12 
Endive . 
5 
to 
10 
Turnip 
. 4 
to 
8 
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