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OLDS & WHIPPLE, Inc. 
SEED AND PLANT TABLES. 
Barley . 
• • • 
Quantity 
Per Acre 
95 to 120 lbs. 
Weight 
Per Bu. 
48 lbs. 
Blue Grass (Canada) 
25 to 
40 lbs. 
14 lbs. 
" “ (Kentucky) . 
25 to 
40 lbs. 
14 lbs. 
Buckwheat 
50 to 
60 lbs. 
48 lbs. 
Clover-Alfalfa (Broadcast) 
20 to 
30 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
t* 44 
(Drills) . 
15 to 
20 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
" Crimson 
10 to 
20 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
“ Red 
, 
10 to 
15 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
“ White. 
5 to 
10 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
Corn (Hills) 
• • • 
15 to 
20 lbs. 
56 lbs. 
“ (drills for fodder) . 
60 to 
75 lbs. 
56 lbs. 
'* (broadcast) . 
120 to 150 lbs. 
56 lba. 
Cow Peas in Drills. 
60 to 
90 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
Millet (Common) . 
25 to 
40 lbs. 
48 lbs. 
“ (Hungarian) 
25 to 
40 lbs. 
48 lbs. 
" (Japanese) . 
12 to 
20 lbs. 
32 lbs. 
Oats 
• • • 
60 to 
90 lbs. 
32 lbs. 
Orchard Grass 
25 to 
40 lbs. 
14 lbs. 
Rape (broadcast) . 
5 to 
6 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
“ (drills) 
c • • 
3 to 
4 lb3. 
60 lbs. 
Red Top (unhulled) 
25 to 
40 bs. 
14 ibs. 
“ “ (recleaned) 
10 to 
15 lbs. 
35 lb2. 
Rhode Island Bent Grass 
25 to 
40 lbs. 
14 lbs. 
Rye Grass (Italian) 
40 to 
50 lbs. 
18 lbs. 
Soja Beans (broadcast) . 
50 to 
75 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
“ (in rows) 
20 to 
30 lbs. 
60 lba. 
Sudan Grass . 
15 to 
20 lbs. 
Timothy 
15 to 
30 lbs. 
45 lbs. 
Vetch (Spring) 
50 to 
70 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
Vetch (Winter) 
30 to 
60 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
Wheat . 
90 to 120 lbs. 
60 lbs. 
Potatoes, 
• • • 
12 Bu. 
60 lbs. 
Clover, 
Timothy, 
together, for one acre,. 
f 8 pounds 
j X bushel 
Red Top, 
Peas in drill 
Carrots, 
s are sown 1 X to IX bushels to the 
acre. 
usually sown to the acre, 
l 3 pounds 
2X to 3 lbs. 
Beets, 
44 
44 44 
44 *4 
4 to 6 lbs. 
Parsnips, 
• < 
41 44 
44 44 
3 to 6 lbs. 
Onions,. 
44 
44 44 
44 14 
4 to 6 lbs. 
Ruta Bagas, . 
44 
44 4 4 
4* 4 4 
1 lb. 
Turnips, 
44 
44 44 
44 44 
1 to 1X lbs. 
Beans, . 
44 
44 44 
44 44 
IX to 2 bu. 
Quantity of Corn Required to Plant an Acre, Five Grains in a Hill. 
3 
ft. x 2 
• 
.i8qts. 
3 ft. x 3 
. 14 qts. 
354 
ft. x 3 
• 
. 10 qts. 
3 % ft. x 3 
• 4 • • • 
. 8 qts. 
3 
ft. X 4 
4 
. 7 qts. 
4 ft. x 4 
4 • • • • 
6 qts. 
Number of Plants per Acre at Given 
Distances. 
I 
ft. X I 
ft. 
• • » • • 43»5^ 
9 ft. x 9 ft. 
537 
xfc 
ft. x ij£ 
ft. 
. . . • . 19*360 
12 ft. x 12 ft. 
. . 362 
2 
ft. X 2 
ft. 
1 1 4 » 4 10.890 
15 ft. x 15 ft. 
163 
3)4 
ft. X 2 % 
ft. 
1 « • 4 » 6^69 
18 ft. x 18 ft. 
*34 
3 
ft. x 3 
ft. 
♦ 1 • 4 « 4,840 
20 ft. x 20 ft. 
. 100 
4 
ft. x 4 
ft. 
• % . 4 . 2,722 
25 ft. x 25 ft. 
73 
5 
ft, x 5 
ft. 
4 1 1 t 4 1,74^ 
30 ft. x 30 ft. 
. . 47 
6 
ft. x 6 
ft. 
• 4 4 < 4 X,2XO 
40 ft. x 40 ft. 
. . 20 
Quantity of Seed Required for a Given Number of Plants, or Number 
of Hills, or Length of Drill. 
Asparagus, 
Beets, 
Beans. Dwarf, 
Beans, Pole, 
Carrot, 
Cabbage. 
Cauliflower, 
Celery, 
Cucumbers. 
Corn, 
Dandelion. 
Endive 
E*>g Plant, 
Lettuce, 
Leek, 
Watermelon, 
i oz. to 65 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to50 ft. of drill 
1 qt. to ioc ft. of drill 
1 pt. to 150 hills 
1 oz, to 150 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
1 oz. to 3.000 plants 
1 oz, to 4,000 plants 
1 oz. to 50 hills 
1 qt. to400 hills 
1 oz. to 200 ft of drill 
1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill 
1 oz to 2.000 plants 
i oz. to 4,000 plants 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 80 hills 
Musk Melon, 
Okra. 
Onion, 
Onion Sets, small, 
Parsley, . 
Parsnip, . 
Peas, 
Pumpkin, 
Pepper, 
Radish. 
Salsify. 
Spinach, 
Squash, early. 
Squash, marrow, 
Tomato, 
Turnip, 
. 1 oz. to 60 hills 
1 oz. to 40 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
1 qt. to 4 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 200 ft. of drill 
1 qt. to too ft of drill 
1 oz. to 40 hills 
1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
1 oz. to too ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 70 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 50 hills 
1 oz. to 16 hills 
1 oz. to 3.000 plants 
i oz to 150 ft. of drill 
One Gallon, by the U. S. Standard Unit of Liquid Measure contains 231 cubic inches 
The U. S. Bushel contains 2,150.42 cubic inches. 
An Acre contains 43,560 square feet. 
