FARM TABLES 
Showing the standard 
Barley .....48 lbs. 
Beans . 60 lbs. 
Blue Grass .14 lbs. 
Buckwheat .48 lbs. 
Clover .60 lbs. 
Corn .56 lbs. 
TABLE OF WEIGHT 
weights per bushel of some of 
Flax .. 56 lbs. 
Hemp .44 lbs. 
Hungarian Grass .48 lbs. 
Millet .48 lbs. 
Oats . 32 lbs. 
Peas (field) .60 lbs. 
the more common seeds. 
Rye .56 lba 
Red Top Grass.14 lba 
Rape .50 lbs. 
Timothy .45 lbs. 
Tales, or Vetches.60 lbs 
Wheat .60 lbs. 
PLANTS UPON AN ACRE OF GROUND 
Distances No. of 
apart Plants 
6 in. by 6 in..174,240 
1 foot by 1 foot. 43,560 
1 y 2 foot by iy 2 foot. 19,360 
2 feet by 1 foot. 21,780 
Distances No. of 
apart Plants 
2 feet by 2 feet.10,890 
3 feet by 2 feet. 7,260 
3 feet by 3 feet. 4,840 
4 feet by 4 feet. 2,722 
Distances No. of 
apart Plants 
5 feet by 5 feet.1,742 
6 feet by 6 feet.1,210 
8 feet by 8 feet. 680 
10 feet by 10 feet. 435 
SEED REQUIRED FOR A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS, ETC. 
1 oz. Asparagus will produce about.......500 plants 
1 oz. Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Kale, Tomato, Leak or Pepper.2500 plants 
1 oz. Celery, Endive, or Lettuce will produce about .,.6000 plants 
1 oz. Okra, or Spinach, may be allowed for every . 100 feet of row 
1 oz. Onion, or Radish, may be allowed for every .150 feet of row 
1 oz. Carrot, Parsley, Parsnip, or Turnip, may be allowed for every.200 feet of row 
1 oz. Cucumber is sufficient for.. 125 hills 
1 oz. Musk Melon is sufficient for... 100 hills 
1 oz. Water Melon is sufficient for. 40 to 60 hills 
1 oz. Pumpkin, or Squash, is sufficient for... 40 to SO hills 
1 qt. Dwarf or Bush Beans is sufficient for..200 feet of row or 300 hills 
1 qt. Pole Beans is sufficient for......100 to 200 hills 
1 qt. Peas is sufficient for...150 to 200 feet of row 
TABLE OF QUANTITIES 
Showing the quantity of seed usually sown upon an acre. 
Barley, broadcast..2 to 3 bu. 
Barley, in drills.....1 % to 2 bu. 
Beans, dwarf, in drills.1% bu. 
Beets, in drills._... 4 lbs. 
Broom Corn, in drills..;... iy 2 bu. 
Buckwheat .1 to 1 y 2 bu. 
Cabbage, in hills. 8% oz. 
Cabbage, in beds to transplant.2 oz. 
Carrots, in drills...2 to 3 lbs. 
Clover, Red, broadcast.15 to 20 lbs. 
Clover, White, broadcast.10 to 15 lbs. 
Clover, Alsike, broadcast..10 to 15 lbs. 
Corn, in hills.8 to 12 lbs. 
Corn, for fodder.2 to 3 bu. 
Cucumber, in hills. 1 lb. 
Flax .1 y 2 to 2 bu. 
Grasses— 
Kentucky Blue Grass.. 2 bu. 
Lawn Grass .3 bu. 
Orchard Grass.....2 to 3 bu. 
Red Top Grass.2 bu. 
Hemp, broadcast .1 to 1 y 2 bu. 
Hungarian Grass . y 2 to % bu. 
Lucerne, broadcast ...15 lbs. 
The above list estimates of seeds for an 
tained, assuming the seeds are good. 
Millet, broadcast .. y 2 to 3% bu. 
Musk Melon, in hills .1 to 1 y 2 lbs. 
Mangel Wurzel, in drills...4 lbs. 
Oats, broadcast ...2 to 3 bu. 
Onion, or dry bulbs, in drills..4 lbs. 
Onions, or bulbs, to sell green, 
in drills ...6 to 8 lbs. 
Onion Sets, in drills. 10 bu. 
Parsnips, in drills.4 to 6 lbs. 
Potatoes, in drills, depending on 
number of eyes.1.7 to 15 bu. 
Peas, broadcast ... 2 bu. 
Radish, in drills.6 lbs. 
Radish, broadcast ..12 to 16 lbs. 
Rye, broadcast .2 bu. 
Salsify, in drills. 6 to 8 lbs. 
Sage, in drills. 4 to 6 lb3. 
Spinach, in drills.10 to 15 lba. 
Squash, bush varieties, in hills, 3 to 4 lbs. 
Squash, running varieties, in 
hills .2 to 2 y 2 lbs. 
Tomatoes, in bed to transplant...2 oz. 
Turnip, in drills .........2 lba. 
Vetches .2 to 3 bu. 
acre is as nearly correct as can well be ascer- 
