RICE’S DEPENDABLE SEEDS 
ARE THE PRODUCTS OF 
AMERICA’S LEADING SEED GROWING ESTABLISHMENT 
FOUNDED IN 1832 
As seed producers, we are supplying many of the leading seed dealers in this country and abroad, and the quality 
of our stocks is the best that painstaking care, long experience and expense can make them. 
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Buy your seeds at home and help build up a convenient seed business in your own community. You will thus save 
express charges and avoid delay when you are ready to plant. 
We will not assume responsibility where the local merchant carelessly handles our product. The seeds we 
supply him we know to be correct when shipped, and will give the planter the best possible results. 
REFERENCE TABLE 
Quantity of Seed Requisite to Produce a Given Number of Plants and Sow an Acre 
Quantity 
per Acre 
Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants.6 ozs. 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants.1 lb. 
Barley.120 lbs. 
Beans, Dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill.60 lbs. 
Beans, Pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills.30 lbs. 
Beet, Garden, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.5 to 6 lbs. 
Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.6 lbs. 
Broccoli, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Broom Corn.10 lbs. 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Buckwheat.25 lbs. 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Carrot, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.3 lbs. 
Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Celery, 1 oz. to 7,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch.6 lbs. 
Clover, Lucerne, Large Red, Crimson Trefoil. . . .8 lbs. 
Clover, Medium.12 lbs. 
Collards, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Corn, Sweet, J4 lb. to 100 hills.12 lbs. 
Cress, Yi oz. to 100 feet of drill.10 lbs. 
Cucumber, 1 oz. to 50 hills.2 lbs. 
Egg plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill.4^ lbs. 
Flax, broadcast.30 lbs. 
Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill. 
Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills. 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky.20 lbs. 
Grass, Blue, English.14 lbs. 
Grass, Hungarian Millet.25 lbs. 
Grass, Mixed Lawn.60 lbs. 
Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fowl 
Meadow and Wood Meadow.30 lbs. 
Grass, Red Top, Fancy Clean.8 to 10 lbs. 
Quantity 
per Acre 
Grass, Timothy.15 lbs. 
Hemp.25 lbs. 
Kale, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Kohl Rabi, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill.4 lbs. 
Leek, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill.4 lbs. 
Lettuce, 1 oz. to 120 feet of drill.3 lbs. 
Martynia, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill.5 lbs. 
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 80 hills.3 lbs. 
Melon, Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills.5 lbs. 
Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.15 lbs. 
Oats.64 lbs. 
Okra, V /2 ozs. to 100 feet of drill.8 lbs. 
Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill.4 lbs. 
Onion Seed, for Sets.50 to 60 lbs. 
Onion Sets, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill.250 lbs. 
Parsnip, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill.5 to 6 lbs. 
Parsley, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.3 lbs. 
Peas, Garden, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill.150 lbs. 
Peas, Field.120 lbs. 
Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants.3 ozs. 
Potatoes.8 to 10 bus. 
Pumpkin, 1 lb. to 250 hills.3 to 4 lbs. 
Radish, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.8 to 10 lbs. 
Rye.60 to 90 lbs. 
Salsify, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.8 lbs. 
Spinach, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.10 to 12 lbs. 
Summer Savory, 1 packet to 100 feet of drill... ^ lb. 
Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 50 hills.3 lbs. 
Squash, Winter, 1 oz. to 25 hills.4 lbs. 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants.2 ozs. 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants.2 ozs. 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill. V /2 lbs. 
Vetches, Spring.120 lbs. 
Wheat.75 lbs. 
Distance apart 
12 x 
1 incl 
12 x 
3 
u 
12 x 
12 
it 
16 x 
1 
u 
18 x 
1 
it 
18 x 
3 
u 
18 x 
12 
u 
18 x 
18 
Cl 
20 x 
1 
u 
20 x 
20 
11 
24 x 
1 
11 
24 x 
18 
11 
Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at Given Distances 
No. Plants 
Distance apart 
No. Plants 
Distance apart 
No. Plants 
.522,720 
.174,240 
. 43,560 
.392,040 
.348,480 
.116,160 
. 29,040 
. 19,360 
.313,635 
. 15,681 
.261,360 
. 15,520 
24 
X 
24 inches. 
30 
X 
1 
Cl 
30 
X 
6 
ll 
30 
X 
12 
ll 
30 
X 
16 
ll 
30 
X 
20 
ll 
30 
X 
24 
ll 
30 
X 
30 
ll 
36 
X 
3 
ll 
36 
X 
12 
ll 
36 
X 
18 
ll 
36 
X 
24 
ll 
10,890 
209,088 
34,848 
17,424 
13,068 
10,454 
8,712 
6,970 
58,080 
14,520 
9,680 
7,260 
36 x 36 inches 
42 x 12 “ 
42 x 24 “ 
42 x 36 “ 
48 x 12 “ 
48 x 18 “ 
48 x 24 “ 
48 x 30 “ 
48 x 36 “ 
48 x 48 “ 
60 x 36 “ 
60 x 48 “ 
4,840 
12,446 
6,223 
4,148 
10,890 
7,790 
5,445 
4,356 
3,630 
2,723 
2,901 
2,178 
Distance apart No. Plants 
60 x 
60 inches. . 
. 1,743 
8 x 
1 foot.. . . 
. 5,445 
8 x 
3 feet.... 
. 1,815 
8 x 
8 
ll 
680 
10 x 
1 
ll 
. 4,356 
10 x 
6 
ll 
726 
10 x 
10 
ll 
435 
12 x 
1 
ll 
. 3,630 
12 x 
5 
ll 
736 
12 x 
12 
ll 
302 
16 x 
1 
It 
. 2,722 
16 x 
16 
ll 
170 
