STANDARD SEED COMPANY :: KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 
Field Seed Reference Table 
Weight, Measures and Amount of Field Seed 
Sown to the Acre 
Pounds 
Per 
Acre 
Pounds 
Per 
Bushel 
Alfalfa—broadcast .....'. 
18- 22 
60 
Alfalfa—drilled . 
12- 15 
60 
Barley . 
95-110 
48 
Blue Grass, Ky.—for lawns. 
60-100 
14 
Blue Grass, Ky.—for pastures. 
20- 30 
14 
Blue Grass, Canada—for lawns. 
60-100 
14 
Blue Grass, Canada—for pastures. 
14- 20 
14 
Brome Grass . 
20- 30 
14 
Broom Corn . 
5- 8 
48 
Buckwheat . 
50- 60 
52 
Clover, Alsike—alone . 
5- 6 
60 
Clover, Alsike—in mixture . 
2- 4 
, , 
Clover, Crimson . 
12- 15 
60 
Clover, Mammoth—alone . 
8- 12 
60 
Clover, Mammoth—in mixture . 
4- 6 
• . 
Clover, Red—alone . 
8- 12 
60 
Clover, Red—in mixture . 
4- 6 
« • 
Clover, Sweet—hulled . 
12- 15 ■» 
60 
Clover, Sweet—unhulled . 
25- 30 
30 
Clover, White . 
4- 8 
60 
Corn . 
7- 14 
56 
Corn—for silage . 
40- 56 
56 
Fescue, meadow ... 
20- 30 
24 
Fescue, other varieties . 
28- 35 
14 
Hungarian—for hay . 
48 
48 
Hungarian—for seed . 
30 
48 
Kaffir—drills ... 
12- 15 
56 
Kaffir—broadcast . 
50- 60 
56 
Lawn Grass .. 
60-100 
20 
Lespedeza . 
15 
25 
Millets—for hay . 
50 
50 
Millets—for seed . 
30 
50 
Millet—Japanese . 
15- 20 
35 
Oats ... 
60- 80 
32 
Orchard Grass—for hay . 
21- 28 
14 
Orchard Grass—for seed . 
10- 14 
14 
Pasture, Mixture .. 
30- 40 
• • 
Peas, Canada field—broadcast . 
120-150 
60 
Peas, Canada field—with oats . 
75- 90 
60 
Peas, Cow—broadcast . 
60- 75 
60 
Peas, Cow—in drills . 
45- 60 
60 
Peas, Cow—in drills with corn. 
20- 30 
60 
Rape—broadcast . 
6- 8 
50 
Rape—in drills . 
4- 5 
50 
Red Top—solid seed . 
6- 8 
• • 
Red Top—unhulled . 
20- 25 
14 
Rye—early sown . 
56- 70 
56 
Rye—late sown . 
84-112 
56 
Rye Grass . 
28- 35 
24 
Sorghum, Forage—broadcast . 
50- 60 
50 
Sorghum, Forage—in drills. 
12- 15 
50 
Sorghum, Syrup . 
8- 10 
50 
Soy Beans—broadcast . 
60- 90 
60 
Soy Beans—in drills . 
30- 45 
60 
Soy Beans—in drills with corn. 
15- 20 
60 
Sudan Grass—broadcast . 
20- 25 
40 
Sudan Grass—in drills . 
6- 10 
40 
Sunflower . 
6- 8 
24 
Timothy ...,.. 
11- 15 
45 
Timothy and Clover Mixed. 
10- 12 
45 
Vetch, Winter, Hairy. 
40- 60 
60 
The Prime Alfalfa I received of you produced a good stand.—Mr. W. James. 
Richards, Mo. 
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