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I). M. FERRY <C CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
i'HLUHBLE THBLES. 
Quantity of Seed, requisite to produce u given, number of jilants and soiv an acre of grownd m 
Quantity 
per acre. 
Artichoke, x oz. to 500 plants. Y* lb. 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants.. 5 lbs. 
Barley . 2>$ bu. 
Beans, dwarf, 1 quart to 150 feet of drill. " 
Beans, pole, 1 quart to 200 hills. Ja 14 
Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.10 lbs. 
Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.6 44 
Brocoli, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 5 oz. 
Broom Corn .10 lbs. 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 5 oz. 
Buckwheat.. - l a bu. 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3.000 plants. 5 oz. 
Carrot, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill . 2>£ lbs. 
oz. 
Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.5 
Celery, 1 oz. to 10.000 plants . 4 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch . . 6 
44 Lucerne, I^arge Red & Crimson Trefoil. 8 
“ Medium .... ..10 
Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants . . .6 
Corn, sweet, 1 quart to 500 hills . 8 
Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 8 
Cucumber, 1 oz to 80 hills .. t 
Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants . 8 
Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill . 3 
Flax, broadcast . .. >a 
Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill . 
Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills.... . 2% lbs. 
Grass, Blue Kentucky. 2 bu. 
44 Blue English . . 1 44 
“ Hungarian and Millet . % “ 
“ Mixed Lawn... . 3105“ 
“ Orchard. Perenni- I Rye, Red Top, Fowl 
Meadow and W jod Meadow . 2 “ 
“ Timothy . % 44 
Number of ±*lants or Trees to the Acre at 
lbs. 
oz. 
qts. 
lbs. 
oz. 
lbs. 
bu. 
Quantity 
per acre. 
Hemp. % bu. 
Kale, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 4 oz. 
Kohl Rabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill. lbs. 
Leek, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill. . 4 44 
Lettuce, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill. 3 44 
Martynia, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.10 44 
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills. i ?4 44 
“ Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills..... i }4 44 
Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.10 
Oats. 2 
Okra, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill .. .. .10 
Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill.4 to 5 
44 4 4 for Sets. .30 to 50 
Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of drill. .8 
Parsnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill. 5 
Parsley, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill... 8 
Peas, garden, 1 quart to 150 feet of drill. 
44 field.. 2>$ 
Pepper, x oz. to 1,500 plants. 4 
Potatoes ... .8 
Pumpkin, 1 quart to 300 hills... 4 
Radish, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.8 
Rye. 1 Y% 
Salsify, 1 oz. to 60 feet of drill. 8 
Spinage, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.10 
Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of dr.il.. ... 2 
Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills.2 
44 Winter, 1 oz. to 10 hills. 3 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants. 3 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. 2 44 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill. iX lbs. 
Vetches. . 2 bu. 
Wheat. x to 2 44 
bu. 
lbs. 
bu. 
lbs. 
a 
bu. 
oz. 
bu. 
qts. 
lbs. 
bu. 
lbs. 
oz. 
given distances . 
Dis. apart. No. plants. 
V% foot . 174,240 
x “ .... .. 43.560 
xM feet. . 19,360 
2 44 io,8qo 
2# 44 . 
4 2 feet. 
\ 3 /* . 
x foot . 
4 2 feet . 
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Weight of Various 
Apples . per bush. 48 lbs. 
‘ 4 dried . 44 22 44 
Barley . 
Beans. 44 
Buckwheat . 44 
Broom Corn . . . 44 
Blue Grass, Kentucky . 44 
44 44 English . 44 
Bran. 44 
Canary Seed . 44 
Castor Beans . 44 
Clover Seed . 44 
Corn, shelled . 44 
44 on ear . 44 
Corn Meal . 
Charcoal . 44 
Coal, Mineral . 44 
Cranberries . 44 
Dried Peaches . 44 
Flax Seed . 44 
Hemp Seed . 44 
♦Hungarian Grass Seed . 44 
Irish Potatoes, heaping measure . 44 
Millet . 
Malt. 
Oats. 
Osage Oiange . 44 
Orchard Grass . 44 
Dis. apart. No. plants. 
6 feet. . 1,210 
6,969 
10 
4 ft 
14.520 
11 
7.260 
12 
4.840 
35 
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xo,888 
18 
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3.629 
25 
ii 
2,722 
30 
3.742 
Articles in 
the 
889 
680 
573 
435 
360 
302 
193 
^34 
108 
69 
49 
48 
60 
48 
46 
14 
24 
20 
60 
46 
60 
56 
70 
50 
22 
80 
40 
28 
56 
44 
50 
60 
50 
38 
32 
33 
34 
Onions.per bush. 54 lbs. 
Peas. 44 60 ' 4 
Plastering Hair . 44 8 44 
Rape . 44 50 44 
Rye . 44 56 44 
Red Top Seed . 44 14 44 
Salt, Coarse . 44 50 44 
44 Michigan . 44 56 44 
Sweet Potatoes . .. 44 56 44 
Timothy Seed .. 44 45 44 
Turnips . 44 58 44 
Wheat . . 44 60 44 
Beef and Pork, per bbl., net .. 
Flour, per bbl., net . 
White Fish and Trout, per bbl., net . 
Salt, per bbl . 280 
Lime, 44 . . 
200 
t* 
196 
44 
2'0 
44 
280 
it 
220 
44 
4 ‘ 4 “ 
22 
t . 
45 
ft ft 
48 
ft t 
Corn, on cob, in bin 
“ shelled, 44 
Wheat, 
Oats, 44 
Potatoes, 44 
Sand,dry. 
Clay, compact. 
Marble, 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord . 5,616 
Hickory, 44 . 6,960 
25 / 4 ‘‘ 
38 / 4 “ 
95 “ 
*35 “ 
169 44 
♦In Chicago and all the other large seed markets of the country Hungarian is sold at 48 lbs. per bushel, so we 
are compelled to conform, and we buy and sell 48 lbs. per bushel. 
