USEFUL INFORMATION 
LEGAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Lbs, per bu. 
ARTICLES 
Apples, Dried . 
Apples, Green . 
Bran . 
Barley . 
Beans, White . 
Beans, Castor . 
Buckwheat . 
Broom Corn Seed . 
Beets . 
Carrots .-. 
Charcoal . 
Coal, Stone . 
Corn, Shelled . 
Corn, Ear . 
Corn, Meal . 
Cranberries . 
Dried Peaches . 
Flax Seed . 
Grass Seed, Blue . 
Grass Seed, Clover . 
Grass Seed, Hungarian 
Crass Seed, Millet . 
Grass Seed, Orchard .. 
Grass Seed, Red Top 
Grass Seed, Timothy ... 
German Lupine, . 
Hemp Seed . 
Hickory Nuts . 
Malt Barley . 
Mineral Coal .. 
Middlings, Fine . 
Middlings, Coarse . 
Oats .— 
Onions . 
Onions, Tops . 
Onions, Sets . 
Osage Orange . 
Parsnips . 
Potatoes . 
Potatoes, Sweet . 
Peas, Dried . 
Peas, in Pods . 
Popcorn . 
Quicklime . 
Rye . 
Salt, Coarse . 
Salt, Fine . 
Turnips, Rutabaga . 
Turnips, White . 
Wheat . 
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Dry Measure. 2 pints, 1 quart; 8 quarts, 1 peck; 
4 pecks, 1 bushel; 36 bushels, 1 caldron. 
Liquid Measure. 4 gills, 1 pint; 2 pints, 1 quart; 
4 quarts, 1 gallon; 31^4 gallons, 1 barrel; 2 barrels 
1 hogshead. 
Measurement of an Acre. The following will be 
found useful in arriving at accuracy in estimating the 
amount of land in different pieces of ground under 
cultivation; 5 yards wide by 968 yards long, contains 
one acre, as do also the following measurements: 
10 yards’wide by 484 yards long; 20 yards wide by 
242 yards long; 40 yards wide by 121 yards long; 70 
yards wide by 69 yards long; 60 feet wide by 726 
feet long; 110 feet wide by 396 feet long; 120 feet 
wide by 363 feet long; 220 feet wide by 198 feet long; 
240 feet wide by 181*4 feet long, and 440 feet wide 
by 99 feet long. 
No. of Plants or Trees per Acre at Given Distances 
Dis. Apart 
No. Plants 
12x 1 
in. 
522,720 
12x 3 
in. 
174,240 
12x12 
in. 
43,560 
16x 1 
in. 
392,040 
18x 1 
in. 
348,480 
18x 3 
in. 
116,160 
18x12 
in. 
. 29,040 
18x18 
in. 
_19,360 
20x 1 
in. 
313,635 
20x20 
in. 
15,681 
24x 1 
in. 
261,360 
24x18 
in. 
15,520 
24x24 
in. 
10,890 
30x 1 
in. 
209,088 
30x 6 
in. 
34,848 
30x12 
in. 
17,424 
30x16 
in. 
13,068 
30x20 
in. 
10,454 
30x24 
in. 
8.712 
30x30 
in. 
6,970 
36x 3 
in. 
58,080 
36x12 
in. 
14.520 
36x18 
in. 
9,680 
36x24 
in. 
7,260 
Dis. Apart 
No. Plants 
36x36 
in. 
4,480 
42x12 
in. 
12,446 
42x24 
in. 
6,223 
42x36 
in. 
4,148 
48x12 
in. 
10,890 
48x18 
in. 
7,790 
48x24 
in. 
5,445 
48x30 
in. 
4,356 
48x36 
in. 
3,630 
48x58 
in. 
2,723 
60x36 
in. 
2.901 
60x48 
in. 
2,178 
60x60 
in. 
1,743 
8x 1 
ft. 
5,445 
8x 3 
ft. 
1,815 
8x 8 
ft. 
680 
lOx 1 
ft. 
4,356 
lOx 6 
ft. 
726 
10x10 
ft. 
435 
12x 1 
ft. 
3,630 
12x 5 
ft. 
736 
12x12 
ft. 
302 
16x 1 
ft. 
2,722 
16x16 
ft. 
170 
REFERENCE TABLES 
Quantity of Seeds, Requisite to Produce a Given 
Number of Plants and Sow an Acre 
Quantity per Acre 
Artichoke, 1 oz to 500 plants_6 oz. 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants-1 lb. 
Asparagus Roots-1000 to 7250 
Barley -2 '/ 2 bu. 
Beans, Dwarf, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill_1 bu. 
Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills_ V 2 bu. 
Beet, Garden, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill_7 lbs. 
Beet, M'angel, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill_5 lbs. 
Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants-2 oz., 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants_2 oz. 
Buckwheat _ y 2 bu. 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants_2 oz. 
Carrot, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill_2 y 2 lbs. 
Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants_2 y 2 oz. 
Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants _2 oz. 
Chicory -4 lbs. 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch_6 lbs. 
Clover Lucerne -15 to 25 lbs. 
Clover, Crimson Trefoil_10 to 15 lbs. 
Clover, Large Red and Medium_8 to 12 lbs. 
Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants _2 oz. 
Corn, Rice (Shelled) -4 lbs. 
Corn, Sweet, % pint to 100 hills_12 lbs. 
Cress, 3-4 oz. to 100 ft. of drill_12 lbs. 
Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills_1 to 3 lbs. 
Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants_4 oz. 
Endive, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill_4*4 lbs. 
Flax, broadcast _*4 bu. 
Garlic Bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 ft. of drill_ 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky_30 to 40 lbs. 
Grass, Blue, English _20 lbs. 
Grass Hungarian and Millet_25 lbs. 
Grass, Mixed Lawn-100 lbs. 
Grass, Mixed Lawn _100 lbs. 
Grass, Red Top, Fancy, Clean_8 to 10 lbs. 
Grass, Timothy - 14 bu. 
Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, FoavI 
Meadow and Wood Meadow_2 bu. 
Hemp _*- y 2 bu. 
Horse-Radish Roots _10,000 to 15,000 
Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants -2 oz. 
Kohl-rabi, 1-3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill-4 lbs. 
Leek, 1-3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill-4 lbs. 
Lettuce, V t oz. to 100 ft. of drill_3 lbs. 
Melon, MUsk, 1 oz. to 100 hills_1 to 3 lbs. 
Melon, Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills-,_ l J / 2 to 4 lbs. 
Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 ft. of drill_15 lbs. 
Okra, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill_8 lbs. 
Onion Seed, 1-3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill_4 to 5 lbs. 
Onion Seed for sets _40 to 80 lbs. 
Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 ft. of drill _8 bu. 
Parsnip, oz. to 100 ft. of drill_3 lbs. 
Parsley, Y t oz. to 100 ft. of drill -3 lbs. 
Pears, Garden, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill __1 to 3 bu. 
Peas, Field _2 bu. 
Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants---3 oz. 
Pumpkin, 1-3 quart to 100 hills-3 to 4 lbs. 
Radish, 2-3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill-10 to 12 bu. 
Rye_1 *4 bu. 
Salsify, 3-4 oz. to 100 ft. of drill -8 lbs. 
Spinach, V 2 oz. to 100 ft. of drill_8 lbs. 
Summer Savory_3-4 lb. 
SunfloAver_8 lbs. 
Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to the 100 hills-2 lbs. 
Squash, Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills -2 lbs. 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants --2 oz. 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants -2 oz. 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 ft. of drill-1 to 3 lbs. 
Vetches -2 bu. 
Average Time Required for Garden Seeds to 
Germinate 
Days 
Bean---5 to 10 
Beet _ 7 to 10 
Cabbage - 5 to 10 
Carrot_12 to 18 
Cauliflower-5 to 10 
Celery _ 10 to 20 
Corn - 5 to 8 
Cucumber-6 to 10 
Endive - 5 to 10 
Days 
Lettuce 
6 
to 
8 
Onion 
7 
to 
10 
Pea 
6 
to 
10 
Parsnip 
10 
to 
20 
Pepper 
9 
to 
14 
Radish 
3 
to 
6 
Salsify 
7 
to 
12 
Tomato 
6 
to 
12 
Turnip 
4 
to 
8 
Time Required for Maturity of Different Garden 
Crops Reckoned from the Day of Sowing the Seed 
Melon, Musk _120 to 140 
Melon, Water _120 to 140 
Beans, String—45 to 65 
Beans, Shell __65 to 70 
Beets, Turnip-65 
Beets, Long Blood _150 
Cabbage, Early-105 
Cabbage, Late-150 
Cauliflower -HO 
Corn - 75 
Eggplant_150 to 160 
Lettuce - 65 
Onion _135 to loO 
Pepper_140 to 150 
Radish -30 to 45 
Squash, Sum¬ 
mer _60 to 6 5 
Squash, Winter-125 
Tomato -160 
Turnip-60 to 70 
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