The Planter's Guide 
NUMBER OF PLANTS REQUIRED 
TO THE ACRE 
Distance 
Apart 
No. 
of Plants 
1 
foot 
by 
1 
foot. 
.43,560 
1% 
feet 
by 
1% 
feet. 
.19,360 
2 
feet 
by 
1 
foot.. 
.21,780 
2 
feet 
by 
2 
feet. 
.10,890 
2V 2 
feet 
by 
2% 
feet. 
. 6,969 
3 
feet 
by 
2 
feet. 
. 7,600 
3 
feet 
by 
3 
feet. 
. 4,840 
4 
feet 
by 
4 
feet. 
. 2,722 
5 
feet 
by 
4 
feet. 
. 2,178 
6 
feet 
by 
5 
feet. 
. 1,742 
6 
feet 
by 
6 
feet. 
. 1,210 
8 
feet 
by 
8 
feet. 
_ 680 
AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED 
FOR GARDEN SEED TO 
GERMINATE 
Beans . 6 to 10 days 
Beet . 7 to 10 days 
Cabbage . 5 to 10 days 
Carrot . 12 to 18 days 
Cauliflower . 6 to 10 days 
Corn . 5 to 8 days 
Cucumber . 6 to 10 days 
Endive . 5 to 10 days 
Lettuce . 6 to 8 days 
Onion . 7 to 10 days 
Peas . 6 to 10 days 
Parsnip . 10 to 20 days 
Parsley.. 15 to 21 days 
Pepper . 9 to 14 days 
Radish .. 3 to 6 days 
Spinach .. 7 to 12 days 
Salsify _ 7 to 12 days 
Tomato _ 6 to 12 days 
Turnip _ 4 to 8 day* 
NUMBER OF PLANTS PRO¬ 
DUCED FROM AN 
OUNCE OF SEED 
Asparagus .About 300 
Cabbage .About 2,000 
Cauliflower .About 2,000 
Celery .About 3,000 
Egg Plant .About 1,000 
Endive .About 3,000 
Kale .About 2,000 
Lettuce . About 3,000 
Pepper _ About 2,000 
Tomato _ About 3,000 
TIME REQUIRED FOR MATUR¬ 
ITY OF DIFFERENT GAR¬ 
DEN CROPS RECKON¬ 
ED FROM DAY OF 
PLANTING THE 
SEED 
Beans—String . 
. 45 
to 
65 days 
Beans—Shell . 
. 65 
to 
75 days 
Beet—Table . 
65 days 
Beets—Stock . 
150 days 
Cabbage—Early .... 
105 days 
Cabbage—Late . 
150 days 
Cauliflower . 
110 days 
Corn .1. 
.. 70 
to 
120 days 
Egg Plant . 
.150 
to 
160 days 
Lettuce—Heading . 
... 
65 days 
Melon—Water 
.120 
to 
140 days 
Melon—Musk . 
.120 
to 
140 days 
Onion . 
.135 
to 
150 days 
Pepper . 
.140 
to 
150 days 
Radish . 
.. 30 
to 
40 days 
Squash—Summer ... 
.. 60 
to 
65 days 
Squash—Winter 
125 days 
Tomato . 
..125 
to 
160 days 
Turnip . 
.. 60 
to 
70 days 
Spinach,Av.Time _ 
.. 45 
to 
65 days 
QUANTITY OF SEED TO SOW 
A SINGLE ROW OF 
100 YARDS 
Asparagus . 
....8 
ozs. 
Beans, Bush . 
_6 
lbs. 
Beans, Lima . 
.3 
lbs. 
Beans, Pole . 
_3 
lbs. 
Beet . 
.5 
OZS. 
Broccoli . 
.3 
ozs. 
Brussels Sprouts . 
.3 
ozs. 
Cabbage . 
2 
ozs. 
Carrots _ . 
... 3 
ozs. 
Cauliflower _ 
_3 
ozs. 
Celery . 
.... 3 
ozs. 
Corn .. 
.... 1 
lb. 
Cress .... . 
...4 
ozs. 
Cucumber . 
..4 
ozs. 
Dandelion . 
.3 
ozs. 
Egg Plant . 
.1 
oz. 
Endive . 
.2 
ozs. 
Leek . 
.3 
ozs. 
Lettuce . 
.2 
ozs. 
Melon, Musk . 
.2 
ozs. 
Melon, Water . 
.2 
ozs. 
Mustard . 
.4 
ozs. 
Okra . 
.3 
ozs. 
Onion (for large bulbs).... 
.2 
ozs. 
Onion (for sets).. 
.8 
ozs. 
Parsley .. 
.2 
ozs. 
Parsnips .. 
.2 
ozs. 
Peas . 
.6 
lbs. 
Pepper . 
.1 
oz. 
Pumpkin . 
.2 
ozs. 
Radish . 
.6 
ozs. 
Rhubarb . 
.3 
ozs. 
Salsify . 
.3 
ozs. 
Spinach . 
.6 
ozs. 
Squash . 
.8 
ozs. 
Tomato . 
.1 
oz. 
Turnip . 
.... 3 
ozs. 
Kohl Rabi .-.. 
.3 
ozs. 
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50 C P er bu. size — Peas, Vetch, Beans, 
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Size Price 
Vi bu...$ .35 
1 bu. .65 
2J4 bu. . 1.40 
Peas, Vetch, Beans, 
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Peas 
Size Price 
Vi bu. .$ .35 
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*l 2 /3 bu.80 
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