PLANTING TABLE 
Quantity of Seeds or Number of Plants Required for a Row 100 Feet in Length, with Distance to 
Plant and Time for Planting 
Kind of 
Vegetables 
Asparagus, seed ... 
Asparagus, plants 
Beans, bush .. 
Beans, pole. 
Beets ... 
Cabbage, early 
Cabbage, late. 
Carrot. 
Cauliflower . 
Corn, sweet . 
Cress .. 
Cucumber . 
Endive . 
Kohl-rabi . 
Lettuce . 
Melon, muskmelon 
Melon, watermelon 
Mustard . 
Onion, seed . 
Onion, sets . 
Parsley ... 
Parsnip. 
Peas. 
Pepper . 
Potato, Irish. 
Pumpkin . 
Radish . 
Rhubarb Plants .. 
Rutabaga . 
Spinach . 
Squash, bush .... 
Squash late . 
Turnip . 
Seeds or 
Plants 
Distance for Plants to 
Stand Hand Cultivation 
Depth 
Required 
for 100 feet 
of Row 
Rows 
Apart 
Plants Apart 
in Rows 
of 
Planting 
Time of Planting in 
Open Ground 
1 ounce 
1 to 2 ft. 
3 to 5 in. 
1 to 2 in. 
Early Spring . 
60-80 plants 
3 to 4 ft. 
15 to 20 in. 
12 in. 
Early Spring . 
2 pounds 
18 to 24 in. 
3 to 4 in. 
1 to 2 in. 
April to July . 
1 pound 
3 to 4 ft. 
Hills 3 to 4 ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
May and June . 
2 ounces 
12 to 18 in. 
5 or 6 to ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
April, May and June ... 
Ya ounce 
24 to 30 in. 
12 to 18 in. 
Ya in. 
April and May. (Start in 
hotbed during March) 
Ya ounce 
24 to 36 in. < 
16 to 24 in. 
y 2 in. 
May and June. 
1 ounce 
18 to 24 in. 
6 or 7 to ft. 
Ya in. 
April to June . 
Ya ounce 
24 to 30 in. 
14 to 18 in. 
y 2 in. 
April to June. (Start in 
hotbed during March) 
1 pound 
30 to 36 in. 
30 to 36 in. 
1 to 2 in. 
May and June . 
Ya ounce 
12 to 18 in. 
4 or 5 to ft. 
Ya to 1 in. 
March to June . 
Ya ounce 
4 to 6 ft. 
4 to 6 ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
May to July ... 
1 ounce 
18 in. 
8 to 12 in. 
Ya in. 
May . 
Ya ounce 
18 to 24 in. 
4 to 8 in. 
Ya in. 
April to June 
Ya ounce 
12 to 18 in. 
4 to 6 in. 
Ya in. 
April to August . 
1 ounce 
6 to 8 ft. 
Hills 6 ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
May and June . 
1 ounce 
8 to 12 ft. 
Hills 10 ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
May and June . 
Ya ounce 
12 to 18 in. 
4 or 5 to ft. 
Ya in. 
April and May . 
1 ounce 
12 to 18 in. 
4 or 5 to ft. 
Ya to 1 in. 
April and May . 
1 qt. of sets 
12 to 18 in. 
4 or 5 to ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
March to May . 
1 ounce 
12 to 18 in. 
3 to 6 to ft. 
Va in. 
Early Spring . 
1 ounce 
18 to 24 in. 
5 or 6 to ft. 
Ya to 1 in. 
April and May . 
2 pounds 
30 to 36 in. 
15 to ft. 
2 to 3 in. 
March to July 
Ya ounce 
18 to 24 in. 
15 to 18 in. 
Ya in. 
May and June . 
5 lbs.,or 9 
bu. per acre 
24 to 36 in. 
14 to 18 in. 
4 in. 
April to June 
1 ounce 
8 to 12 ft. 
Hills 8 to 12 ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
May to July .. 
1 ounce 
12 to 18 in. 
8 or 12 to ft. 
Ya to 1 in. 
March to September 
33 plants 
3 to 5 ft. 
3 ft. 
5 to 6 in. 
Early Spring . 
1 ounce 
18 to 24 in. 
6 to 8 in. 
Ya in. 
May and June. 
2 ounces 
12 to 18 in. 
7 or 8 to ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
Sept, or early spring .. 
1 ounce 
3 to 4 ft. 
Hills 3 to 4 ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
May and June . 
1 ounce 
7 to 10 ft. 
Hills 7 to 9 ft. 
1 to 2 in. 
May and June . 
1 ounce 
18 to 24 in. 
« or 7 to ft. 
Ya to Ya in. 
May to July .. 
Ready for 
use after 
Planting 
3 to 4 years 
2 to 3 years 
40 to 65 days 
50 to 80 days 
90 to 120 days 
90 to 130 days 
90 to 130 days 
75 to 110 days 
100-130 days 
90 to 120 days 
.30 to 40 days 
80 to 100 days 
90 to 110 days 
60 to 90 days 
60 to 90 days 
120-150 days 
100-120 days 
60 to 90 days 
130-150 days 
90 to 120 days 
90 to 120 days 
125-160 days 
60 to 90 days 
100-120 days 
80 to 140 days 
100-140 days 
20 to 40 days 
1 to 3 years 
85 to 90 days 
40 to 60 days 
70 to 90 days 
120-160 days 
60 to 80 days 
TABLE SHOWING THE QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY SOWN UPON AN ACRE 
Barley, broadcast 
2 to 3 bush. 
Onion Sets, in drills 
8 bush 
Beans, Dwarf, in drills 
1 Ya bush. 
Parsnip, in drills 
5 lbs. 
Beans, Pole, in hills 
10 to 12 qts. 
Peas, Canada field, broadcast 
120 to 150 lbs. 
Beets, Table, in drills 
6 lbs. 
Peas, Canada field, with oats 
75 to 90 lbs. 
Beets, Mangel-Wurzel 
6 lbs. 
Peas, cow, broadcast 
60 to 75 lbs. 
Buckwheat 
1 bush. 
Peas, cow, in drills 
45 to 60 lbs. 
Cabbage, in beds to transplant 
Ya lb. 
Potatoes (Cut Tubers) 
10 bush. 
Carrot, in drills 
3 to 4 lbs. 
Pumpkins in hills 
4 lbs. 
Clover, Alsike, alone 
5 to 6 lbs. 
Radish, in drills 
8 lbs. 
Clover, Alsike, in mixture 
2 to 4 lbs. 
Rye, broadcast 
1 Ya bush. 
Clover, Crimson 
12 to 15 lbs. 
Rape, broadcast 
6 to 8 lbs. 
Clover, Red, alone 
8 to 12 lbs. 
Rape, in drills 
4 to 5 lbs. 
Clover, Red, in mixture 
4 to 6 lbs. 
Sage, in drills 
8 lbs. 
Clover, Sweet, unhulled 
25 to 30 lbs. 
Spinach, in drills 
10 lbs. 
Clover, White 
4 to 8 lbs. 
Squash (Bush Varieties), in hills 2 lbs. 
Clover, Lucerne or Alfalfa 
20 lbs. 
Squash (Running Varieties), in 
Corn, Sweet, in hills 
10 qts. 
hills 
4 lbs. 
Com, for ensilage 
16 qts. 
Soy Beans, broadcast 
60 to 90 lbs. 
Cucumber, in hills 
2 lbs. 
Soy Beans, in drills 
30 to 45 lbs. 
Grass, Kentucky Blue 
42 lbs. 
Soy Beans, in drills with com 
15 to 20 lbs. 
Grass, Orchard 
22 lbs. 
Sunflower 
6 to 8 lbs. 
Grass, Red Top, (Recleaned) 
6 lbs. 
Tomato, to transplant 
Ya lb. 
Grass, Timothy 
Ya bush. 
Turnip, broadcast 
2 lbs. 
Grass, Hungarian 
1 bush. 
Turnip, in drills 
1 Ya lbs. 
Grass, Lawn 
200 lbs. 
Veteh, Hairy, drilled (plus 1 bu. 
Melon, Musk, in hills 
2 to 3 lbs. 
small grain) 
40 to 50 lbs. 
Melon, Water, in hills 
4 to 5 lbs. 
Vetch, Hairy, broadcast (plus 1 
Millet, Japanese 
20 lbs. 
bu. small grain) 
50 to 60 lbs. 
Millet, Golden 
1 bush. 
Vetch, Spring, (plus 1 bu. small 
Oats, broadcast 
2 to 3 bush. 
grain) 
80 lbs. 
Onion, in drills 
5 lbs. 
Wheat, broadcast 
1 Ya to 2 bush. 
