Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
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Useful Tables for the Farmer and Planter 
SOWING TABLE FOR THE GARDEN 
Quantity of seed required to produce a given number of plants, or to sow a given quantity of ground 
Artichoke.1 oz. to 500 plants 
Asparagus.... 1 oz. to 60 ft. of drill, 500 plants 
Beans, Dwarf.1 lb. to 50 ft. of drill 
Beans, Tall.1 lb. to 75 hills 
Beet.1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
Broccoli.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Brussels Sprouts.1 oz. 
Cabbage.1 oz. 
Carrot.1 oz. to 
Cauliflower.1 oz. 
Celery.1 oz. 
Chicory.1 oz. to 
Corn.1 
Cress.1 oz. to 
to 2,000 plants 
to 2,000 plants 
150 ft. of drill 
to 2,000 plants 
to 5,000 plants 
100 ft. of drill 
lb. to 150 hills 
100 ft of drill 
Cucumber.. 1 
Eggplant.1 oz. 
Endive.1 oz. 
Kale.1 oz. 
Kohlrabi.1 oz. 
Leek.1 oz. to 
Lettuce.1 oz. 
oz. 
to 
to 
to 
to 
to 100 hills 
2,000 plants 
3,000 plants 
2,000 plants 
2,000 plants 
Melon, Water.1 oz. to 30 hills 
Melon, Musk.1 oz. to 100 hills 
Okra.1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
Onion seed.1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Onion, Top Sets.1 lb. to 60 ft. of row 
Onion, Bottom Sets.1 lb. to 75 ft. of row 
Parsnip.1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Parsley.1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Peas.1 lb. to 50 ft. of drill 
Pepper.1 oz. to 1,000 plants 
Pumpkin.1 oz. to 25 hills 
Radish.1 oz. to 50 ft. of.drill 
100 ft. of drill 
to 5,000 plants 
.1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
.1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
..1 oz. to 50 ft of drill 
Early.1 oz. to 50 hills 
Winter.1 oz. to 15 hills 
Tomato.1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Tobacco.1 oz. to 10,000 plants 
Turnip, Early.1 oz. to 75 ft. of drill 
Turnip, Rutabaga.1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Salsify. 
Sage.. . 
Spinach 
Squash, 
Squash, 
NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO AN ACRE 
Distance apart No. of Plants 
3 inches by 4 inches... 522,720 
4 inches by 4 inches... 302,040 
6 inches by 6 inches... 174,240 
1 foot by 1 foot.43,560 
1% feet by iy 2 feet_19,360 
2 feet by 1 foot.21,780 
2 feet by 2 feet.10,890 
2% feet by 2% feet.6,960 
3 feet by 1 foot.14,520 
3 feet by 2 feet.7,260 
3 feet by 3 feet.4,840 
3% feet by 3*£ feet.3,555 
4 feet by 1 foot.10,890 
4 feet by 2 feet.5,445 
4 feet by 3 feet.3,630 
4 feet by 4 feet.2,722 
Set at regular distances apart 
Distance apart No. of Plants 
4 V6 feet by 4% feet.2,150 
5 feet by 1 foot.8,712 
5 feet by 2 feet.4,356 
5 feet by 3 feet.2,904 
5 feet by 4 feet.2,178 
5 feet by 5 feet.1,742 
5% feet by 5V 2 feet.1,4 40 
6 feet by 6 feet.1,209 
6% feet by 6% feet.1,031 
7 feet by 7 feet.'.888 
8 feet by S feet.. 
9 feet by 9 feet. . 
10 feet by 10 feet 
11 feet by 11 feet 
12 feet by 12 feet 
13 feet by 13 feet 
Distance apart No. of Plants 
14 feet by 14 feet.222 
15 feet by 15 feet.193 
16 feet by 16 feet.170 
16 V> feet by 16 Ms feet.160 
17 feet by 17 feet.150 
18 feet by 18 feet.134 
19 feet by 19 feet.120 
20 feet by 20 feet.103 
25 feet by 25 feet.69 
30 feet by 30 feet.43 
33 feet by 33 feet.40 
40 feet by 49 feet.27 
50 feet by 50 feet.....17 
60 feet by 60 feet.12 
66 feet by 66 feet.10 
Rule.— Multiply the distance in feet between 
the rows, by the distance the plants are apart 
in the rows, and the product will be the number 
of square feet for each plant or hill; which divi¬ 
ded into the number of square feet (43,560) will 
give the number of plants to the acre. 
6S0 
537 
435 
360 
302 
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SEED REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE OF GROUND 
Lbs. to the acre. 
.Alfalfa . 25 
Barley—broadcast .100 
Beans, Dwarf or Bush—hills. 40 
Beans, Dwarf or Bush—drills. 80 
Beans, Tall or Pole—hills. 25 
Beet, Garden. 6 
Beet, Sugar. 6 
Beet, Mangel Wurzel. 6 
Broom Corn—drills. 12 
Buckwheat—broadcast . 45 
Cabbage—in beds to cover an acre after 
transplanting .*4 to V 2 
Carrot—drills . 3 
Clover, Red, alone—broadcast. 15 
Clover, White, alone—broadcast. 10 
Clover, Alsike—broadcast. 10 
Corn, Sweet or Field—hills. 15 
Corn, to cut green for fodder—drills or 
broadcast .125 
Cucumber—hills .1 to 2 
Flax (when wanted for seed). 30 
Flax (when wanted for fiber). 50 
Grass, Bermuda. 10 
Grass, Crested Dogstail. 25 
Grass, Kentucky Blue (for pasture). 50 
Grass, Kentucky Blue (for lawns).150 
Grass, Orchard . 40 
Grass, Perennial or Australian Rye. (for mea¬ 
dow) . 40 
Lbs. to the acre. 
Grass, Perennial or Australian Rye (for 
lawn) . 75 
Grass, Italian Rye. 30 
Grass, Red Top. 30 
Grass, Timothy. 20 
Grass, Hungarian. 25 
Millet . 25 
Hemp—broadcast .40 to 50 
Melon, Water—hills.2 to 3 
Melon, Musk—hills. 2 
Oats—broadcast . 80 
Onions, for Dry Bulbs—drills. 4 
Onions, for Bottom Sets. 30 
Parsnip—drills . 5 
Peas—drills.50 to 80 
Peas—broadcast .150 
Potatoes—hills .500 to 600 
Pumpkin—hills . 3 
Radish—drills. 12 
Rye—broadcast .190 
Spinach—drills . 12 
Squash, Bush Varieties—hills. 4 
Squash, Running Varieties—hills. 3 
Tomato—in beds to transplant. % 
Turnip and Rutabaga—drills. 2 
Turnip and Rutabaga—broadcast.3 to 4 
Vetches—broadcast .100 
Wheat—broadcast .100 
Wheat—drills . 75 
