USEFUL TABLES FOR THE FARMER AND PLANTER 
HUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO AN ACRE 
Set at regular distances apart 
Distance apart 
No. of Plants 
3 inches by 4 inches... 
.522,720 
4 inches by 4 inches. . , 
.392,040 
6 inches by 6 inches.. 
.. 174,240 
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 
2 \ feet by 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 3J 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 
Distance apart 
No. of Plants 
4-| 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 
5J feet by 5| feet.... 
.1,440 
6 feet by 6 feet. 
.1,200 
6J feet by 6J feet.... 
.1,031 
7 feet by 7 feet. 
.888 
8 feet by 8 feet. 
.680 
9 feet by 9 feet. 
.537 
10 feet by 10 feet.... 
. . . ..435 
11 feet by 11 feet.... 
.360 
12 feet by 12 feet.... 
.302 
13 feet by 13 feet.... 
.257 
Distance apart No. of Plants 
14 feet by 14 feet.222 
15 feet by 15 feet.193 
16 feet by 16 feet..170 
16^ feet by 16§ 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. 
.108 
25 
feet 
by 
25 
feet. 
.69 
30 
feet 
by 
30 
feet.. . 
.48 
33 
feet 
by 
33 
feet. 
.40 
40 
feet 
by 
40 
feet. 
.27 
50 
feet 
by 
50 
feet. 
.17 
60 
feet 
by 
60 
feet. 
.12 
66 
feet 
by 
66 
feet. 
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QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY SOWN PER ACRE 
oz. lbs. 
Alfalfa. 25 
Artichoke, Globe. 1 
” Jerusalem (tubers) .. 300 
Asparagus. 5 
Barley.100 
Beans, Bush, drills. 80 
” Lima. 40 
” Pole, hills. 30 
- ” ” Lima. 30 
Beet, Table. 6 
” Stock. 8 
- ” Sugar... 15 
Broom Com drills. 12 
Broccoli. 6 
Brussels, sprouts. 8 
Buckwheat, broadcast. 48 
Cabbage, early. 8 
- ” late. 6 
Carrot, table. 4 
- . ” stock. 3 
Cauliflower. 6 
Celery. 4 
Clover, red. 4 . . . . 20 
” White. 15 
” Crimson. 15 
” Egyptian.. 12 
” Alsike. 10 
” Japanese. 12 
Com, sweet. 14 
” field. 10 
” for fodder. 150 
” Egyptian. 6 
lbs. 
Alfalfa. 60 
Artichokes, Jerusalem. 60 
Barley. 48 
Beans, bush and pole. 60 
- ” Castor. 46 
Broom Com Seed.46 
Bran. 20 
Buckwheat.. 50 
Canary Seed. 60 
Charcoal. 22 
Clover, Red, White and Alsike.... 60 
i Japanese. 25 
Com, Egyptian. 50 
” Jerusalem. 50 
oz. lbs. 
Corn, Jerusalem. 6 
” Kaffir. 10 
Kaffir, broadcast. 50 
Cress. 8 
Cucumber. 2 
Egg Plant. 4 
Endive. 3 
Flax for seed. 30 
” ” fiber. 50 
Grass, Bermuda. 8 
” Brome. 40 
” Crested Dogstail. 25 
” Ky. Blue for pasture. . 50 
” ” ” for lawns. 150 
” Orchard. 40 
” Rye grass Perennial for 
Pasture. 40 
” Rye, Perennial for 
lawns. 75 
” ” Italian.• 30 
” Red Top. 30 
Timothy. 20 
” Hungarian. 40 
” Mesquite. 35 
Hemp. 50 
Kohl Rabi. 2 
Leek. 4 
Lettuce. 3 
Melon, musk. 2 
” water. 4 
Millet. 50 
” Pearl drills. 6 
WEIGHTS PER BUSHEL 
lbs. 
Corn, Kaffir. 50 
” Shelled. 56 
” Pop. 70 
Flax Seed. 56 
Grass Seed, Blue. 14 
” Brome. 14 
” Crested Dogstail. 20 
” ” Hungarian. 48 
” ” Mesquite. 7 
Orchard. 14 
” ” Red Top. 14 
;J Rye Grass Perennial. . 20 
” Rye Grass Italian... . 20 
” Timothy. 45 
oz. lbs. 
Millet Pearl broadcast. 30 
Milo Maize, drills. 10 
Oats. 80 
Okra. 10 
Onion, seed for dry bulbs.... 6 
” ” ” sets. 50 
Onion Sets. 250 
Parsley. 8 
Parsnip. 5 
Peanuts. 22 
Peas, drills. 90 
” broadcast. 150 
Pepper. 8 
Potatoes, cut tubers. 600 
” sweet, plants_8M. 
Pumpkin. 3 
Radish. 10 
Rhubarb. 4 
Rye. 100 
Salsify. 10 
Sorghum, for fodder. 150 
” for Syrup. 10 
Spinach. 10 
Squash, bush vars. 4 
”■ running. 3 
Tobacco. 2 
Tomato. 2 
Turnip broadcast. 3 
” drills.. 2 
” Rutabaga. 3 
Vetches, broadcast. 100 
Wheat. 100 
lbs. 
Hemp. 44 
Millet..... 50 
Milo Maize. 50 
Onions. 57 
” sets. 32 
Peanuts. 22 
Peas, round seeded. 60 
V Wrinkled. 56 
Potatoes. 60 
1 sweet. 50 
Rye. 56 
Sorghum. 50 
Vetches. 60 
Wheat. 60 
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