DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF SEED S. 
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Useful Tables for the Farmer and Planter. 
SOWING TABLE FOR THE GARDEN. 
QUANTITY OK SEED REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A GIVEN NUMBER OP PLANTS, 
OR TO SOW A CERTAIN QUANTITY OF GROUND. 
Artichoke. 1 oz to 500 plants 
Melon, Water 1 nr to 30 hills 
Asparagus. 1 oz to 60 feet of drill. 500 plants 
Beans, Dwarf.1 lb to 50 ft of drill 
Melon, Musk.1 oz to 100 hills 
Beans, Tall..1 lb to 75 hills 
Beet .1 oz to 50 ft of drill 
Onion Seed.1 oz to 100 ft of drill 
Broccoli.. 1 oz to 2000 plants 
Brussels Sprouts.1 oz to 2000 plants 
ParsniD 1 nr to TOO ft of drill 
Cabbage.1 oz to 2C00 plants 
Carrot .1 oz to 150 ft of drill 
Cauliflower..1 oz to 2000 plants 
Celery.... 1 oz to 5000 plants 
Peas .. 1 lb to 50 ft of drill 
Pepper . 1 oz to 1000 plants 
Pumpkin . 1 o-/. to 25 hills 
Chicory.1 oz to 100 ft of drill 
Corn.1 lb to 150 hills 
Cress. 1 oz to 10 ft of drill 
Cucumber . 1 oz to 100 hills 
Salsify . 1 oz to 50 ft of drill 
Sage .. 1 oz to 100 ft of drill 
Egg Plant . 1 oz to 2000 plants 
Endive . 1 oz to 3000 plants 
Kale.1 oz to 2000 plants 
Kohl Rabi . 1 oz to 2000 plants 
Leek . 1 oz to 100 ft of drill 
Lettuce.1 oz to 5000 plants 
Squash, Early . 1 oz to 50 hills 
Squash, Winter . 1 oz to 15 hills 
Tomato..1 oz to 3000 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 
NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO AN ACRE OF GROUND. 
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 t 2 feet by 1*2 feet . 19,360 
2 feet by 1 foot . 21,780 
2 feet by 2 feet . 10,890 
2*2 feet by 2 1 *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*2 feet by3’2 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. 
4h> by 4*2 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*2 feet by 5*2 feet . 1,440 
6 feet by 6 feet . 1.200 
0 l 2 feet by 6*2 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 
lOL feet by 16 *2 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 . *10 
40 feet by 40 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, divided into 
the number of square feet in an acre (43,560) will give the number of plants or trees to the acre. 
TABLE SHOWING THE QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY 
SOWN PER ACRE. 
Lbs. to the Acre. 
Alfalfa.. 
Harley— broadcast .. 
Beans, Dwarf or Bush — hills . 
Beans, Dwarf or Bush —drills . 
Beans, Tall or Pole — hills. 
Beet, Garden.. 
Beet, Sugar. 
Beet, Mangel Wurzel. 
Broom Corn — drills. 
Buckwheat — broadcast. 
Cabbage — in beds to cover an acre ( 
after transplanting. ) 
Carrot — drills .. 
‘ ’lover. Red, alone — broadcast.. 
Clover, White, alone — broadcast . 
Clover, Alsiko — broadcast.. 
Corn. Sweet or Field — hills . 
Corn, to cut green for fodder—drills or 
broadcast. 
Cucumber — hills.. 
Flax (when wanted for seed).... 
Flax (when wanted for fibre). .. 
Grass, Bermuda . 
Grass. Crested Dogstail. . 
Glass, Kentucky Blue (for pasture). 
Grass, Kentucky Blue (for lawns). 
Grass, Or *hard . 
Grass, Perennial or Australian Rye V 
(tor meadow.) j 
. 25 
.100 
. 40 
. 80 
. 25 
. 6 
. 15 
. 6 
. 12 
. 45 
] 4 to h 2 
. 3 
. 15 
. 10 
. 10 
. 15 
.125 
1 to 2 
. 30 
. 50 
. 10 
:.... 25 
. 50 
.150 
. 40 
. 40 
Lbs. to the Acre. 
Grass, Perennial or Australian Rye I 
(for lawn.) J . /0 
Grass, Italian Rye. 30 
Grass, Red Top. 30 
Grass, Timothy. 20 
Grass, Hungarian .. 25 
Millet. 25 
Hemp — broadcast. ..-:0 la 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.100 
Spinach — drills. 12 
Squash, Bush Varieties — hills. 4 
Squash, Running Varieties — hills. 3 
Tomato--in beds to transplant. j h 
Turnip and Rutabaga — drills.. 2 
Turnip and Rutabaga—broadcast.3 to 4 
Vetches — broadcast.100 
Wheat — broadcast.100 
Wheat — drills. 75 
