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GERMAIN FRUIT COMPANY’S 
TABLE OF WEIGHTS. 
SHOWING THE STANDARD WEIGHTS PER BUSHEL OF SOME OF THE 
MORE COMMON SEEDS. 
Barley. 
Beans. 
.48 lbs. 
GO « 
Buckwheat . 
.48 
« 
Blue Grass. 
.14 
a 
Glover. 
.GO 
« 
<’orn. 
.5G 
Flax.50 lbs. 
Hemp.44 " 
Hungarian Grass.48 " 
Millet . 48 " 
Oats . 32 « 
Peas . 00 w 
Rye.50 lbs. 
Red Top Grass.14 
Rape.50 * 
Timothy.45 * 
Vetches or Tares.00 " 
Wheat.00 « 
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OP PLANTS IN LENGTH FROM ONE 
FOOT TO ONE HUNDRED FEET APART. 
USEFUL FOR PLANTING HEDGES, WINDBREAKS, SHADE TREES, ETC. 
Distance 
No. 
Distance 
No. 
Distance 
No. 
Apart 
per Mile 
Apart. 
per Mile 
Apart 
per Mile 
1 foot . 
. 5,280 
15 feet. 
. 352 
GO feet. 
. 88 
2 feet. 
20 feet. 
. 2G4 
05 feet . 
. 81 
3 feet. 
.1,7(50 
211 
75 
4 feet. 
. 1,320 
30 feet. 
. 17G 
75 feet. 
. 70 
5 feet. 
35 feet. 
. 151 
SO feet. 
. GG 
(» feet.. 
. 880 
40 feet. 
. 132 
85 feet. 
. G2 
7 feet. 
. 754 
45 feet. 
. 117 
90 feet. 
. 58 
8 feet. 
. i GO 
50 feet . 
. 105 
95 feet. 
. 55 
0 feet. 
. 58G 
55 feet. 
. 96 
100 feet 
. 52 
10 feet. 
. 528 
Hints on the Formation and Improvement of Lawns, Tennis Grounds and Parks. 
The preparation of the Lawn is usually preliminary to the laying out of the Flower Beds in new 
grounds. This should be carefully done, as if this work is imperfect, it cannot afterwards be remedied, 
unless by undoing the work done, and redoing it in a proper manner. The first thing to be done is to 
get the ground to the proper grade desired. Then dig or plow up the ground to the depth of 8 inches, 
afterward carefully harrowing and removing all large stones, etc. If the soil is thin, procure a supply 
of fine mould and spread over to a depth of 5 inches. If the soil is poor, well-rotted stable manure, 
well incorporated with the soil, will be very beneficial; or if this is unobtainable, GOO pounds of ground 
bone per acre may be applied. Then rake levefand 
roll well the soil to make a firm bottom. When 
sowing the seed, choose a calm, damp, cloudy day, 
and sow at the rate of 150 pounds to the acre (1 
pound will sow well 1G feet square.) The seed 
should be carefully raked in and again well rolled. 
In dry weather regular and careful watering 
is strictly essential. Never let the ground 
dry out. Should the surface once become 
powder dry while the seed is germinating, 
the latter would inevitably perish. When the grass 
is up to the height of 3 inches, it should be cut 
and rolled, and cutting should be repeated every 
week till the grass has become firm and turfy. 
When weeds appear they should be carefully cut 
out with a sharp knife, care being taken to disturb 
the young grass no more than is absolutely neces¬ 
sary. With the most careful sowing and attention 
some bare spots will be found in the lawn; these 
may be filled up by scoring the spots with a steel 
rake, and then resowing and raking in more seed. 
A light dressing of manure or lawn fertilizer should 
be applied to every Lawn annually, and the roller 
should be used frequently during winter, when the 
state of the ground and the weather will permit. Tennis Grounds. 
To Grass a Bank or Terrace. For each square rod of land take 1 lb. of grass seed, and 
thoroughly mix with 4 cubic feet of good, dry, garden soil. When well mixed, add water enough to 
bring it to the consistency of soft mortar. After the slope is properly graded and watered, spread the 
paste over it as thinly and evenly as psssible. 
Kentucky Blue Grass. Extra, fancy cleaned. The grass usually sold for lawn purposes. Per 
lb., 25c; 5 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., market price. 
