TABLE SHOWING THE QUANTITY 
Of Seed Required to Sow an Acre and Number of Pounds to Bushel 
Varieties 
Weight 
per Bushel 
Artichoke . 
Asparagus . 
Barley, Broadcast . 
.48 
pounds. 
44 
Beans, Dwarf in drills . 
.60 
Beans, Pole in hills . 
.60 
a 
Beans, Soja. 
.60 
ti 
Beets, Table in drills . 
.55 
a 
Beets, Mangel Wurzel . 
a 
Broom Corn, in drills . 
.46 
a 
Buckwheat . 
.48 
a 
Cabbage, in beds to transplant . 
Cane, or Sorghum . 
pounds. 
4 i 
Carrot, in drills . 
.55 
Clover, Red Medium . 
.60 
44 
Clover, White . 
.60 
a 
Clover, Alsike . 
.60 
a 
Clover, Alfalfa or Lucerne . 
.60 
it 
Clover, Sweet . 
.60 
tt 
Clover, Crimson . 
.60 
tt 
Clover, Mammoth . 
.60 
a 
Corn, Sweet, in hills. 
.48 
4 4 
Com, Field, on ears . 
.70 
it 
Corn, Field, shelled. 
.56 
ti 
Cow Peas . 
.60 
tt 
• • • • 
Cucumber, in hills . 
Egg Plant . 
• • • • 
Endive . 
Flax, Broadcast . 
.56 
pounds...... 
i i 
Grass, Lawn . 
.14 
* * * * 
Grass, Meadow Fescue . 
.24 
<4 
* * * * 
Grass, Kentucky Blue . 
.14 
ti 
* * * * 
Grass, Orchard . 
.14 
l 4 
• • • • 
Grass, Red Top, Fancy. 
.32 
* 4 
* • * * 
Grass, Sudan . 
* * * * 
Hemp . 
.44 
it 
Kohl Rabi . 
• • * • 
Leek. 
• • • • 
Meadow Grass . 
.14 
noimds. 
Melon, Musk . 
• • • • 
Melon, Water, . 
• • • • 
Millet, Billion Dollar, Broadcast . 
.32 
pounds...... 
44 
Millet, Golden . 
.50 
* * * * 
Millet, Hungarian . 
.4 8 
it 
• • • • 
Millet, Siberian . 
.48 
a 
• • • • 
Oats, Broadcast . 
.32 
a 
• • • • 
Onion, Seed, in drills . 
• • • • 
Onion, Seed for sets . 
• • • • 
Onion, Sets . 
.32 
pounds. 
. . • • 
Parsnips, in drills . 
44 
• • • • 
Parsley . 
• ■ • • 
Peas, Field . 
.60 
4 4 
Peas, Smooth . 
. 60 
<4 
• • • • 
Peas, Wrinkled . 
. 56 
4 4 
Potatoes . 
.60 
44 
• • • • 
Pumpkins, in hills . 
. 28 
44 
* • • • 
Radish, in drills . 
4 ( 
• • • • 
Rape . 
ti 
• • • • 
Rye, Broadcast . 
44 
• • • • 
Sage, in drills . 
* * * • 
Salsify, in drills . 
Spinach, Seed . 
.3S 
pounds. 
44 
Squash, Bush, in hills . 
.38 
* * * • 
Squash, Running, in hills . 
.38 
it 
• * * * 
Sunflower . 
.24 
44 
.... 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass . 
.14 
44 
.... 
Timothy . 
. 45 
44 
Tobacco . 
.... 
Tomato, to transplant . 
Turnips, in drills . 
. 58 
pounds. 
Vetches, or Tares . 
. 60 
H 
.... 
Wheat, in drills . 
. 60 
a 
Quantity Seed 
per Acre 
6 ounces 
1 pound 
1 Vi to 2 bushels 
1 V 2 to 2 bushels 
,10 to 12 quarts 
1 to 1 y 2 bushels 
6 pounds 
5 pounds 
.10 to 12 quarts 
1 to iy 2 bushels 
V 2 pound 
1 to iy 2 bushels 
3 to 4 pounds 
8 to 14 pounds 
6 to, 8 pounds 
8 to 10 pounds 
.20 pounds 
.20 pounds 
.10 to 15 pounds 
8 to 14 pounds 
6 quarts 
6 to 8 quarts 
1 bushel 
2 pounds 
4 ounces 
4 y 2 pounds 
% to 1 bushel 
3 to 6 bushels 
1 to 1 y 2 bushels 
2 to 3 bushels 
2 to 3 bushels 
8 to 10 pounds 
15 to 20 pounds 
1 y 2 bushels 
4 pounds 
4 pounds 
,25 pounds 
1 to 3 pounds 
1 y 2 to 4 pounds 
25 pounds 
% to 1 bushel 
1 bushel 
% to 1 bushel 
2 to 3 bushels 
4 to 5 pounds 
,40 to 80 pounds 
8 bushels 
3 pounds 
3 pounds 
1 y 2 to 3 bushels 
2 to 3 bushels 
1 to 3 bushels 
8 to 10 bushels 
3 to 4 pounds 
10 to 12 pounds 
4 to 6 pounds 
] y 2 to 2 bushels 
4 to 5 pounds 
8 to 10 pounds 
8 to 10 pounds 
2 pounds 
2 pounds 
8 pounds 
30 to 40 pounds 
12 to 20 pounds 
2 ounces 
% pound 
1 to 3 pounds 
1 y 2 to 2 bushels 
1 X U bushels 
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