Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
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 
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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. to 2,000 plants 
Cabbage.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Carrot. 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill 
Cauliflower. ...1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Celery..1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
Chicory... 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Corn. 1 lb. to 150 hills 
Cress... 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Cucumber.1 oz. to 100 hills 
Eggplant.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Endive. 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Kale. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Kohlrabi .1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Leek...1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Lettuce... 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
Melon, Water.1 oz. to 30 hills 
Melon, Musk..1 oz. to 100 hills 
Okra.... 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 
.. oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
£ arsle y.. 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
£ eas -.. lb. to 50 ft. of drill 
.Pepper..1 oz. to 1,000 plants 
Pumpkin... 1 oz. to 25 hills 
" a 1 dl .® h .. oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
g alsi± y.. oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
Sage.......1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Spinach .. 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
Squash, Early.. ..i oz. to 50 hills 
Squash, Winter.. ..1 oz. to 15 hills 
lomato. 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Tobacco... .i 0 z. to 10,000 plants 
Turnip, Early.i oz . to 75 ft . 0 f drill 
lurmp, Rutabaga. 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
NUMBER 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 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 
33 4 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 
Distance apart. No. of plants. 
434 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 5% feet.1,440 
6 feet by 6 feet.1 200 
6% feet by 634 feet.1,031 
7 feet by 7 feet...888 
8 feet by 8 feet..$80 
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..... 10 
Rul®.—Multiply tho distance in teet between the rows, by the distance the plants are apart in the rows and 
L r n °, du n, W1 . n b ®, the “umber of square feet for each plant or hill; which divided into the number of square feet 
(43,560) will give the number of plants to the acre. M 
SEED REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE OF GROUND 
Alfalfa..... . Lb ?-.!°. th . e . aC 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 trans¬ 
planting ...% to % 
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-r-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 meadow)... 40 
Grass, Perennial or Australian Rye (for lawn)___ 75 
Grass Italian Rye.. . 
Grass, Red Top.... . 
Lbs. to the acre. 
Grass, Timothy.. . 
Grass Hungarian.. 
Millet. 
Hemp—broadcast. 
Melon, Water—hills.. 
Melon, Mnsk—hills.. 
Oats — broadcast. 
Onions, for Dry Bulbs—drills. 
Onions, for Bottom Sets. 
Parsnip—drills.. 
Peas —drills.... .. 
Peas —broadcast... 
Potatoes—hills. 
Pumpkin—hills.. 
Radish—drills. 
Rye—broadcast. 
Spinach—drills .... 
Squash, Bush Varieties —hills. 
Squash, Running Varieties —hills ... 
Tomato—in beds to transplant. 
Turnip and Rutabaga—drills.. 
Turnip and Rutabaga—broadcast_ 
Vetches —broadcast .. 
Wheat—broadcast. 
Wheat—drills.. . N 
