USEFUL TABLES FOR THE FARMER AND PLANTER 
NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO AN ACRE 
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 
2i 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 
3J 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 
Set at regular distances apart 
Distance apart 
No. of Plants 
4£ feet by 4J 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 
5i feet by 5£ feet.... 
.1,440 
6 feet by 6 feet. 
.1,200 
6J feet by 6£ 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 
14 feet by 14 feet.. 
15 feet by 15 feet.., 
16 feet by 16 feet... 
161 feet by 161 feet 
17 feet by 17 feet.., 
18 feet by 18 feet... 
19 feet by 19 feet... 
20 feet by 20 feet... 
25 feet by 25 feet... 
30 feet by 30 feet... 
33 feet by 33 feet... 
40 feet by 40 feet... 
50 feet by 50 feet... 
60 feet by 60 feet... 
66 feet by 66 feet... 
No. of Plante 
. 222 
. 193 
. 170 
.160 
. 150 
.134 
.120 
.108 
.69 
. 48 
. 40 
.27 
.17 
.12 
.10 
Alfalfa. 
Artichoke, Globe. 
” Jerusalem (tubers) .. 
Asparagus. 
Barley. 
Beans, Bush, drills. 
” ” Lima. 
” Pole, hills. 
” ” Lima. 
Beet, Table. 
” stock.;; 
” Sugar. 
Broom Com drills. 
Broccoli. 
Brussels, sprouts. 
Buckwheat, broadcast. 
Chbbage, early.. 
I . ” late. 
Carrot, table. 
” stock. 
Cauliflower. 
Celery. 
Clover, red. 
” ' white. 
” Crimson. 
” Egyptian. 
” Alsike. 
” Japanese. 
Com, sweet. 
” field.;; 
” for fodder. 
” Egyptian. 
QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY SOWN PER ACRE 
oz. 
lbs. 
25 
Corn, Jerusalem. 
1 
” Kaffir. 
300 
” Kaffir, broadcast. 
5 
Cress. 
100 
Cucumber. 
80 
Egg Plant. 
40 
Endive. 
30 
Flax for seed. 
30 
” ” fiber. 
6 
Grass, Bermuda. 
8 
” Brome. 
15 
” Crested Dogstail. 
12 
” Ky. Blue for pasture.. 
6 
” ” ” for lawns. 
8 
” Orchard. 
48 
Rye grass Perennial for 
8 
Pasture. 
L6 
Rye, Perennial for 
4 
lawns. 
3 
” ” Italian. 
6 
” Red Top. 
4 
” Timothy. 
20 
” Hungarian. 
15 
” Mesquite. 
15 
Hemp. 
12 
Kohl Rabi. 
10 
Leek. 
12 
Lettuce. 
14 
Melon, musk. 
10 
” water. 
150 
Millet. 
6 
” Pearl drills. 
oz. lbs. 
6 Millet Pearl broadcast. 
10 Milo Maize, drills. 
50 Oats. 
8 Okra. 
2 Onion, seed for dry bulbs.... 
4 ” ” ” sets. 
3 Onion Sets... 
30 Parsley. 
50 Parsnip. 
8 Peanuts. 
40 Peas, drills. 
25 ” broadcast. 
50 Pepper. 
150 Potatoes, cut tubers. 
^0 ” sweet, plants_8M. 
Pumpkin. 
40 Radish. 
Rhubarb. 
75 Rye. 
30 Salsify. 
30 Sorghum, for fodder. 
20 ” for Syrup. 
40 Spinach. 
35 Squash, bush vars. 
50 ” running. 
2 Tobacco. 
4 Tomato. 
3 Turnip broadcast. 
2 ” drills. 
4 ” Rutabaga. 
50 Vetches, broadcast. 
6 Wheat. 
oz. lbs. 
30 
10 
80 
10 
6 
50 
250 
8 
5 
22 
90 
150 
8 
600 
3 
10 
4 
100 
10 
150 
10 
10 
4'' 
3 
2 
2 
3 
2 
3 
100 
100 
Alfalfa.. 
Artichokes, Jerusalem. 
Barley. 
Beans, bush and pole. 
” Castor. 
Broom Com Seed. 
Bran. 
Buckwheat. 
Canary Seed.* ’ ’ * 
Charcoal. 
Clover, Red, White and Alsike.... 
” Japanese. 
Com, Egyptian.* 
” Jerusalem.. 
lbs. 
60 
60 
48 
60 
46 
..46 
20 
50 
60 
22 
60 
25 
50 
50 
WEIGHTS PER BUSHEL 
Corn, Kaffir. 
” Shelled. . 
” Pop. ;;;;;; 
Flax Seed.* 
Grass Seed, Blue. 
” ” Brome. 
” Crested Dogstail. 
” ” Hungarian.. 
” Mesquite. 
” Orchard. 
” ” Red Top. 
” Eye Grass Perennial.. 
” Rye Grass Italian.... 
” ” Timothy. 
( 38 ) 
lbs. 
50 
56 
70 
56 
14 
14 
20 
48 
7 
14 
14 
20 
20 
45 
Hemp. 
Millet. 
Milo Maize. 
Onions. 
” sets. 
Peanuts. 
Peas, round seeded 
” Wrinkled. 
Potatoes. 
” sweet. 
Rye. 
Sorghum. 
Vetches. 
Wheat. 
lbs. 
44 
50 
50 
57 
32 
22 
60 
56 
60 
50 
56 
50 
60 
60 
