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gTVEGETABLE SEEDS 
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 
Artichoke. 
Asparagus.... 1 
Beans, Dwarf. . . . 
Beans, Tall. 
Beet. 
Broccoli. 
Brussels Sprouts 
Cabbage. 
Carrot. 
Cauliflower. 
Celery. 
Chicory. 
Corn. 
Cress. 
Cucumber. 
Eggplant. 
Endive.. 
Kale.,. 
Kohlrabi. 
Leek. 
Lettuce. 
.1 oz. to 500 plants 
oz. to 60 ft. of drill, 500 plants 
.1 lb. to 50 ft. of drill 
.1 lb. to 75 hills 
.1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
.1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill 
. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
.1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
. 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
.1 lb. to 150 hills 
. 1 oz. to 100 ft of drill 
. 1 oz. to 100 hills 
. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
•.1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
.. 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
.1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
Melon, Water. 
Melon, Musk. 
Okra. 
Onion seed. 
Onion, Top Sets. . . . 
Onion, Bottom Sets 
Parsnip. 
Parsley. 
Peas. 
Pepper. 
Pumpkin. 
Radish. 
Salsify. 
Sage. 
Spinach. 
Squash, Early. 
Squash, Winter.... 
Tomato. 
Tobacco. 
Turnip, Early. 
Turnip, Rutabaga.. 
.1 oz. to 30 hills 
. 1 oz. to 100 hills 
.1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
. 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
...1 lb. to 60 ft. of row 
. ..1 lb. to 75 ft. of row 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
.. 1 lb. to 50 ft, of drill 
. ..1 oz. to 1,000 plants 
.1 oz. to 25 hills 
..1 oz. to 50 ft. of.drill 
.1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
.1 oz. to 50 ft of drill 
.1 oz. to 50 hills 
.1 oz. to 15 hills 
. ..1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
, .1 oz. to 10,000 plants 
. 1 oz. to 75 ft. of drill 
.1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
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 
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 
3% 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 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.1,209 
6 % feet by 6 % feet.1,031 
7 feet by 7 feet. 888 
8 feet by 8 feet. . 
9 feet by 9 feet. . 
10 feet by 10 feet 
11 feet by 11 feet 
12 feet by 12 feet 
13 feet by 13 feet 
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 49 feet.27 
50 feet by 50 feet.17 
60 feet by 60 feet. 12 
66 feet by 66 feet.10 
Itule.—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 divi¬ 
ded into the number of square feet (43,560) will 
give the number of plants to the acre. 
680 
537 
435 
360 
302 
257 
SEED REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE OF GROUND 
., Lbs. to the acre. 
Alfalfa . 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 
Bret, Mangel Wurzel. 
Broom Corn—drills. 12 
Buckwheat—broadcast . 45 
Cabbage—in beds to cover an acre after 
transplanting . y. 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—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 mea¬ 
dow) . 40 
Lbs. to the acre. 
Grass, Perennial or Australian Rye (for 
lawn) . 75 
Grass, Italian Rye. 30 
Grass, Red Top. 30 
Grass, Timothy. 20 
Grass, Hungarian. 25 
Millet . 25 
Hemp—broadcast .40 to 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 . b 
Peas—drills .50 to 80 
Peas—broadcast .150 
Potatoes—hills .500 to 600 
Pumpkin—hills . 3 
Radish—drills . 12 
Rye—broadcast .190 
Spinach—drills . 12 
Squash, Bush Varieties—hills. 4 
Squash, Running Varieties—hills. 2 
Tomato—in beds to transplant. % 
Turnip and Rutabaga—drills. 2 
Turnip and Rutabaga—broadcast.3 to 4 
Vetches—broadcast .100 
Wheat—broadcast . 100 
Wheat—drills . 75 
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