RICE'S DEPENDABLE SEEDS 
ARE THE PRODUCTS OF 
AMERICA’S LEADING SEED GROWING ESTABLISHMENT 
FOUNDED IN 1832 
As seed producers, we are supplying many of the leading seed dealers in this country and abroad, and 
the quality of our stocks is the best that painstaking care, long experience and expense can produce. 
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Buy your seeds at home and help build up a convenient seed business in your own community. You 
will thus save express charges and avoid delay when you are ready to plant. 
• We will not assume responsibility where the local merchant carelessly handles our product. 
The seeds we supply him we know to be correct when shipped, and will give the planter the best pos¬ 
sible results. 
REFERENCE TABLE 
Quantity of Seed Requisite to Produce a Given Number of Plants and Sow an Acre 
Quantity 
per Acre 
Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants.6 ozs. 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants.1 lb. 
Barley .120 lbs. 
Beans, Dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill.60 lbs. 
Beans, Pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills .30 lbs. 
Beet, Garden, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill. .5 to 6 lbs. 
Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.6 lbs. 
Broccoli, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Broom Corn.10 lbs. 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Buckwheat .25 lbs. 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants...4 ozs. 
Carrot, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.3 lbs. 
Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Celery, 1 oz. to 7,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch.6 lbs. 
Clover, Lucerne, Large Red, Crimson 
Trefoil .8 lbs. 
Clover, Medium.12 lbs. 
Collards, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Corn, Sweet, V* lb. to 100 hills.12 lbs. 
Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill.10 lbs. 
Cucumber, 1 oz. to 50 hills. 2 lbs. 
Egg plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill.4%.lbs. 
Flax, broadcast.30 lbs. 
Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill. 
Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills. 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky.20 lbs. 
Grass, Blue, English.14 lbs. 
Grass, Hungarian Millet.25 lbs. 
Grass, Mixed Lawn.60 lbs. 
Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, 
Fowl Meadow and Wood Meadow.30 lbs. 
Grass, Red Top, Fancy Clean.8 to 10 lbs. 
Quantity 
per Acre 
Grass, Timothy.15 lbs. 
Hemp .25 lbs. 
Kale, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 ozs. 
Kohl Rabi, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill.4 lbs. 
Leek, 1 oz to 200 feet of drill. 4 lbs. 
Lettuce, 1 oz. to 120 feet of drill. 3 lbs. 
Martynia, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill.5 lbs. 
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 80 hills. 3 lbs. 
Melon, Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills. 5 lbs. 
Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.15 lbs. 
Oats .64 lbs. 
Okra, 1 ozs. to 100 feet of drill. 8 lbs. 
Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill. 4 lbs. 
Onion Seed, for Sets.50 to 60 lbs. 
Onion Sets, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill.250 lbs. 
Parsnip, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill.5 to 6 lbs. 
Parsley, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 3 lbs. 
Peas, Garden, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill_150 lbs. 
Peas, Field. 120 lbs. 
Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants. 3 ozs. 
Potatoes.8 to 10 bus. 
Pumpkin, 1 lb. to 250 hills.3 to 4 lbs. 
Radish, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.8 to 10 lbs. 
Rye.60 to 90 lbs. 
Salsify, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 8 lbs. 
Spinach, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.10 to 12 lbs. 
Summer Savory, 1 packet to 100 feet of drill % lb. 
Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 50 hills. 3 lbs. 
Squash, Winter, 1 oz. to 25 hills. 4 lbs. 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants. 2 ozs. 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. 2 ozs. 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill.1% lbs. 
Vetches, Spring.120 lbs. 
Wheat .75 lbs. 
Number of Plants to the Acre at Given Distances 
Distance apart 
No. Plants 
Distance apart 
No. Plants 
Distance apart 
No. Plants 
Distance apart No. 
Plants 
12 x 1 inches. 
..522,720 
24 x 24 inches. 
.. 10,890 
36 
X 
36 inches 
... 4,840 
60 x 60 inches.... 
1,743 
12 x 3 
44 
. .174.240 
30 x 1 
44 
. .209,088 
42 
X 
12 
<4 
...12,446 
8 x 1 foot. 
5.445 
12 x 12 
4i 
.. 43,560 
30 x 6 
it 
.. 34,848 
42 
X 
24 
44 
... 6,223 
8 x 3 
feet . 
1,815 
16 x 1 
44 
..392.040 
30 x 12 
ii 
.. 17,424 
42 
X 
36 
44 
... 4,148 
8 x 8 
44 
680 
18 x 1 
44 
. .348,480 
30 x 16 
*4 
.. 13,068 
48 
X 
12 
44 
. ..10,890 
10 x 1 
44 
4,356 
18 x 3 
4 4 
..116,160 
30 x 30 
ii 
.. 10,454 
48 
X 
18 
44 
... 7,790 
10 x 6 
44 
726 
18 x 12 
a 
.. 29,040 
30 x24 
ii 
. . 8,712 
48 
X 
24 
it 
... 5,445 
10 x 10 
44 
435 
18 x 18 
a 
.. 19,360 
30 x 30 
ii 
.. 6,970 
48 
X 
30 
44 
... 4,356 
12 x 1 
44 
3,630 
20 x 1 
a 
..313,635 
36 x 3 
ii 
.. 58,080 
48 
X 
36 
44 
... 3,630 
12 x 5 
44 
736 
20 x 20 
44 
.. 15,681 
36 x 12 
it 
.. 14,520 
48 
X 
48 
44 
... 2,723 
12 x 12 
44 
302 
24 x 1 
it 
..261,360 
36 x 18 
it 
.. 9,680 
60 
X 
36 
44 
... 2,901 
16 x 1 
44 
2,722 
24 x 18 
44 
.. 15,520 
36 X 24 
it 
.. 7,260 
60 
X 
48 
«4 
... 2,178 
16 x 16 
44 
170 
