FARM TABLES 
Showing the standard 
Barley .. 
48 lbs 
Beans . 
60 lbs 
Blue Grass . 
...14 lbs. 
Buckwheat 
...48 lbs. 
Clover . 
Corn . 
...56 lbs. 
TABLE OF WEIGHT 
weights per bushel of some of 
Flax „. 56 lbs. 
Hemp --—. 44 ibs. 
Hungarian Grass .48 lbs. 
Millet _.. 48 lbs. 
Oats ..___. 32 lbs. 
Peas (field) __ 60 lbs. 
the more common seeds. 
Rye .-._..56 lbs. 
Red Top Grass_14 lbs. 
Rape . 50 lbs. 
Timothy - 45 ib a . 
Tares, or Vetches....60 lbs 
Wheat . 60 lbs. 
PLANTS UPON AN ACRE OF GROUND 
Distances No. of 
apart Plants 
6 in. by 6 in..174,240 
1 foot by 1 foot. 43,560 
IV 2 foot by 1*4 foot. 19,360 
2 feet by 1 foot...... 21,780 
Distances No. of 
apart Plants 
2 feet by 2 feet..10,890 
3 feet by 2 feet.. 7,260 
3 feet by 3 feet_ 4,840 
4 feet by 4 feet... 2,722 
Distances 
No. of 
apart 
Plants 
5 feet 
by 
5 
feet. 
.1,742 
6 feet 
by 
6 
feet. 
. 1,210 
8 feet 
by 
8 
feet. 
- 680 
10 feet 
by 
10 
feet.. 
.- 435 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
oz. 
oz. 
oz. 
oz. 
oz. 
oz. 
oz. 
oz. 
qt. 
qt. 
qt. 
SEED REQUIRED FOR A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS, ETC. 
Asparagus will produce about....... . 500 , . 
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Kale, Tomato, Leak or Pepper 2500 plants 
Celery, Endive, or Lettuce will produce about . 6000 nlantq 
Okra, or Spinach, may be allowed for every .. IIZZZZ .'loo'feet nfZ 
Onion, or Radish, may be allowed for every ..._.. 150 f eet r 
Carrot, Parsley, Parsnip, or Turnip, may be allowed for every. 200 feet of row 
Cucumber is sufficient for.„..._ _ 125 hills 
— .—.-..-...- 100 hills 
---- 40 to 60 hills 
.—.— 40 to 80 hills 
.—.200 feet of row or 300 hills 
— ....100 to 200 hills 
.-.150 to 200 feet of row 
Musk Melon is sufficient for.... 
Water Melon is sufficient for. 
Pumpkin, or Squash, is sufficient for.. 
Dwarf or Bush Beans is sufficient for.. 
Pole Beans is sufficient for..... 
Peas is sufficient for. 
TABLE OF QUANTITIES 
Showing the quantity of seed 
Barley, broadcast....2 to 3 bu. 
1 Barley, in drills----__1% to 2 bu. 
Beans, dwarf, in drills.. 1*4 bu. 
Beets, in drills........ 4 jbs’ 
Broom Corn, in drills_____ 1*4 bu! 
Buckwheat ... 1 to 1 % bu. 
Cabbage, in hills.... 8 y 2 G z. 
Cabbage, in beds to transplant...2 oz. 
Carrots, in drills—.„. 2 to 3 lbs. 
Clover, Red, broadcast___15 to 20 lbs. 
Clover, White, broadcast......10 to 15 lbs. 
Clover, Alsike, broadcast.10 to 16 lbs. 
Corn, in hills.. 8 to 12 lbs. 
Corn, for fodder..—. 2 to 3 bu. 
Cucumber, in hills..... 1 ib. 
Flax ...—1*4 to 2 bu! 
Grasses— 
Kentucky Blue Grass.....2 bu. 
Lawn Grass ... 3 bu. 
Orchard Grass.....2 to 3 bu. 
Red Top Grass.2 bu. 
Hemp, broadcast __ 1 to 1*4 bu. 
Hungarian Grass .... 14 to % bu. 
Lucerne, broadcast ___ 15 lbs. 
usually sown upon an acre. 
Millet, broadcast ___ 14 to 3% bu. 
Musk Melon, in hills.....l to 1% lbs! 
Mangel Wurzel, in drills.... 4 lbs. 
Oats, broadcast...... 2 to 3 bu. 
Onion, or dry bulbs, in drills.... 4 lbs. 
Oniors, or bulbs, to sell green, 
in drills ..__... 6 to 8 lbs. 
Onion Sets, in drills......... 10 bu 
Parsnips, in drills.. 4 to 6 lbs. 
Potatoes, in drills, depending on 
number of eyes..._. 7 to 15 bu. 
Peas, broadcast ........ 2 bu. 
Radish, in drills.... 6 lbs. 
Radish, broadcast .... 12 to 16 lbs. 
Rye, broadcast .. 2 bu. 
Salsify, in drills. 6 to 8 lbs 
Sage, in drills. 4 to 6 lbs. 
Spinach, in drills-- 10 to 15 lbs. 
Squash, bush varieties, in hills, 3 to 4 lbs. 
Squash, running varieties, in 
m hilIs ....... 2 to 2 % lbs. 
Tomatoes, in bed to transplant... 2 oz 
Turnip, in drills.... 2 lbs! 
Vetches ----- 2 to 3 bu. 
. above list estimates of seeds for an acre is as nearly correct ae can well be ascer¬ 
tained, assuming the seeds are good. 
