PLANTING CHART 
Kind of Vegetable 
Seeds or Roots 
Required for 100 
Feet of Drill 
One Acre 
Distances for Plants to Stand 
Depth of 
Planting 
Ready for Use 
After Planting 
—About 
Rows Apart 
Plants 
Apart 
in Rows 
Horse 
Cultivation 
Hand 
Cultivation 
Asparagus—Seed. 
1 ounce. 
10 lbs. 
30 to 36 in. 
1 to 2 ft 
3 in. 
1 in . 
Asparagus Roots. 
60 to 80 roots. 
3 to 5 ft. 
12 to 24 in 
15 to 20 in 
S to 6 in 
Beans, Dwarf. 
114 lbs. 
80 to 125 lbs. 
30 to 36 in 
18 to 24 in 
2 in 
42 to 
Beans, Pole. 
!/-> lb. 
40 lbs.. 
3 to 4 ft. 
3 to 4 ft 
12 in 
1 to 3 in 
72 to 
4 0 udys 
Beets. 
2 ounces. 
6 lbs. 
28 to 36 in 
12 t.o 18 in 
2 in 
1 in. 
Brussels Sprouts. 
3 pkts. 
2 ounces 
30 to 36 in 
24 to 30 in 
'A in 
100 to 
Cabbage—Early. 
3 pkts. 
l/, lb. 
30 to 36 in. 
24 to 30 in. 
1 2 to 1 8 i n 
44 i n. 
90 to 
Cabbage—Late. 
3 pkts. 
V'» lb. 
30 t.o 40 in. 
24 to 36 in. 
1 6 to 24 in 
1A in 
110 to 
Carrot. 
1 ounce. 
4 'bs. 
30 fo 36 in 
18 to 24 in 
2 in. 
14 in 
55 to 
Cauliflower. 
3 pkts.... 
2 ounces 
30 fo 36 in 
24 to 30 in. 
1 4 to 1R in 
14 in, 
120 to 
Collards. 
3 pkts. 
1 / lb 
24 t.o 30 in. 
1 00 to 
1 9A 0 1 r _? 
Corn—Sweet. 
1 /, lb. 
/4 1 u . 
1 0 lbs. 
36 to 42 in. 
18 in. 
1 in. 
J - U UaJ a 
Cress, Water. 
4 pkts. 
R mad cast 
10 to 36 in.... 
Under water 
60 to 
Cucumber. 
14 ounce 
2 lbs. 
4 to 6 ft. .. 
4 to 6 ft. 
4 every 3 ft. 
1 in. 
Egg Plant. 
2 pkts. 
Vx lb. 
24 to 30 in.... 
18 in. 
‘A in. 
125 to 
140 days 
Endive... 
1 ounce. 
2 lhs. 
30 in 
18 in. 
12 in.. 
(A in. .. . 
100 <1h vs 
Horse Radish. 
70 roots. 
30 to 40 in. 
24 to 30 in.... 
20 in. 
3 to 4 in. 
1 yea r 
Kale, or Borecole. 
3 pkts. 
1 lb. 
30 to 36 in. 
18 to 24 in.... 
18 in. 
!/> in. 
55 to 
Kohl-rabi. 
3 pkts... . 
1 lb 
30 to 36 in 
18 to 24 in.... 
6 in... . 
14 in. 
55 to 
Leek. 
Yft ounce. 
4 lbs. 
30 to 36 in 
14 to 20 in.... 
4 in.. . 
14 in . 
120 to 
1 50 
Lettuce . 
14 ounce . 
2 lbs.. 
30 in. 
12 to 18 in.... 
6 in . 
14 in . 
70 to 
90 Hays 
Muskmelon . 
14 ounce . 
2 lbs. 
6 to 8 ft. 
6 to 8 ft.... 
4 every 4 ft. 
1 in . 
85 to 
150 flays 
Watermelon . 
1 ounce . 
3 lbs. 
8 to 12 ft . 
8 to 12 ft . 
4 every 6 ft. 
1 in..... . 
100 to 
1 30 days 
Mustard . 
3 pkts . 
1 lb. 
30 to 36 in 
12 to 18 in.... 
4 or 5 to ft.. 
14 in . 
60 to 
90 days 
New Zealand Spinach. 
1 ounce . 
8 lbs. 
36 in . 
24 to 36 in.... 
12 in . 
1 to 2 in.... 
60 to 
1 00 days 
Okra . 
2 ounces . 
8 lbs. 
4 to 5 ft.. 
3 to 4 ft.... 
24 in . 
1 in . 
90 to 
140 days 
Onion—Seed. 
1 ounce.. 
3 lhs. 
24 fo 36 in. 
12 to 18 in.... 
2 in. 
14 in . 
125 to 
150 days 
Onion—Sets . 
1 qt. of Sets . 
50 lbs. 
24 to 36 in.... 
12 to 18 in.... 
4 or 5 toft.. 
1 in . 
100 days 
Parsley . 
3 pkts . 
3 lbs.. 
24 to 36 in.... 
12 to 18 in.... 
3 in . 
14 in . 
65 to 
90 days 
Parsnip . 
1/4 ounce 
3 lbs. 
30 to 46 in.... 
18 to 24 in.... 
2 in . 
Y 2 in . 
130 days 
Peas . 
1 lb 
60 lhs. 
3 to 4 ft . 
20 to 36 in.... 
1 in.. . 
1 in . 
45 to 
75 days 
Pepper . 
9. pkts. 
2 ounces 
30 to 46 in.... 
18 to 24 in.... 
15 in . 
14 in .. 
130 to 
1 50 days 
Potatoes—Irish. . 
.5 lbs, 
1 6 bn. 
30 to 36 in.... 
24 to 36 in.... 
14 in.. . 
4 in . 
90 to 
150 days 
Potatoes—Sweet.... 
3 (or 75 slinsl 
3 to 5 ft . 
3 to 5 ft . 
14 in . 
3 in . 
150 days 
Pumpkin . 
minr»p 
4 ]hs 
8 to 12 ft... 
8 to 12 ft . 
4 every 6 ft. 
1 in . 
75 to 
90 days 
Radish . 
1 ounce 
1 0 lhs 
24 to 36 in.... 
12 to 18 in.—. 
1 in . 
14 in . 
20 to 
75 day3 
Rhubard—Seeds . 
l/£* nnnpp 
36 in...... . . 
30 to 36 in.— 
2 in . 
14 to 1 in . 
3 years 
Rh ubard — Roots 
33 roots . 
3 to 5 ft . 
3 to 5 ft . 
3 in . 
2 to 3 in . 
1 year 
Rutaha tra 
3 pkts. 
2 1 hs 
30 to 36 in.... 
18 to 24 in.... 
6 in . 
14 to 1 in . 
90 days 
Salsify 
1 ounce 
8 lbs. 
30 to 36 in.... 
18 to 24 in.— 
2 in . 
14 in . 
150 days 
Spinach ... 
1 ounce. 
20 lbs... 
30 to 36 in.... 
12 to 18 in.— 
2 in . 
1 in . 
45 days is min. 
Squash — Summer 
1/4 ounce 
4 lhs.. 
3 to 4 ft . 
3 to 4 ft . 
4 every 4 ft.. 
1 in . 
65 to 
70 days 
Tomato . 
2 pkts . 
1 1A ounces . 
3 to 5 ft . 
3 to 4 ft . 
3 every 4 ft. 
14 in . 
125 to 
150 days 
Turnip . 
1 ounce . 
1 lb., sown . 
broadcast 3 lbs 
24 to 36 in.... 
18 to 24 in.... 
2 in . 
14 in . 
45 to 
90 days 
NUMBER OF PLANTS TO AN ACRE 
SET AT REGULAR DISTANCE APART 
Distance 
Plants 
Distance 
Plants 
Distance 
Plants 
Apart 
No. 
Apart 
No. 
Apart 
No. 
3 in. by 4 in.. 
3 ft. by 3 
ft... 
... 4,840 
5 ft. by 5 ft. 
. 1,742 
4 in. by 4 in.. 
...393,040 
314 ft. by 
3*4 
ft.. 
... 3,555 
5% ft. by 514 ft.- 
. 1.440 
6 in. by 6 in.. 
...174,240 
4 ft. by 1 
ft... 
... 10,890 
6 ft. by 6 ft. 
. 1,200 
1 ft. by 1 ft.. 
... 43,560 
4 ft. by 2 
ft... 
... 3,630 
6 ] 4 ft. by 614 ft. 
.1,031 
114 ft. by 1% 
ft.. 
... 19,360 
4 ft. by 4 
ft... 
... 2,722 
7 ft. by 7 ft. 
888 
2 ft. by 1 ft.... 
... 21,780 
414 ft. by 
414 
ft.. 
... 2,150 
8 ft. by 8 ft. 
680 
2 ft. by 2 ft... 
... 10,890 
5 ft. by 1 
ft... 
... 8,712 
9 ft. by 9 ft. 
537 
2 Y 2 ft. by 214 
ft... 
... 6,960 
5 ft. by 2 
ft... 
... 4,356 
10 ft. by 10 ft.. 
435 
3 ft. by 1 ft.... 
... 14,520 
5 ft. by 3 
ft... 
... 3,904 
11 ft. by 11 ft. 
360 
3 ft. by 2 ft.... 
... 7,260 
5 ft. by 4 
ft... 
... 2,178 
12 ft. by 12 ft. 
302 
Texas Printing House—Horticultural Dept.—Dallas 
RULE—Multiply the distance in 
feet between the rows by the 
distance the plants ai e apart in 
the rows, and the product will 
be the number 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. 
