Showing the standard weights per bushel of some of the more common seeds 
Barley .... 
...48 lbs. 
Flax . 
....56 lbs. 
Rvp 
56 lba 
Beans . 
... 60 lbs. 
Hemp . 
...44 lbs. 
Red Top Grass. 
14 lbs 
Blue Grass . 
...14 lbs. 
Hungarian 
Grass . 
....48 lbs. 
Rape . 
50 lbs 
Buckwheat . 
...48 lbs. 
Millet . 
...48 lbs. 
Timothv ... 
45 lbs. 
Clover . 
.60 lbs. 
Oats .. 
...32 lbs. 
Tares, or 
Vetches. 
60 lbs 
Corn . 
...56 lbs. 
Peas (field) 
...60 lbs. 
Wheat 
60 lbs. 
PLANTS UPON 
AN ACRE 
OF GROUND 
Distances 
No. of 
Distances 
No. of 
Distances 
No. of 
apart 
Plants 
apart 
Plants 
apart 
Plants 
6 in. by 6 in. 
.174,240 
2 feet by 
2 
feet. 
.10,890 
5 feet by 
5 
feet..... 
.1,742 
1 foot by 1 foot. 
.... 43,560 
3 feet by 
2 
feet. 
. 7,260 
6 feet by 
6 
feet. 
. 1.210 
1 y 2 foot by 1 y 2 foot. 
.... 19,360 
3 feet by 
3 
feet. 
. 4,840 
8 feet by 
8 
feet. 
. 680 
2 feet by 1 foot. 
.... 21,780 
4 feet by 
4 
feet.. 
. 2,722 
10 feet by 
10 
feet. 
. 435 
SEED REQUIRED FOR A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS, 
ETC. 
1 oz. Asparagus will 
produce 
about. 
.500 
plants 
oz. Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Kale, Tomato, Leak or Pepper 2500 plants 
oz. Celery, Endive, or Lettuce will produce about .6000 plants 
oz. Okra, or Spinach, may be allowed for every .100 feet of row 
oz. Onion, or Radish, may be allowed for every .150 feet of row 
oz. Carrot, Parsley, Parsnip, or Turnip, may be allowed for every.200 feet of row 
oz. Cucumber is sufficient for.. 125 hills 
1 oz. Musk Melon is sufficient for... 100 hills 
1 oz. Water Melon is sufficient for.. 40 to 60 hills 
1 oz. Pumpkin, or Squash, is sufficient for.’. 40 to 80 hills 
1 qt. Dwarf or Bush Beans is sufficient for..200 feet of row or 300 hills 
1 qt. Pole Beans is sufficient for....100 to 200 hills 
1 qt. Peas is sufficient for.-.....150 to 200 feet of row 
TABLE OF QUANTITIES 
Showing the quantity of seed usually sown upon an acre. 
Barley, broadcast.2 to 3 bu. 
Barley, in drills..1 % to 2 bu. 
Beans, dwarf, in drills. IMj bu. 
Beets, in drills...—. 4 lbs. 
Broom Corn, in drills. IV 2 bu. 
Buckwheat .1 to l 1 /^ bu. 
Cabbage, in hills. 8 y 2 oz. 
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 15 lbs. 
Corn, in hills. 8 to 12 lbs. 
Corn, for fodder.2 to 3 bu. 
Cucumber, in hills.-..1 lb. 
Flax . IV 2 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 1V6 bu. 
Hungarian Grass . Y 2 to % bu. 
Lucerne, broadcast .—.—.15 lbs. 
The above list estimates of seeds for an 
tained, assuming the seeds are good. 
Millet, broadcast . V 2 to 3% bu. 
Musk Melon, in hills.1 to IV 2 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 
hills . 2 to 2 Ms lbs. 
Tomatoes, in bed to transplant.2 oz. 
Turnip, in drills .......2 lbs. 
Vetches .— 2 to 3 bu. 
acre is as nearly correct as can well be ascer- 
