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SEED REQUISITE TO PRODUCE A GIVEN 
Quantity per acre. 
Artichoke, I oz. to 500 plants 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants 
Barley .... 
Beans, Dwarf, 1 qt. to 150 feet of drill 
Beans, Pole, 1 qt. to 200 hills 
Beet, Garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Beet, Mangel, I oz. to 1 50 feet of drill 
Broccoli, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Broom Corn .... 
Brussels, Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Buckwheat .... 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Carrot, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Cauliflower, I oz. to 3,000 plants 
Celery, I oz. to 10,000 plants 
Clover, Ahike and Wnite Dutch 
44 Lucerne, Large Red and Crimson 1 
44 Medium 
Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants 
Com, Sweet, I qt. to 500 hills 
Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Cucumber, 1 oz. to 80 hills . 
Egg Plant I oz. to 2,000 plants 
Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill 
Flax, broadcast 
Garlic, bulbs, I lb. to 10 feet of drill 
Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills . 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky . 
44 Blue, English 
44 Hungarian and Millet 
“ Mixed Lawn 
44 Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red 
Meadow and Wood Meadow 
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NUMBER OF PLANTS AND SOW 
2)4 lbs. 
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Hemp. 
Kale, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Kohl Rabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 
Leek, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 
Lettuce, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill . 
Martynia, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill . 
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills . 
44 Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills 
Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Oats. 
Okra, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 
44 44 for Sets 
Onion Sets, 1 qt. to 20 feet of drill 
Parsnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill . 
Parsley, I oz. to 250 feet of drill . 
Peas, Garden, 1 qt. to 150 feet of drill 
44 Field. 
Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 
Potatoes .... 
Pumpkin, I qt. to 300 hills 
Radish, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Rye ..... 
Salsify, 1 oz. to 60 feet of drill 
Spinach, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of drill 
Squash, Summer, I oz. to 40 hills . 
44 Winter, 1 oz. to 10 hills 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 
Vetches ..... 
Wheat ..... 
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NUMBER OF 
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Dis. apart. 
No. plants. 
Dis. apart. 
No. plants. 
% foot .... 
174,240 
4 feet by 2 
feet 
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43.5 60 
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3,629 
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19,360 
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2,722 
2 feet .... 
10,890 
6,969 
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6 feet 
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. . 1,210 
3 feet by 1 foot . . 
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7,260 
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4,840 
10,888 
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AT GIVEN DISTANCES. 
Dis. apart. 
No. plants. 
10 feet . 
• 435 
11 “ 
360 
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302 
1 5 “ • 
193 
18 44 
134 
20 44 
. . 108 
25 44 
• . 69 
30 44 
. . 64 
WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES. 
Apples . 
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Per bush. 
48 lbs. 
Onions .. 
Per bush., ^2 lbs. 
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Peas . . 
44 
60 
44 
Barley 
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48 “ 
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44 
8 
44 
Beans 
14 
60 4 * 
Rape. 
44 
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Buckwheat 
<4 
48 44 
Rye. 
44 
56 
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Broom Corn . 
<4 
46 44 
♦Red Top Seed .... 
44 
14 
Blue Grass, Kentucky 
44 44 English 
44 
14 “ 
Salt, Coarse. 
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5 ° 
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44 
24 44 
44 Michigan .... 
44 
56 
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20 44 
Sweet Potatoes .... 
44 
56 
44 
Canary Seed . 
44 
60 44 
Timothy Seed ... 
<4 
45 
44 
Castor Beans . 
44 
46 44 
Turnips ..... 
44 
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Clover Seed . 
44 
60 44 
Wheat .. 
44 
44 
Coro c Shelled 
44 
56 44 
Beef and Pork, per bbl., net . 
200 
44 
44 on Ear . 
44 
70 44 
Flour, per bbl., net 
196 
Corn Meal 
<4 
50 44 
White Fish and Trout, per bbl., net 
200 
Charcoal 
44 
22 44 
Salt, per bbl. ... 
280 
44 
Coal, Mineral 
44 
80 44 
Lime, 44 ... 
220 
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Cranberries . . 
44 
40 44 
Hay, well settled, per cubic foot . 
Corn, on Cob. in bin, 44 
4/4 
44 
Dried Peaches 
44 
28 44 
22 
44 
Flax Seed 
44 
56 44 
44 Shelled, 44 44 
45 
44 
Hemp Seed 
44 
40 44 
Wheat, 44 44 
48 
44 
Hungarian Grass Seed 
44 
48 44 
Oats, 
2 $'A 
44 
Irish Potatoes, neaping 
measure 
44 
60 44 
Potatoes, 44 44 
3 &X 
44 
Millet 
44 
50 i€ 
Sand, Dry, 44 
95 
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Malt 
44 
38 “ 
Clay, Compact, 44 
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Oats 
44 
32 “ 
Marble, 44 
169 
44 
Osage Orange 
44 
33 “ 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord . 
5 
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44 
Orchard Grass .... 
• In New England, Red Top is sold at 10 
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