54 
JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
VALUABLE TABLES. 
SEED REQUISITE TO PRODUCE A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS AND SOW AN ACRE. 
Quantity per 
& Trefoil 
Artichoke, i oz. to 30 ft. of drill 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants . 
Barley .... 
Beans, Dwarf, 1 qt. to 100 feet of drill 
Beans, Pole, 1 qt. to 200 hills 
Beet, Garden, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Beet f Mangel, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Broccoli, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants . 
Broom, Corn .... 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 1,200 plants 
Buckwheat. 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants . 
Carrot, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill . 
Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants 
Celery, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 
“ Lucerne, large Red, Crimson 
“ Medium . 
Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants 
Corn, Sweet, 1 qt. to 200 hills 
Cress, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Cucumber, I oz. to 50 hills. 
Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 1,000 plants 
Endive, I oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Flax, broadcast . 
Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of 
Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills. 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky. 
“ Blue, English . 
“ Hungarian and Milet 
Mixed Lawn . 
;chard, Perennial Rye, Red Top 
FowTM^adow and Wood Meadow 
Timothy 
drill 
Quantity per acre. 
% ib. 
5 “ 
2 yi bu. 
1 'A “ 
“ 
6 lbs. 
8 “ 
8 oz. 
10 lbs. 
8 oz. 
Yz bu. 
5 oz * 
4 lbs. 
5 
4 
*5 
15 “ 
'5 “ 
6 “ 
8 qts. 
8 lbs. 
X “ 
K OZ. 
3 lbs. 
Y bu. 
2 X lbs. 
3 bu. 
2 “ 
I “ 
4 “ 
oz. 
41 
lb. 
Grass, Red Top, fancy, clean seed 
Kale, 1 oz. to 1,200 plants . 
Kohl Rabi, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Leek, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill . 
Lettuce, I oz. to 250 feet of drill 
Martynia, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 60 hills . 
“ Water, 1 oz. to 40 hills . 
Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 40 feet of drill 
Oats ...... 
Okra, 1 oz. to 40 feet of drill 
Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
“ “ for Sets . 
Onion Sets, 1 qt. to 20 feet of drill 
Parsnip, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Parsley, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill . 
Peas, Garden, 1 qt. to 100 feet of drt 
“ Field .... 
Pepper, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Potatoes ..... 
Pumpkin, 1 qt. to 300 hills. 
Radish, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 
Rye. 
Salsify, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill . 
Spinach, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill. 
Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of 
Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills 
“ Winter, 1 oz. to 20 hills 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 4,000 plants . 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 
Vetches ..... 
Wheat. 
rill 
4 to 
30 to 
acre 
20 lbs 
6 Oz. 
2 lbs 
4 “ 
3 “ 
10 “ 
2 “ 
3 “ 
10 “ 
3 bu. 
10 lbs. 
5 “ 
50 “ 
8 bu. 
5 lbs. 
8 u 
1 Yz bu. 
2 X “ 
4 oz. 
10 bu. 
4 qts. 
8 lbs. 
bu. 
10 lbs. 
10 “ 
2 « 
2 “ 
4 “ 
3 
2 
2 
3 
I to 2 
oz. 
« 
lbs. 
bu. 
NUMBER 
ANTS OR TREES TO THE ACRE AT GIVEN DISTANCES 
Dis. apart. 
No. plantSv-^ 
JD i s 
apart. 
No. plants. 
Dis. apart. 
No. plants. 
y % foot 
. 174,240 
^eLby 2 feet 
• 5,444 
10 feet 
435 
1 “ . 
• 43,560 
4 
• 3,629 
II 
(< 
36® 
* y a “ . 
. 19,360 
4 
<( . 
4 
2,722 
12 
t( 
302 
2 feet 
10,890 
5 
“ 5 “ 
• 1,742 
15 
a 
r 93 
2^ " • 
6,969 
6 
<( 
. 1,210 
889 
18 
(< 
x 34 
3 feet by 1 foot 
. 14,520 
7 i 
a 
20 
<{ 
108 
3 “ 2 feet. 
7,260 
8 
a 
680 
25 
(( 
» 
69 
3 “ 3 “ 
4 “ 1 f< 
4,840 
. 10,888 
9 
(t 
573 
30 
64 
Apples 
“ Dried 
Barley 
Beans 
Buckwheat 
Broom Corn 
Blue Grass, Kentucky 
“ “ English 
Bran 
Canary Seed . 
Castor Beans . 
Clover Seed . 
Corn, Shelled 
“ on Ear . 
Corn Meal 
Charcoal . 
Coal, Mineral 
Cranberries 
Dried Peaches 
Flax Seed 
Hemp Seed 
Hungarian Grass Seed 
Irish Potatos, Leaping measure 
Millet . 
Malt 
Oats 
Osage Orange 
Orchard Grass 
Onions 
WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES. 
Per bush., 48 lbs. 
22 
48 
60 
48 
46 
14 
24 
20 
60 
46 
60 
56 
70 
50 
22 
80 
40 
28 
56 
40 
48 
60 
50 
38 
32 
33 
14 
52 
Peas .... 
Plastering Hair 
Rape .... 
Rye .... 
Red Top Seed, Chaff Seed 
Red Top Fancy, Clean Seed 
Salt, Coarse . 
“ Michigan 
Sweet Potatoes 
Timothy Seed 
Turnips . 
Wheat 
Beef and Pork, per bbl., net 
Flour, per bbl., net 
White Fish and Trout, per b 
Salt, per bbl. . 
Lime, “ 
Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 
Corn, on Cob, in bin, “ 
“ Shelled. “ 
Wheat, “ 
Oats, «« “ 
Potatoes, “ “ 
Sand, Dry, “ 
Clay, Compact, tf 
Marble, “ 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord 
** Hickory, <( 
d1 ., net 
Per bush., 60 lbs. 
8 “ 
50 " 
56 " 
10 “ 
40 " 
50 “ 
56 " 
56 “ 
45 “ 
58 “ 
60^ “ 
200 “ 
196 “ 
200 “ 
280 “ 
220 “ 
4 y % " 
22 “ 
45 “ 
48 “ 
25 x /,“ 
60 “ 
95 “ 
135 “ 
169 “ 
5,6i6 - 
6,960 4t 
