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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
VALUABLE 
SEED REQUISITE TO PRODUCE A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS AND SOW AN ACRE. 
Quantity per acre 
20 lbs* 
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 
Beetj 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 
u 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, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drilL 
Flax, broadcast .... 
Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill 
Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills.. 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky. 
“ Blue, English . . . 
“ Hungarian and Milet 
“ Mixed Lawn . 
Quantity per acre. 
H 16 . 
5 “ 
2 j4 bu. 
I X “ 
A “ 
6 lbs. 
8 “ 
8 oz. 
10 lbs. 
8 oz. 
A bu - 
5 oz. 
4 lbs. 
5 oz. 
4 “ 
15 lb. 
refoil 
15 “ 
15 - 
6 “ 
8 qts. 
8 lbs. 
X “ 
5 oz. 
3 5bs - 
A bu - 
2 Y lbs. 
3 bu - 
2 “ 
1 “ 
4 “ 
9 
3 , “ 
A “ 
Fow'l Meadow and Wood Meadow 
Timothy .... 
NUMBER OF PLANTS OR TREES TO THE ACRE AT GIVEN DISTANCES 
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, I oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Melon, Musk, I 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 drill 
“ 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 drill 
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. 
Dis. apart. 
y % foot 
1 
1 Y.“ 
2 feet 
2^ “ 
3 feet by 1 foot 
3 “ 2 feet 
3 “ 3 “ 
4 “ I 44 
No. plants. 
174,240 
43.560 
19.360 
10,890 
6,969 
14,520 
7,260 
4,840 
10,888 
Dis. apart. 
4 feet by 2 feet 
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, heaping measure 
Millet 
Malt 
Oats 
Osage Orange 
Orchard Grass 
Onions . 
No. plants. 
5 >444 
3 . . 3,629 
4 . . 2,722 
5 “ . . 1,742 
1,210 
889 
680 
573 
WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES. 
Per bush., 48 lbs. 
“ 22 “ 
Dis. apart. 
10 feet 
11 
12 
15 
18 
20 
25 
30 
Oz. 
lbs 
4 to 
30 to 
6 
2 
4 “ 
3 “ 
10 “ 
2 “ 
3 “ 
10 “ 
3 bu. 
10 lbs. 
5 “ 
50 “ 
8 bu. 
5 lbs - 
8 “ 
1 Y bu. 
4 oz. 
10 bu. 
4 qts. 
8 lbs. 
1 Yz bu. 
10 lbs. 
10 “ 
2 “ 
2 “ 
4 “ 
3 
2 
2 
3 
to 2 
oz. 
u 
lbs. 
bu. 
u 
44 
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 bbl., net 
Salt, per bbl. . 
Lime, “ 
Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 
Corn, on Cob, in bin, 
“ Shelled. “ 
Wheat, €t 
Oats, 44 
Potatoes, “ 
Sand, Dry, 
Clay, Compact, 
Marble, 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord 
“ Hickory, “ 
No .plants# 
435 
360 
302 
193 
134 
108 
69 
64 
Per bush., 60 lbs. 
“ 8 “ 
“ 50 “ 
“ 56 “ 
“ 10 “ 
11 40 “ 
“ 50 “ 
“ 56 “ 
“ 56 “ 
“ 45 “ 
0 58 “ 
“ 60 “ 
200 “ 
196 “ 
200 “ 
280 “ 
220 “ 
4 Y a “ 
22 “ 
45 “ 
48 “ 
25^“ 
60 “ 
95 “ 
135 “ 
169 " 
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