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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
VALUABLE TABLES . 
SEED REQUISITE TO PRODUCE A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS AND SOW AN ACRE 
Quantity per acre. , _ . . A 
Grass, Red Top, fancy, clean seed 
& 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 | Mangel, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Broccoli, I oz. to 1,500 plants . 
Broom, Corn .... 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 1,200 plants 
Buckwheat. 
Cabbage, I 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 
44 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. 
44 Blue, English . 
44 Hungarian and Milet 
44 Mixed Lawn . 
44 Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, 
Fowl Meadow and Wood Meadow 
44 Timothy .... 
X lb- 
5 “ 
2'/z bu. 
iX “ 
X “ 
6 lbs. 
8 44 
8 oz. 
10 lbs. 
8 oz. 
Y bu. 
5 oz. 
lbs. 
oz. 
lb. 
4 
5 
4 
*5 
15 44 
i S 44 
6 44 
8 qts. 
8 lbs. 
% “ 
5 oz - 
3 lbs. 
'A bu. 
2% lbs. 
3 bu. 
2 44 
I 44 
4 “ 
3 44 
A “ 
Kale, I oz. to 1,200 plants 
Kohl Rabi, I 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 . 
44 Water, I 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 
44 44 for Sets . 
Onion Sets, I 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 dril 
44 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 
44 Winter, I oz. to 20 hills 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Tobacco, I oz to 4,000 plants . 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 
Vetches . . . * . 
Wheat. 
rill 
Di«. apart. 
y % foot 
1 44 
iy t 44 
2 feet 
2% 44 
3 feet by 1 
3 44 2 
3 “ 3 
4 “ 1 
NUMBER OP PLANTS OR TREES TO THE ACRE AT GIVEN DISTANCES 
foot 
feet 
No. plants. 
174,240 
43.560 
19.36° 
10,890 
6,969 
14,520 
7,260 
4,840 
10,888 
Dis. apart. 
4 feet by 2 feet 
I 4 
No. plants. 
5*444 
3)629 
2,722 
L 742 
1,210 
889 
680 
573 
Dis. apart. 
10 feet 
11 
12 
15 
18 
20 
25 
30 
Quantity per acre. 
20 lbs 
4 to 
30 to 
oz. 
lbs 
bu. 
lbs. 
bu. 
lbs. 
bu. 
2 'A 44 
4 oz. 
10 bu. 
4 qts. 
8 lbs. 
1 yi bu. 
10 lbs. 
10 
2 
2 
4 
3 
2 
2 
3 
i to 2 
OZ. 
(( 
lbs. 
bu 
(4 
Ne plant*, 
4 
3 
302 
193 
134 
108 
69 
64 
Apples . 
b Dried 
Barley 
Beans 
Buckwheat 
Broom Corn 
Blue Grass, Kentucky 
“ “ English 
Bran 
Canary Seed 
Castor Beans 
Clover Seed 
Corn, Shelled 
44 on Ear 
Corn Meal 
Charcoal . 
Coal, Mineral 
Cranberries 
Dried Peaches 
Flax Seed 
Hemp Seed 
Hungarian Grass S 
Irish Potatos, heap 
Millet . 
Malt 
Oats 
Osage Orange 
Orchard Grass 
Omfloro* 
eed 
ng measure 
WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES 
Per bush., 48 lbs 
4 4 22 4 4 
48 
60 
48 
46 
*4 
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 . 
44 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, 44 
Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 
Corn, on Cob, in bin, 
4 ‘ Shelled. 44 
Wheat, " 
Oats, ** 
Potatoes, t( 
Sand, Dry, 
Clay, Compact, 
Marble, 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord 
44 Hickory, 44 
Per bush 
60 lb? 
8 “ 
50 44 
56 44 
10 44 
40 44 
50 4i 
56 “ 
56 “ 
45 “ 
58 44 
60 44 
200 44 
196 44 
200 44 
280 44 
220 44 
4 %“ 
22 4< 
45 “ 
48 “ 
25 X" 
60 44 
95 “ 
135 " 
169 4 * 
5.616 “ 
