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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) . 
VALUABLE TABLES 
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SEED REQUISITE TO PRODUCE A GIVEN 
Quantity per acre. 
Artichoke, i oz. to 500 plants . . . . lb. 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants .... 5 lbs. 
Barley . 2*4 bu. 
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, 1 oz. to 1 50 feet of drill 
Broccoli, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Broom Corn .... 
Brussels, Sprouts, I oz. to 3,000 plants 
Buckwheat .... 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Carrot, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants .... 5 
Celery, I oz. to 10,000 plants .... 4 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch . . . .6 
44 Lucerne, Large Red and Crimson Trefoil 8 
44 Medium .10 
Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants ... .6 
Corn, Sweet, 1 qt. to 500 hills ... .8 
Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill .... 8 
Cucumber, 1 oz. to 80 hills . 
Egg Plant 1 oz. to 2,000 plants . ... 8 
Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill . ... 3 
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 Millet 
44 Mixed Lawn 
44 Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fow 
Meadow and Wood Meadow 
u Timothy .... 
NUMBER OF PLANTS 
NUMBER OF PLANTS AND 
oz. 
qts. 
lbs. 
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bu. 
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No. plants. 
feet 
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2 feet 
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Apples . 
44 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 Potatoes, heaping meas 
Miliet 
Malt 
Oats 
Osage Orange 
Orchard Grass 
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OR TREES 
Dis. apart. 
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 . 
Meloh, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 
Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills 
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Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 50 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, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill . 
Peas, Garden, 1 qt. to 150 feet of drill 
“ 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, 1 oz. to 40 hills . 
“ 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. 
SOW AN ACRE. 
Quantity per acre. 
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TO THE ACRE AT GIVEN 
No. plants. | Dis. apart 
174,240 
4 feet by 2 feet 
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10 feet . 
43,560 
4 44 3 “ 
3,629 
11 44 
. 19,360 
. 10,890 
6,969 
14.520 
7,260 
4,840 
. 10,888 
4 44 4 44 
5 44 5 “ 
6 feet 
7 44 
8 44 
. 2,722 
. 1,742 
. 1,210 
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DISTANCES. 
No. plants. 
435 
360 
302 
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134 
108 
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WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES. 
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Onions . 
Peas 
Plastering Hair 
Rape 
Rye 
*Red Top Seed 
Salt, Coarse . 
44 Michigan 
Sweet Potatoes 
Timothy Seed 
Turnips 
Wheat . 
Beef and Pork, per bbl. 
Flour, per bbl., net 
White Fish and Trout, 
Salt, per bbl. 
Lime, “ 
Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 
Corn, on Cob. in bin, “ 
“ Shelled, “ 
Wheat, “ “ 
Oats, 44 “ 
Potatoes, 44 “ 
Sand, Dry, “ 
Clay, Compact, “ 
Marble, “ 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord 
“ Hickory, “ 
• In New England, Red Top is sold at 10 lbs. per bushel, so we are obliged to conform and buy and sell at 10 lbs. 
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Per bush., 48 lbs. 
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“ 48 “ 
44 60 “ 
0 48 44 
“ 46 “ 
“ 14 “ 
44 24 44 
“ 20 44 
44 60 44 
“ 46 “ 
“ 60 44 
“ 56 “ 
44 70 44 
44 50 44 
a 22 “ 
“ 80 44 
“ 40 44 
“ 28 “ 
44 56 44 
44 40 4 ‘ 
44 48 44 
44 60 44 
44 50 44 
“ 38 44 
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Per bush., 52 lbs. 
60 44 
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200 44 
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280 44 
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48 44 
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135 “ 
169 44 
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