JOSKPII BRKCK & SONS 
(CoKPOkATION) 
VALUABLE 
SEED REQUISITE TO PRODUCE A flIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS AND SOW AN ACRE. 
Quantity i>er acre. 
3 // 11). 
lb. 
& Trefoil 
Artichoke, i oz. to 30 ft. of drill 
Asparagus, i oz. to 200 plants . 
Harley .... 
Beans, Dwarf, i qt. to too feet of drill 
Beans, Pole, i qt. to 200 hills , 
Beet, Garden, i oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Beetj Mangel, i oz. to 50 feet of drill 
Broccoli, I oz. to 1,500 plants . 
Broom, Corn .... 
Brussels Sprouts, i oz. to 1,200 plants 
Buckwheat ..... 
Cabbage, i oz. to 2,500 plants . 
Carrot, i oz. to 100 feet of drill . 
Cauliflower, i oz. to 2,500 plants 
Celery, i oz. to 3,000 plants 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 
“ Lucerne, large Ked, Crimson 
“ Medium . 
Collards, i oz. to 2,500 plants 
Corn, Sweet, i qt. to 200 hills 
Cress, I oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Cucumber, i oz. to 50 hills. 
Egg Plant, I oz. to 1,000 plants 
Endive, i oz. to 150 feet of drill 
P'lax, broadcast . 
Garlic, bulbs, i lb. to 10 feet of 
Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills. 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky. 
“ Blue, English . 
** Hungarian and Milet 
“ Mixed Lawn . 
“ Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top 
Fowl Meadow and Wood Meadow 
“ Timothy .... 
NUMBER OF PLANTS OR TREES TO 
Dis. apart. 
4 feet by 2 feet 
drill 
5 “ 
2 % bu. 
j '4 “ 
“ 
6 lbs. 
8 “ 
8 oz. 
10 lbs. 
8 oz. 
}4 bu. 
5 oz. 
4 lbs. 
5 oz. 
4 
15 
15 » 
15 » 
6 “ 
8 qts. 
8 lbs. 
M “ 
5 oz. 
3 Jbs. 
Si 
2)4 lbs. 
bu. 
Grass, Red Top, fancy, clean seed 
Quantity per racre 
20 'lbs 
Kale, I oz. to 1,200 plants . 
6 oz. 
Kohl Rabi, i oz. to 150 feet of drill . 
2 libs 
I^ek, i oz. to 100 feet of drill . 
4 “ 
Ixttuce, I oz. to 250 feet of drill 
3 ■ 
Martynia, i oz. to 50 feet of drill 
10 “ 
Melon, Musk, i oz. to 60 hills . 
2 ‘‘ 
“ Water, i oz. to 40 hills . 
3 “ 
Nasturtium, i oz. to 40 feet of drill . 
10 “ 
Oats ....... 
3 
Okra, I oz. to 40 feet of drill 
10 ]ll)S. 
Onion Seed, i oz. to 100 feet of drill , 
. 4 to 
5 “ 
for Sets 
Onion Sets, i qt. to 20 feet of drill 
Parsnip, i oz. to 100 feet of drill 
Parsley, i oz. to 150 feet of drill . 
Peas, Garden, i qt. to 100 feet of drill 
“ I^'icld .... 
Pepper, i oz. to 2,000 plants 
Potatoes ..... 
Pumpkin, i qt. to 300 hills. 
Radish, i oz. to 100 feet of drill, 
Rye. 
Salsify, i oz. to 50 feet of drill . 
Spinach, r oz. to 50 feet of drill. 
Summer Savory, i oz. to 500 feet of drill 
Squash, Summer, i oz. to 40 hills 
“ Winter, 1 oz. to 20 hills 
Tomato, i oz. to 2,000 plants 
Tobacco, I oz. to 4,000 plants . 
Turnip, i oz. to 150 feet of drill. 
Vetches. 
Wheat. 
Dis. apart. 
No. plants. 
foot 
. 174,240 
I “ . . 
. 43.560 
1% “ . . 
. 19.360 
2 feet 
10,890 
2)^ “ . . 
6,969 
3 feet by i foot 
■ 14.520 
3 “ 2 feet. 
7,260 
3 “ 3 “ 
4,840 
4 ** I 
. . 10,888 
Apples 
“ Dried . 
Barley 
Beans 
Buckwheat 
Broom Corn . 
THE 
ACRE AT 
No. plants. 
5>444 
3.629 
2,722 
1,742 
1,210 
889 
680 
573 
GIVEN DISTANCES 
Dis. apart. 
10 feet 
11 “ 
12 “ 
15 “ 
18 “ 
20 “ 
25 “ 
30 “ 
30 to 
50 
8 
4 
10 
bu. 
libs. 
(( 
bu. 
02. 
bu. 
4 (qts. 
8 libs. 
'A 
10 
10 
2 
2 
4 
3 
2 
2 
3 
to 2 
libs. 
oz 
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libs. 
Ibu 
No 
4135 
3160 
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69 
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WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES. 
Blue Grass, Kentucky 
“ “ English 
Bran 
Canary Seed . 
OsiRtwi Bivuia. . 
Clover Seed . 
Corn, Shelled 
“ on Ear . 
Corn Meal 
Charcoal . 
Coal, Mineral 
Cranberries 
Dried Peaches 
Flax Seed 
Hemp Seed 
Hungarian Grass Seed 
Irish Potatos, helping measure 
Milled . 
Malt 
Oats 
Osage Orange 
chard Grass 
ions 
Per bush., 48 lbs. 
“ 22 “ 
“ 48 “ 
“ 60 “ 
“ 48 “ 
46 '• 
“ 14 
“ 24 “ 
“ 20 “ 
“ 60 “ 
‘‘ i/b “ 
“ 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 P'ancy, Clean Seed 
S&lt, Coarse . 
“ Michigan 
Sweet Potatoes 
Timothy Seed 
'’x’ln'irrpb 
Wheat 
Beef and Pork, per bbl., net 
Flour, per bbl., net 
White F'ish and Trout, per bbl., net 
Salt, per bbl. 
Lime, 
Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 
Corn, on Cob, in bin 
“ Shelled. “ 
Wheat, " 
Oats, ** 
Potatoes, 
Sand, Dry, 
Clay, Compact, 
Marble, 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord 
“ Hickory, 
Per bush., 60 libs, 
8 
50 
56 
10 
40 
50 
56 
56 
45 “ 
60 “ 
200 “ 
196 
200 “ 
280 “ 
220 “ 
4 ^^“ 
22 “ 
45 " 
48 “ 
25^" 
60 “ 
95 ** 
135 
169 
5,616 
6,960 
