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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation.) 
VALUABLE TABLES. 
SErn REQU SITE TO PRODUCE A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS AND SOW 
Quant 
Artichoke, i oz. to 500 plants 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants 
Barley . .... 
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 150 feet of drill 
Broccoli, 1 oz.to 3,000 plants 
Broom, Corn. 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 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 . 
Celery, 1 oz. to 10,000 plants . 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch . 
“ Lucerne, large Red, Crimson & Trefoi 
“ Medium . 
Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants 
Corn, Sweet, 1 qt. to 500 hills 
Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
Cucumber, 1 oz. to 80 hills 
Egg Plant, r oz. to 2,000 plants 
Endive, 1 oz. to 300 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 Millet 
4 ‘ Mixed Lawn 
“ Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top 
Fowl Meadow' and Wood Meadow 
4 ‘ Timothy. 
tv per acre 
'A lb. 
5 lbs. 
2 bu. 
1 / 
/ 2 
I ‘ 1 
/2 
10 lbs. 
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 . 
AN ACRE. 
Qu 
6 
4 4 
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 
1% “ 
5 
oz. 
“ Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills 
I 1/ “ 
1 3 
10 
lbs. 
Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 
10 bu. 
5 
oz. 
Oats. 
2^ “ 
% bu. 
Okra, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill . 
10 lbs. 
5 oz. 
Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 
4 to 5 “ 
2^ 
lbs. 
“ “ for Sets 
, 
30 
to 50 “ 
5 
oz. 
Onion Sets, 1 qt. to 20 feet of drill 
. 
8 bu. 
4 
4 4 
Parsnip, 1 oz to 250 feet of drill 
5 lbs. 
6 
lb. 
Parsley, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill ' 
8 “ 
8 
• 4 
Peas, Garden, 1 qt. to 150 feet of drill 
1 y 9 bu. 
ro 
< < 
“ Field. 
2 1 / “ 
6 
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Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants . 
4 oz. 
8 
qts. 
Potatoes.. 
10 bu. 
8 
lbs. 
Pumpkin, 1 qt. to 300 hills . 
4 qts. 
«< 
Radish, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 
8 lbs. 
8 
oz. 
Rye ....... 
1/4 bu. 
3 
lbs. 
Salsify, 1 oz. to 60 feet of drill 
8 lbs. 
1/ 
✓ 2 
bu. 
Spinach, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill . 
Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of drill 
10 lbs. 
2 Ids. 
2 l 4 
lbs. 
Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills . 
2 lbs. 
3 
bu. 
“ Winter, 1 oz. to 10 hills . 
3 “ 
2 
• 1 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
3 oz. 
% 
< i 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
2 “ 
3 to 5 “ 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 
Vetches ...... 
I % lbs. 
3 bu 
3 
1/ 
/ 2 
bu. 
t < 
Wheat. 
1 to 2 “ 
y per acre 
I 
4 
bu. 
oz. 
lb* 
4 
3 
10 
NUMBER OF PLANTS OR TREES TO THE ACRE AT GIVEN DISTANCES 
Dis. apur'. 
No. plants. 
Dis. apart. 
No. plants. 
Dis. apart. 
No . plants. 
y 9 foot 
• 174.240 
4 feet by 
2 feet 
5.444 
10 feet 
435 
1 ... 
• 43.56° 
4 
«« 
3 
3,629 
II “ ... 
360 
11/ “ 
1 / 2 • • • 
• 19.360 
4 
i < 
4 
< < 
2,722 
12 “ ... 
302 
2 feet 
10,890 
5 
c t 
5 
< < 
1,742 
15 “ ... 
193 
2 v *• 
6,969 
6 
< < 
. 
. 
1,210 
l8 “ ... 
131 
3 feet by 1 foot 
. 14,520 
7 
1 < 
. 
. 
889 
20 “ 
10S 
3 “ 2 feet. 
7,260 
8 
< 1 
. 
. 
680 
25 “ ... 
69 
3 0 
4,840 
9 
< < 
. 
. 
573 
30 “ ... 
64 
4 “ 1 44 
. 10,888 
WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES 
# 
Apples 
. Per bush., 48 lbs. 
Peas 
. Per bush., 60 lbs. 
“ Dried . 
< < 
22 
* ‘ 
Plastering Hair 
< « 
8 “ 
Barley 
< < 
48 
• t 
Rape 
• • • • 
50 “ 
Beans 
1« 
60 
< t 
Rye 
( i 
56 “ 
Buckwdieat 
< i 
48 
< < 
Red Top Seed, Chaff Seed . . “ 
10 14 
Broom Corn . 
< < 
46 
Red Top Fancy, 
Clean Seed . “ 
40 “ 
Blue Grass, Kentucky 
1 < 
14 
«< 
Salt, Coarse . 
< < 
50 “ 
“ “ English 
< < 
24 
“ Michigan 
< < 
56 “ 
Bran 
20 
< < 
Sweet Potatoes 
«< 
56 “ 
Canary Seed . 
1 1 
60 
c < 
Timothy Seed 
t < 
45 “ 
Castor. Beans . 
.. 
4 1 
< < 
'Turnips . 
““ 
£8 “ 
Clover Seed . 
< < 
60 
* < 
Wheat 
c < 
60 “ 
Corn, Shelled 
t < 
56 
< 1 
Beef and Pork, per bbl., net. 
200 “ 
“ on Ear . 
14 
70 
«< 
Flour, per bbl., net .... 
196 “ 
Corn Meal 
< < 
50 
< < 
White Fish and 
Trout, per bbl., net . 
200 “ 
Charcoal . 
«< 
22 
< t 
Salt, per bbl. . 
. 
280 “ 
Coal, Mineral 
«< 
80 
«« 
Lime, “ 
. 
220 “ 
Cranberries 
< < 
40 
t < 
Hay, well settled, per cubic foot 
A I/“ 
4 / Q 
Dried Peaches 
< i 
28 
< < 
Corn, on Cob, in 
bin, 
0 2 4 • 
Flax Seed 
«< 
56 
< < 
" Shelled. 
< ( 4 4 
45 “ 
Hemp Seed 
< t 
40 
4 « 
Wheat, 
tt li 
^8 “ 
Hungarian Grass Seed 
t < 
48 
( ( 
Oats, 
44 “ 
25%“ 
Irish Potatos, keeping 
measure . 
< < 
60 
( < 
Potatoes, 
4 4 4 4 
60 “ 
Millet . 
< i 
50 
« < 
Sand, Dry, 
“ 
95 “ 
Malt 
< < 
38 
< 4 
Clay, Compact, 
4 4 
135 “ 
Oats 
t € 
32 
( i 
Marble, 
4 4 
169 “ 
Osage Orange 
4 ( 
33 
it 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord . 
<,6x6 44 
Orchard Grass 
( ( 
14 
i t 
Hickory, 
6.960 u 
Onions 
4 ( 
52 
<( 
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