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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. 
Artichoke, 1 oz. to 30 ft. of drill. %, lb. 
Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants.5 44 
Barley .2% bu. 
Beans, Dwarf, 1 qt. to 100 feet of drill.1% 44 
Beans, Pole, 1 qt. to 200 hills.% “ 
Beet, Garden, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.6 lbs. 
Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.8 44 
Broccoli, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants.8 oz. 
Broom, Corn . 10 lbs. 
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 1,200 plants.8 oz. 
Buckwheat .% bu. 
Cabbage, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants.5 oz. 
Carrot, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.4 lbs. 
Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants.5 oz. 
Celery, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.4 44 
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch.15 lb. 
Clover, Lucerne, large Red, Crimson & Trefoil.... 15 44 
Clover, Medium .15 “ 
Collards, 1 oz. to 2,500 plants.6 44 
Corn, Sweet, 1 qt. to 200 hills.8 qts. 
Cress, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.8 lbs. 
Cucumber, 1 oz. to 50 hills. % “ 
Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 1,000 plants.5 oz. 
Endive, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.3 lbs. 
Flax, broadcast .'% bu. 
Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill. 
Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills.2% lbs. 
Grass, Blue, Kentucky .3 bu. 
Grass, Blue, English .2 44 
Grass, Hungarian and Millet.1 “ 
Grass, Mixed Lawn .4 44 
Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fowl 
Meadow and Wood Meadow.3 44 
Grass, Timothy .% 44 
Grass, Red Top, fancy, clean seed.20 lbs. 
Kale, 1 oz. to 1,200 plants.6 oz. 
Kohl Rabi, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.2 lbs. 
Leek, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.4 44 
Lettuce, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill.3 “ 
Martynia, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.10 44 
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 60 hills.2 44 
Melon, Water, 1 oz. to 40 hills.3 44 
Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 40 feet of drill.10 44 
Oats .3 bu. 
Okra, 1 oz. to 40 feet of drill.10 lbs. 
Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.4 to 5 44 
Onion Seed, for Sets .-.30 to 50 44 
Onion Sets, 1 qt. to 20 feet of drill.8 bu. 
Parsnip, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.5 lbs. 
Parsley, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.8 44 
Peas, Garden, 1 qt. to 100 feet of drill.1% bu. 
Peas, Field .2% 44 
Pepper, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants.4 oz. 
Potatoes .10 bu. 
Pumpkin, 1 qt. to 300 hills.4 qts. 
Radish, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.8 lbs. 
Bve .1% bu. 
Salsify, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.10 lbs. 
Spinach, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill.10 44 
Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of drill.2 44 
Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills.2 44 
Squash, Winter, 1 oz. to 20 hills.4 44 
Tomato, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants.3 oz. 
Tobacco, 1 oz. to 4,000 plants.2 44 
Turnip, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.2 lbs. 
Vetches .% to 1 bu. 
Wheat .1 to 2 44 
NUMBER OF PLANTS OR TREES TO THE ACRE AT 
GIVEN DISTANCES 
Dis. apart. No. plants. 
H foot .174,240 
t " 43,560 
44 19,360 
2 feet . 10,890 
Dis. apart. 
2% feet . 
3 feet by 1 foot 
3 44 2 feet 
3 44 3 44 
4 44 1 44 
4 44 2 44 
4 44 3 44 
4 44 4 44 
5 44 5 44 
6 44 . 
7 44 . 
8 44 . 
9 44 . 
10 44 . 
11 44 . 
12 44 . 
15 44 . 
18 44 . 
20 44 . 
25 44 . 
30 44 . 
No. plants. 
. . . . 6,969 
. ... 14,520 
... . 7,260 
... . 4,840 
. ... 10,888 
. . . 5,444 
.. . . 3,629 
.. 2,722 
. . . . 1,742 
. . .. 1,210 
889 
680 
573 
. . .. 435 
.... 360 
302 
193 
134 
108 
69 
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WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES 
Apples . 
Apples, Dried . 
Barley . 
Beans . 
Beans, Limas . 
Buckwheat .. 
Broom Corn .. 
Blue Grass, Kentucky .. 
Blue Grass, English .. 
Bran .. 
Canary Seed . 
Castor Beans .. 
Clover Seed . 
Corn, Shelled . 
Corn, on Ear . 
Corn Meal . 
Charcoal . 
Coal, Mineral . 
Cranberries . 
Dried Peaches . 
Flax Seed . 
Hemp Seed . 
Hungarian Grass Seed. 
Irish Potatoes, heaping measure. . . . 
Millet . 
Malt . 
• Oats . 
Osage Orange . 
Orchard Grass . 
Onions . 
Peas . 
Plastering Hair . 
Rape . 
Rye . 
Red Top Seed, Chaff Seed. 
Red Top Fancy, Clean Seed. 
Salt, Coarse . 
Salt, 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 per bbl. 
Hay, well settled, per cubic foot.... 
Corn, on Cob, in bin, per cubic foot 
Corn, Shelled, in bin, per cubic foot 
Wheat, in bin, per cubic foot. 
Oats, in bin, per cubic foot. 
Potatoes, in bin, per cubic foot.... 
Sand, Dry, per cubic foot. 
Clay, Compact, per cubic foot. 
Marble, per cubic foot. 
Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord.... 
Seasoned Hickory, per cord. 
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66 44 
70 44 
50 44 
22 44 
80 44 
32 44 
33 44 
55 44 
40 44 
48 44 
60 44 
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14 44 
52 44 
60 44 
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56 44 
10 44 
40 44 
70 44 
60 44 
54 44 
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200 44 
196 44 
200 44 
280 44 
220 44 
4% 44 
22 44 
45 44 
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25% 44 
60 44 
95 44 
135 44 
169 44 
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