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buyers GERMAIN’S topics 
♦ GERMAIN’S PLANTING CHART ♦ 
VARIETY 
Seed for 
100 ft. row 
Seed for 
1 acre 
Time of 
Planting 
2 Pkts. 
32 Plants 
3 lbs. 
1 oz. 
32 Plants 
1 lb. 
% lb. 
2 oz. 
2 oz. 
1 Pkt. 
Artichoke! Jerusalem. . . . 
2 Pkts. 
1 Pkt. 
1 Pkt. 
& OZ. 
2 Pkts. 
1 Pkt. 
3 Pkts. 
2 Pkts. 
1 Pkt. 
2 Pkts. 
1 oz. 
Vz lb. 
2 Pkts. 
1 Pkt. 
1 Pkt. 
2 lbs. 
70 Plants 
2 Pkts. 
1 Pkt. 
Kale. 
y 2 oz. 
3 Pkts. 
Lettuce . 
2 Pkts. 
1 Pkt. 
Okra . 
y 2 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 Pkt. 
2 Pkts. 
1 lb. 
Pepper . 
1 Pkt. 
5 lbs. 
Potatoes . 
Potatoes, Sweet. 
70 Plants 
2 Pkts. 
2 Pkts. 
Salsify. 
1 oz. 
Spinach . 
Squash, Bush. 
2 Pkts. 
2 Pkts. 
1 Pkt. 
Squash, Running. 
Tomato, Seed. 
35 Plants 
2 Pkts. 
Turnip . 
Turnip Swede or Rutabaga 
2 Pkts. 
12 oz. T. 
October to May 
3000 P 
Dec. to April 
300 lbs. 
December to May 
2 lbs. T. 
February to May 
11000 P 
December to May 
60 lbs. 
Jan. to September 
50 lbs. 
Jan. to September 
10 lbs. 
All year 
8 lbs. 
September to May 
4 oz. T. 
Nov. to April' 
4 oz. T. 
October to May 
8 OZ. T. 
All Year 
8 oz. T. 
All Year 
4 lbs. 
All Year 
4 oz. T. 
June to January 
6 oz. T. 
January to May 
6 oz. 
January to May 
1 lb. 
Jan.to August 
2 lbs. 
September to May 
8 oz. T. 
All Year 
4 lbs. 
September to May 
5 lbs. 
Feb. to Nov. 
10 lbs. 
March to Sept. 
2 lbs. 
Ma'rch to Sept. 
% lb. 
Sept, to April 
4 oz. T. 
January to August 
3 lbs. 
August to May 
300 lbs. 
Sept, to March 
10000 P 
December to May 
2 lbs. 
All Year 
4 lbs. 
All Year 
4 lbs. 
Sept, to April 
3 lbs. 
All Year 
Wz lbs. 
March to July 
2 lbs. 
March to July 
2 lbs. 
All Year 
8 lbs. 
April to July 
3 lbs. 
Sept, to April 
300 lbs. 
All Year 
40 lbs. 
All Year 
4 lbs. 
All Year 
6 lbs. 
All Year 
75 lbs. 
All Year 
6 oz. T. 
January to July 
600 lbs. 
Dec. to Sept. 
10000 P 
March to July 
2 lbs. 
March to August 
12 lbs. 
All Year 
4 ozs. 
January to April 
3000 P 
December to May 
8 lbs. 
February to Oct. 
20 lbs. 
All Year 
3 lbs. 
February to Oct. 
2 lbs. 
February to Aug. 
3 oz. T. 
February to Aug. 
3000 P 
March to Oct. 
4 lbs. 
All Yeah 
3 lbs. 
All Year 
Put Rows 
Apart 
Leave Pits. 
Apart in 
Row 
Crop Matures 
in about 
Depth of 
Planting 
5 ft. 
3 ft. 
2nd Spring. 
1 inch 
5 ft. 
3 ft. 
Next Spring . . . 
4 ft. 
3 ft. 
Late Summer. . . 
3 inches 
6 ft. 
3 ft. 
Third Spring . . . 
1 inch 
4 ft. 
1 ft. 
Next Spring . . . 
3 ft. 
6 in. 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
1 to 2 inches 
3 ft. 
iy 2 ft. 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
1 to 2 inches 
2 ft. 
6 in. 
3 to 3% Months. 
34 inch 
3 ft. 
1 ft. 
4 to 6 Months. . . 
1 inch 
2 Vz ft. 
1 ft. 
3 Vz Months. 
Vi inch 
2M ft. 
iy 2 ft. 
5 Months . 
Vz inch 
2y 2 ft. 
2 ft. 
3 to 4 Months. . . 
Vz inch 
2 % ft. 
2 ft. 
4 to 5 Months. . . 
Vz inch 
24 in. 
6 in. 
4 Months. 
Vi to Vz inch 
3 ft. 
2% ft. 
4 to 6 Months. . . 
Vz inch 
3 ft. 
6 in. 
4 to 5 Months. . . 
Very shallow 
1 ft. 
2M ft. 
4 to 5 Months. . . 
% inch 
30 in. 
5 in. 
2 Months . 
Vi inch 
30 in. 
5 in. 
3 to 4 Months. . . 
34 inch 
30 in. 
15 in. 
4 Months . 
Vz inch 
30 in. 
8 in. 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
Vi inch 
30 in. 
8 in. 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
Vi inch 
36 in. 
12 in. 
2% to 3 Months. 
1 inch 
6 ft. 
4 ft. 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
1 inch 
30 in. 
10 in. 
3 Months . 
Vs inch 
30 in. 
2 ft. 
4 Months . 
Vz inch 
30 in. 
8 in. 
3 Months. 
Vz inch 
30 in. 
6 in. 
5 to 6 Months. . . 
18 in. 
6 Months . 
30 in. 
18 in. 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
Vz inch 
30 in. 
6 in. 
4 Months . 
Vz inch 
24 in. 
6 in. 
4 Months . 
Vz inch 
24 in. 
8 in. 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
Vz inch 
6 ft. 
4 ft. 
3 to 4 Months. . . 
1 inch 
8 ft. 
6 ft. 
3 to 4 Months. .. 
1 inch 
4 ft. 
2% ft. 
3 to 5 Weeks. .. . 
Vz inch 
3 ft. 
2 ft. 
3 Months . 
i inch 
24 in. 
6 in. 
4% to 6 Months. 
1 inch 
18 in. 
2 ft. 
Drill 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
24 in. 
6 in. 
3 Months. j 
Very shallow 
30 in. 
4 in. 
4 Months. 
Vz inch 
36 in. 
3 in. 
2 to 4 Months. . . 
2 inches 
36 in. 
18 in. 
3 to 4 Months. . . 
Vz inch 
36 in. 
10 in. 
2 to 3 Months.. . 
6 Inches 
36 in. 
18 in. 
3 to 4 Months. . . 
3 Inches 
10 ft. 
8 ft. 
3 to 4 Months. . . 
1 inch 
18 in. 
3 in. 
1 to 2 Months. . . 
Vz inch 
5 ft. 
3 ft. 
2nd Spring. 
% inch 
5 ft. 
3 ft. 
Next Spring .... 
2 inches 
30 in. 
4 in. 
4 Months . 
1 inch 
24 in. 
2 in. 
40 to 65 Days. . . 
1 inch 
4 ft. 
3 ft. 
2 Months . 
iy 2 inch 
8 ft. 
6 ft. 
3 to 4 Months. . . 
IVz inch 
5 ft. 
3 ft. 
4 to 5 Months. .. 
Vz inch 
5 ft. 
3 ft. 
2 to 3 Months. . . 
24 in. 
6 in. 
3 to 4 Months. . . 
Vz inch 
24 in. 
8 in. 
3 to 4 Months. .. 
Vz inch 
T.—In the quantity column means these varieties are to be sown in hot bed and transplanted to the field. 
Lbs. per 
FIELD SEEDS Acre 
Alfalfa.20 
Beans Field 
Tepary . 10 
Pink .30 
Navy .20 
So jo . 
English or Broad 
Bell . 
Small 
Manchurian ... 
Buckwheat. 
Clover 
Alsike .10 
Burr Clover.15 
Crimson.15 
Japanese . 
Melilotus Indica. 
Melilotus Alba .. 
> Red. 
White.12 
Corn 
Field.10 
Ensilage . 75 
Egyptian. 6 
Hegari . 6 
30 
60 
40 
60 
30 
20 
20 
15 
15 
Lbs. per 
FIELD SEEDS Acre 
Lbs. per 
FIELD SEEDS Acre 
Corn (Cont.) 
Kaffir . 
6 
Grass (Cont.) 
Sudan Drill. 
15 
Feterita. 
6 
Sudan Broadcast 
20 
Milo Maize. 
6 
Millets 
Egyptian Wheat. 
6 
Common . 
30 
Broom . 
15 
German . 
30 
Flax. 
30 
Hungarian . 
40 
Grain 
Japanese . 
35 
Barley . 
100 
Siberian. 
30 
Oats . 
80 
Peas, Field 
Rye. 
60 
Canadian. 
75 
Grass 
Blue Prussian . .. 
75 
Alfileria . 
5 
Garbanza . 
40 
Aus. Salt Bush. . 
1% 
Lentils. 
40 
Bermuda. 
10 
Pea, Cow 
Brome . 
20 
Whippoorwill ... 
60 
Crested Dogstail. 
30 
Blackeye . 
30 
Ky. Blue for Pstre 
50 
Brabham. 
60 
Ky. Blue for Lwn. 175 
Vetch, Purple. 
40 
Orchard. 
35 
Common . 
40 
Rye . 
10. . 
Hairy . 
60 
Red Top . 
15 
Hungarian 
40 
Timothy. 
20 
Peanuts in Shell. . . 
35 
Hungarian . 
30 
Rape . 
5 
Mesquite . 
35 
Rice . 
80 
Hemp. 
25 
Sunflower . 
4 
Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 
Due to extremely unsettled conditions in the seed market this year 
we find it necessary to make all prices subject to change without 
notice. 
SPACING AND NUMBER PLANTS PER ACRE 
Distance Apart 
No. of Trees 
or Plants 
per Acre 
DIst. Apart 
No. of Trees 
or Plants 
per Acre 
3 by 
4 in. 
522,720 
6 
by 
7 
ft. 
1,031 
4 by 
4 in. 
392,040 
6 
by 
8 
ft. 
907 
6 by 
6 in. 
174,240 
6 
by 
9 
ft. 
806 
1 by 
1 ft. 
43,560 
6 
by 
10 
ft. 
726 
iy 2 by 
iy 2 ft. 
19,360 
7 
by 
7 
ft. 
888 
2 by 
i ft. 
21,780 
8 
by 
8 
ft. 
680 
2 by 
2 ft. 
10,890 
9 
by 
9 
ft. 
537 
2%by 
2V£ft. 
6.960 
10 
by 
10 
ft. 
435 
3 by 
1 ft. 
14,520 
11 
by 
11 
ft. 
360 
3 by 
2 ft. 
7,260 
12 
by 
12 
ft. 
302 
3 by 
3 ft. 
4,840 
14 
by 
14 
ft. 
222 
3y 2 by 
3% ft. 
3,555 
15 
by 
15 
ft. 
193 
4 by 
1 ft. 
10,890 
16 
by 
16 
ft. 
170 
4 by 
2 ft. 
5,445 
16i/ 2 by 
16% ft. 
160 
4 by 
3 ft. 
3,630 
17 
by 
17 
ft. 
150 
4 by 
4 ft. 
2.722 
18 
by 
18 
ft. 
134 
iVzby 
iVztt. 
2,150 
19 
by 
19 
ft. 
120 
5 by 
1 ft. 
18,712 
20 
by 
20 
ft. 
108 
5 by 
2 ft. 
4,356 
25 
by 
25 
ft. 
69 
5 by 
3 ft. 
2,904 
30 
by 
30 
ft. 
48 
5 by 
4 ft. 
2,178 
33 
by 
33 
ft. 
40 
5 by 
5 ft. 
1,742 
40 
by 
40 
ft. 
27 
5%by 
5%ft. 
1,440 
50 
by 
50 
ft. 
17 
6 by 
6 ft. 
1,200 
60 
by 
60 
ft. 
12 
6V 2 by 
6%ft. 
1,031 
66 
by 
66 
ft. 
10 
