A TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF TREES OR 
PLANTS TO AN ACRE 
Distance No. of Trees or Plants 
2 feet by 3 feet apart (for Strawberries) .7,260 
3 feet by 4 feet apart (for Raspberries) .3,630 
4 feet apart each way .2,723 
6 feet apart each way .1,210 
8 feet apart each way . 680 
10 feet apart each way . 434 
12 feet apart each way . 302 
14 feet apart each way . 222 
16 feet apart each way . 170 
18 feet apart each way . 134 
20 feet apart each way . 108 
25 feet apart each way . 69 
30 feet apart each way . 48 
35 feet apart each way . 35 
40 feet apart each way . 28 
RULE. Multiply the distance in feet between the 
rows by the distance the plants are apart in the rows, 
and the product will be number of square feet for each 
plant or hill, which, divided into the number of square 
feet in an acre (43,560), will give the number of plants 
or trees to the acre. 
SUITABLE DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
Apples, Standard . 
.20 
to 
30 
feet 
Pears, Standard . 
.16 
to 
18 
feet 
Cherries, Sour . 
.16 
to 
20 
feet 
Plums in rows . 
.14 
to 
16 
feet 
Plums in clusters . 
.10 
to 
14 
feet 
Grapes . 
. 5 
to 
6 
feet 
Currants . 
. 4 
to 
6 
feet 
Gooseberries . 
. 4 
to 
6 
feet 
Raspberries, Red . 
. 3 
to 
4 
feet 
Raspberries, Black . 
. 3 
to 
4 
feet 
Blackberries . 
.3 
to 
4 
feet 
Strawberries, in rows . 
. 2 
by 
3 
feet 
Strawberries, in beds . 
.i y 2 
by 
i y 2 
feet 
Asparagus, in beds . 
.i 
by 
i y 2 
feet 
Asparagus, in field . 
.i 
by 
3 
feet 
Rhubarb . 
. 4 
to 
5 
feet 
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