J\fichalsan 9 s Vegetable Planting Schedule 
Name of 
Vegetable 
Quantity 
required 
for 100 feet 
of row 
Distances apart in inches 
Depth of 
planting 
in inches 
Time of Planting 
Mature in days — 
except as noted 
Row 
In Rows 
Asparagus Plants. 
60 to 80 
S6 
15 to 20 
8 to 10 
Jan. and Feb. 
1 year 
Beans, Snap. 
20 
3 to 4 
1 
Feb. to May ; Aug. to Oct. 
40 to 60 
Beans, Pole. 
72 
36 
1 
April to May ; Aug. to Oct. 
50 to 80 
Beans, Lima, Bush . 
1 ID. 
20 
3 to 4 
1 
Mar. to May ; Aug. to Sept. 
60 to 90 
Beans, Lima, Pole. 
Yz lb. 
36 
12 to 15 
1 
Mar. to May ; Aug. to Oct. 
60 to 80 
Beets. . 
2 ozs. 
12 
1 to 3 
1 to 2 
Feb. to May ; Sept, to Oct. 
60 to 80 
Broccoli.. 
y 4 oz. 
30 
24 
y 2 
March to April 
112 to 126 
Cabbage, Early . 
y 4 oz. 
?4 tn 30 
12 to 18 
Yz 
Oct. to Dec. 
90 to 130 
Cabbage, Late. 
y 4 oz. 
16 to 24 
Vz 
Juno and July 
90 to 130 
Cabbage Plants. 
80 to 100 
24 
12 to 15 
2 to 4 
Feb. to May ; Aug. to Sept. 
75 to 120 
Carrots .. . 
1 oz. 
15 
1 to 2 
Vz 
Feb. to Apr. ; Aug. to Sept. 
60 to 110 
Cauliflower. 
l /4 OZ. 
20 
10 to 12 
Vz 
Feb. to Apr. ; Aug. to Sept 
100 to 125 
Celery. 
y 4 oz. 
18 to 36 
4 to 8 
% 
Aug. to Oct. 
120 to 150 
Collat'd*.. 
Yz oz. 
20 
10 to 12 
Vz 
Sept, to May 
100 to 125 
Corn, Pop . 
Yz lb. 
36 
12 
1 
April to July 
90 to 100 
Corn. Sweet. 
1 lb. 
24 
24 to 36 
1 to 2 
Feb. to April ; August 
60 to 75 
Cucumber. 
y-z oz. 
48 
36 to 48 
1 
March to May; August 
60 to 80 
Egg Plant. Seed. 
l /k OZ. 
24 to 30 
18 to 24 
Vz to 1 
Feb. to April 
100 to 140 
Egg Plant, Plants-- 
50 to 65 
24 
18 to 24 
2 to 3 
March to May 
100 to 150 
Endive. 
1 oz. 
18 
Vz 
Feb. to April ; August 
85 to 175 
Horseradish Roots .. 
100 
24 
12 to 18 
3 to 4 
Feb. to March 
1 to 2 yrs 
Kale... 
1 oz. 
15 
2 to 3 
Vz 
Oct. to March 
85 to 125 
Kohlrabi. 
Yz OZ. 
15 
2 to 4 
Vz 
Sept, to March 
60 to 80 
Lettuce. 
Yi oz. 
12 
4 to 6 
Vz 
Sept, to March 
60 to 90 
Muskmelon or Cantaloupe 
1 OZ. 
48 to 60 
Mills 36 
1 
March to May; July 
100 to 136 
Mustard . 
2 ozs. 
12 
Vz 
'/. 
Feb. to May; July to Nov 
40 to 60 
Okra. 
Yi lb. 
24 to 30 
10 to 12 
Vz to l 
March to May 
90 to 125 
Onion Seed . 
1 OZ. 
12 
1 to 2 
Vz to 1 
Oct. to April 
125 to 160 
Onion Plants. 
300 
15 
3 to 4 
2 to 3 
Jan. to May 
125 to 150 
Onion Sets. 
2 lbs. 
12 to 15 
2 to 3 
1 to 2 
Jan. to Apr.; Aug. to Sept 
75 to 100 
Parsley. 
Yz OZ. 
12 
1 to 2 
y 4 
Sept, to May 
90 to 110 
Parsnips. 
Yz oz. 
12 to 15 
3 to 4 
V. to 1 
Feb., March and Sept. 
125 to 150 
Peas. 
1 to 2 lbs. 
15 to 18 
1 to 2 
3’ to 4 
Jan. to Mar.; Aug. to Nov 
40 to 75 
Pepper Seed. 
% OZ. 
18 to 24 
15 to 18 
Y> 
Early Spring 
100 to 140 
Pepper Plants.. 
80 to 100 
18 
12 to 15 
2 to 3 
March to June 
90 to 130 
Potato, Irish . 
5 to 6 
2\ 
12 to 15 
6 to 8 
Jan. to April 
80 to 125 
Potato, Sweet, Slips. 
65 
36 to 48 
18 
2 to 3 
March to July 
125 to 150 
Pumpkin. 
Vz oz. 
60 to 72 
60 to 72 
1 
March to June 
100 to 150 
Radish.. 
2 ozs. 
12 
i to \y<z 
>4 to Vz 
Sept, to May 
20 to 50 
Rhubarb Roots. 
35 
36 
36 
3 to 4 
Jan., Feb. and March 
1 to 3 yrs 
Salsify. 
Y> oz. 
15 
1 to 2 
% 
Feb. to May 
115 to 175 
Spinach.. 
y 4 ib. 
12 
1 
i to iy 2 
Feb. to April; Sept, to Nov 
50 to 70 
Squash, Bush. 
1 oz. 
24 
24 
i 
March to June 
60 to 80 
Squash, Late. 
y-z oz. 
36 to 48 
36 
i 
April to July 
100 to 140 
Tomato Seed. 
Ml oz. 
36 to 48 
36 
Vo to 1 
Dec. to March 
100 to 140 
Tomato Plants . 
50 to 65 
24 
18 to 24 
3 to 4 
April and May 
85 to 100 
Turnips. 
1 oz. 
15 
1 to 3 
y 4 to % 
Feb. to May; July to Nov. 
50 to 80 
Watermelon . . 
Vz oz. 
60 to 72 
72 
i 
March to May. 
115 to 150 
JVichalsan 9 s Field Seed Planting Schedule 
Lbs. 
Amounts 
Lbs. 
Amounts 
Name 
per 
per 
Time of Planting 
Name 
per 
per 
Time of Planting 
Bushel 
Acre 
Bushe' 
Acre 
Alfalfa Seed. 
60 
20-25 lbs. 
Sept.-Nov., Feb.-Apr. 
Grass, Rhodes, broadcast 
10-15 lbs. 
March-April 
Algeria. 
50 
5 lbs. 
March-June 
Grass, Rescue. . 
14 
15-25 lbs. 
Sept.-Oct. 
Barley. 
48 
2-3 bus. 
Sept.-Oct., Feb. 
Grass, Bermuda (for lawn 
Beans, Mung, in drills... 
60 
5 lbs. 
April-June 
1 lb. per space 20x20) 
8-10 lbs. 
March-May 
Beans, Soy, Field, in drills 
60 
25 lbs. 
April-July 
Hegari, in drills. 
50 
8-10 lbs. 
March-July 
Beans, Soy, Field, br’dcasl 
60 
75-90 lbs. 
April-July 
Kaffir Corn, in drills. 
50 
8-10 lbs. 
March-June 
Beans, Velvet, in 
Kaffir, Schrock or Segrain 
50 
8-10 lbs. 
March-June 
drills, 3 to 5 ft. 
60 
20-25 lbs. 
March-June 
Millet, broadcast. 
50 
20-25 lbs. 
April-June 
Beet, Mangel-Wurzel. 
6 lbs. 
15th Mar to 15th June 
Milo Maize, in drills. 
50 
8-10 lbs. 
March-June 
Broom Corn. 
46 
10-20 lbs. 
Feb.-June 
Oats, broadcast. 
32 
2V 2 -3 bus. 
Sept.-Oct., Feb. 
Corn. 
56 
8-10 lbs. 
Feb.-June 
Peanuts, Virginia (Jumbo 
22 
1 -\Vz bus. 
March-June 
Corn, Pop. 
4-5 lbs. 
Feb.-May 
Peatnuts, Spanish. 
30 
30-40 lbs. 
March-June 
32 
60 
Feb.-June 
Peanuts, Tennessee. 
22 
l-li/^ bus. 
35-75 lbs. 
March-June 
Clover, Bnr, Hulled. 
15-20 lbs. 
15 Aug.-Oct. 
Peas, Canadian Field 
60 
Sept.-Nov. 
Clover, Bur, seed in bur 
18 
20-30 lbs. 
15 Aug.-Oct. 
Peas, Field or Stock, 
60 
15-20 lbs. 
Sept.-Oct. 
broadcast.. 
60 
1-1 Yz bus. 
March-Nov. 
Clover, Japan or Lespe- 
Peas, Field or Stock, in 
deza. 
20-25 lbs 
Mar.-Apr., Sept.-Nov. 
drills. 
60 
8-12 lbs. 
March-Nov. 
Clover, Yellow (Sour) or 
Peas, Nicholson's Austrian 
(Melilotus Indica). 
60 
15-20 lbs 
Sept.-Feb. 
Winter, broadcast. 
60 
60-65 lbs. 
Sept.-Nov. 
Clover, Subterranean. 
20-25 lbs. 
Sept.-Oct. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex, in 
Clover, Sweet (White 
drills. 
5-8 lbs. 
Sept.-Oct., Feb.-Apr. 
Flow.). 
60 
15-20 lbs 
Sept.-Oct., Feb.-Apr. 
Rye.. 
56 
1 (4 -1 Vz lbs. 
Sept.-Oct. 
Clover, White Dutch. 
50 
10-15 lbs. 
Sept.-Oct., Feb.-Apr. 
-esbania.. 
30-35 lbs. 
March-June 
Feterita, in drills. 
8-10 lbs. 
Mareh-June 
Shallu or Egyptian Wheat 
Grass, Carpet. 
10-15 lbs. 
Sept.-Oct., Feb.-Apr. 
(Chicken Corn). 
50 
8-10 lbs. 
March-June 
Grass, Dallis. 
25 
10-15 lbs. 
Sept.-Nov., Feb.-Apr. 
Sorghum or Cane, in drills 
50 
5-10 lbs. 
Feb.-July 
Grass, Johnson. 
30 lbs. 
March-May 
Sorghum or Cane, br’cast 
50 
100-150 lbs. 
Feb.-July 
Grass, Mesquite or Velvei 
50 
20-25 lbs. 
Sept.-Oct., Feb.-Apr. 
Sorghum or Cane, for 
Grass, Sudan, in drills 
50 
5-10 lbs. 
March-June 
syrup. 
50 
5-10 lbs. 
Feb.-June 
Grass, Sudan, broadcast 
30-40 lbs. 
March-June 
Sunflower. 
22 
5-10 lbs. 
March-May 
Grass, Red Top or Herds 
Grass, Rye. 
10-15 lbs. 
20-30 lbs. 
Sept.-Oct., Feb.-Mar. 
SepL-Oct. 
Vetch. 
60 
40-50 lbs. 
Aug.-Nov. 
Grass, Rhodes, in drills 
5-8 lbs. 
March-April 
Wheat. 
60 
75-90 lbs. 
Sept.-Nov. 
The information and estimates here are approximate figures only. They may vary in different sections and States just as soil and 
climate vary. Often one farmer, to insure a full stand, will sow his seed more generously than his neighbor. 
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ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. —73— DALLAS. TEXAS 
