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TABLE OF WEIGHT 
Showing the standard weights per bushel of some of the more common seeds 
Barley ... 
.48 lbs. 
Flax ... 
....56 lbs. 
Rvp 
56 lb* 
Beans . 
.60 lbs. 
Hemp . 
...44 lbs. 
14 lbs 
Blue Grass . 
...14 lbs. 
Hungarian Grass . 
...48 lbs. 
Rape . 
.50 lbs. 
Buckwheat . 
...48 lbs. 
Millet . 
...48 lbs. 
Timothy ... 
.45 lbs. 
Clover . 
.60 lbs. 
Oats ... 
...32 lbs. 
Tares, or 
Vetches 
60 lbs 
Corn . 
.56 lbs. 
Peas (field) . 
....60 lbs. 
Wheat 
.60 lbs. 
PLANTS UPON AN ACRE 
OF GROUND 
Distances 
No. of 
Distances 
No. of 
Distances 
No. of 
apart 
Plants 
apart 
Plants 
apart 
Plants 
6 in. by 6 in. 
...174,240 
2 feet by 2 feet. 
.10,890 
5 feet by 
5 feet... 
...1,742 
1 foot by 1 foot. 
.... 43,560 
3 feet by 2 feet. 
. 7,260 
6 feet by 
6 feet... 
. 1,210 
1 Yz foot by 1 Yz foot. 
.... 19,360 
3 feet by 3 feet. 
. 4,840 
8 feet by 
8 feet... 
. 680 
2 feet by 1 foot.. 
.... 21,780 
4 feet by 4 feet. 
. 2,722 
10 feet by 10 feet... 
. 435 
SEED REQUIRED FOR A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS, 
ETC. 
1 oz. Asparagus will 
produce 
about.. 
. 
500 plants 
oz. Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Kale, Tomato, Leak or Pepper 2500 plants 
oz. Celery, Endive, or Lettuce will produce about .6000 plants 
oz. Okra, or Spinach, may be allowed for every .100 feet of row 
oz. Onion, or Radish, may be allowed for every ...150 feet of row 
oz. Carrot, Parsley, Parsnip, or Turnip, may be allowed for every.200 feet of row 
oz. Cucumber is sufficient for.—. 125 hills 
oz. Musk Melon is sufficient for.. 100 hills 
oz. Water Melon is sufficient for. 40 to 60 hills 
oz. Pumpkin, or Squash, is sufficient for... 40 to 80 hills 
qt. Dwarf or Bush Beans is sufficient for.200 feet of row or 300 hills 
qt. Pole Beans is sufficient for.......100 to 200 hills 
qt. Peas is sufficient for. 
.150 to 200 feet of row 
TABLE OF QUANTITIES 
Showing the quantity of seed usually sown upon an acre. 
Barley, broadcast.2 to 3 bu 
Barley, in drills.1% to 2 bu 
Beans, dwarf, in drills. lYz bu 
Beets, in drills.... 4 lbs. 
Broom Corn, in drills.. lYz bu. 
Buckwheat .1 to lYz bu. 
Cabbage, in hills. 8 Yz oz. 
Cabbage, in beds to transplant.2 oz. 
Carrots, in drills...2 to 3 lbs. 
Clover, Red, broadcast.15 to 20 lbs 
Clover, White, broadcast.10 to 15 lbs 
Clover, Alsike, broadcast.10 to 16 lbs 
Corn, in hills.—. 8 to 12 lbs. 
Corn, for fodder.2 to 3 bu. 
Cucumber, in hills...-.-.1 lb. 
Flax .1V 2 to 2 bu. 
Grasses— 
Kentucky Blue Grass.—..2 bu. 
Lawn Grass .3 bu. 
Orchard Grass......2 to 3 bu. 
Red Top Grass.2 bu. 
Hemp, broadcast .1 to lYz bu. 
Hungarian Grass . Yz to % bu 
Lucerne, broadcast .....15 lbs 
The above list estimates of seeds for an 
tained, assuming the seeds are good. 
Millet, broadcast .... Yz to 3% bu. 
Musk Melon, in hills.1 to 1 Yz lbs. 
Mangel Wurzel, in drills....4 lbs. 
Oats, broadcast ...2 to 3 bu. 
Onion, or dry bulbs, in drills..4 lbs. 
Oniors, or bulbs, to sell green, 
in drills . 6 to 8 lbs. 
Onion Sets, in drills...... 10 bu. 
Parsnips, in drills.4 to 6 lbs. 
Potatoes, in drills, depending on 
number of eyes.7 to 15 bu. 
Peas, broadcast ... 2 bu. 
Radish, in drills. 6 lbs. 
Radish, broadcast ..12 to 16 lbs. 
Rye, broadcast .2 bu. 
Salsify, in drills. 6 to 8 lbs. 
Sage, in drills .. 4 to 6 lbs. 
Spinach, in drills.1G to 15 lbs. 
Squash, bush varieties, in hills, 3 to 4 lbs. 
Squash, running varieties, in 
hills . 2 to 2Yz lbs. 
Tomatoes, in bed to transplant.....2 oz. 
Turnip, in drills ____2 lbg. 
Vetches .—.2 to 3 bu. 
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