Asparagus, seed .... 
Seeds or Plants 
Required for 
100 Feet of Row 
1 ounce 
Depth of 
Planting 
1 to 2 in. 
Leek. 
Seeds or Plants 
Required for 
100 Feet of Row 
14 ounce 
Depth of 
Planting 
1 in. 
Asparagus, plants .. 
60 to 80 plants 
3 to 5 in. 
Lettuce . 
14 ounce 
1/2 in. 
Beans, bush . 
1 pint 
1 to 2 in. 
Melon, musk melon ... 
14 ounce 
1 in. 
Beans, pole . 
^ pint 
1 to 2 in. 
Melon, watermelon .... 
1 ounce 
1 to 2 in. 
Beets . . 
1 in. 
Mustard . 
Ya ounce 
1 ounce 
Ya in. 
1 to 2 in. 
Brussels Sprouts ... 
Ya ounce 
in. 
New Zealand Spinach . 
Cabbage, early . 
14 in. 
Okra, or Gumbo . 
2 ounces 
1 to 2 in. 
Cabbage, late . 
Y^ ounce 
14 in. 
Oi’ion seed . 
1 ounce 
14 to 1 in. 
Carrot . 
14 in. 
Onion, sets . 
1 (|t. of sets 
1 to 2 in. 
Cauliflower . 
... Y ounce 
l4 in. 
Parsley. 
14 ounce 
14 ounce 
14 in. 
14 to 1 in. 
Celeriac . 
14 in. 
Parsnip . 
Celery . 
14 in. 
Peas. 
1 to 2 pints 
2 to 3 in. 
Chicory . 
^ in. 
Pepper . 
14 ounce 
14 in. 
Citron . 
1 to 2 in. 
Potato, Irish . 
5 lbs. 
4 in. 
Collards . 
14 in. 
Potato, sweet . 
75 slips 
3 in. 
Corn Salad . 
2 ounces 
14 to 1 in. 
Pumpkin . 
14 ounce 
1 to 2 in. 
Corn, sweet . 
14 pint 
1 to 2 in. 
Radish . 
1 ounce 
14 to 1 in. 
Cress, upland . 
14 to 1 in. 
Rhubarb, seed . 
14 ounce 
14 to 1 in. 
Cucumber . 
1 in. 
Rutabaga . 
Y ounce 
14 to 1 in. 
Dandelion . 
Y ounce 
14 in. 
Salsify . 
1 ounce 
14 to 1 in. 
Egg Plant . 
1/3 ounce 
14 in. 
Spinach . 
1 ounce 
1 in. 
Endive . 
1 ounce 
l4 in. 
Squash, bush . 
14 ounce 
14 ounce 
1 to 2 in. 
14 to 1 in. 
Horse Radish . 
70 roots 
3 to 4 in. 
Tomato . 
Kale or Borecole ... 
Ya ounce 
l4 in. 
Turnip . 
14 ounce 
14 to 14 in 
Kohl-Rabi . 
Y ounce 
^ in. 
A Table Showing the Number of Pounds per Bushel, Quantity Usually Sown per Acre 
Lbs. per 
Quantity usually 
Lbs. per 
Quantity usually 
bushel 
sown per acre 
uishel 
sown per acre 
Barley, broadcast . 
. 48 
2 to 3 bush. 
Melon, Musk, in hills . 
2 to 3 lbs. 
Beans, dwarf, in hills . 
. 60 
\Y 2 bush. 
Melon, Water, in hills . 
3 to 4 lbs. 
Beans, pole, in hills ... 
. 60 
10 to 12 qts. 
Millet, broadcast . 
48 
!4 to 44 bush. 
Beans, Soja, in drills for Hay 
Millet, Japanese . 
32 
20 lbs. 
or Silo . 
. 60 
1 bush. 
Oats, broadcast . 
32 
2^2 to 3 bush. 
Beets, in drills . 
5 to 6 lbs. 
Onion, in drills . 
5 t<~) 6 lbs 
Beets, in drills. Mangel 
Onion, for sets, in drills .. . 
30 lbs. 
Wurtzel . 
4 to 5 lbs. 
Onion Sets, in drills . 
8 to 12 busli. 
Broom Corn, in hills ... 
. 32 
2 to 5 lbs. 
Parsnip, in drills . 
4 to 6 lbs. 
Buckwheat . 
. 48 
1 bush. 
Peas, Green Wrinkled. 
56 
^Y to 1^2 bush. 
Cabbage, in beds, to transplant 50 
YA-\h. 
Peas, Cow . 
60 
2 bush. 
Carrots, in drills . 
3 to 4 lbs. 
Peas, Round hard, in drills 
60 
V/i bush. 
Clover, red . 
. 60 
15 to 20 lbs. 
Peas, broadcast . 
60 
3 bush. 
Clover, white . 
. 60 
12 to 15 lbs. 
Potatoes, cut tubers . 
60 
9 to 12 bush. 
Clover, Alsike . 
. 60 
10 lbs. 
Pumpkin, in hills . 
4 to 6 lbs. 
Clover, Lucerne or Alfalfa . 
. 60 
20 lbs. 
Radish, in drills . 
8 to 10 lbs. 
Corn, in hills . 
. 56 
8 to 12 qts. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex. 
50 
5 to 10 lbs. 
Corn, for soiling . 
. 56 
3 to 4 bush. 
Rye, Spring, broadcast .... 
56 
1^2 to 2 bush. 
Cucumber, in hills . 
2 lbs. 
Rye, Fall, broadcast . 
56 
11/2 to 2 bush. 
Flax, broadcast . 
. 56 
1 bush. 
Sage, in drills . 
5 to 8 lbs. 
Grass, Kentucky Blue . 
. 14 
2 bush. 
Salsify, in drills . 
8 to 10 lbs. 
Grass, Kentucky Blue Fancy 
. 25 
^ to 1 bush. 
Spinach, in drills . 
10 to 15 lbs. 
Grass, Orchard . 
. 14 
3 bush. 
Squash (bush varieties), in hills 
4 to 6 lbs. 
Grass, English Rye .... 
. 20 
2 bush. 
Squash (running varieties) 
3 to 4 lbs. 
Grass, Sweet Vernal .. 
. 12 
Il4 bush. 
Sudan Grass, in drills . 
20 lbs. 
Grass, Red Top, Chaff . 
. 14 
1 to 2 bush. 
Sudan Grass, broadcast ... 
6 to 8 lbs. 
Grass, Red Top, 
Sugar Cane . 
2 to 5 lbs. 
Recleaned Fancy ... 
. 35 
^2 to ^ bush. 
Tomato, to transplant .... 
YA-\h. 
Grass, Rhode Island Bent .. 
. 12 
1 to 2 bush. 
Turnip, in drills . 
50 
1to 2 lbs. 
Grass, Timothy, or 
Turnip, broadcast . 
50 
44 to 144 lbs. 
Herd’s Grass . 
. 45 
14 bush. 
Wheat, Spring . 
60 
2 bush. 
Grass, Hungarian . 
. 48 
^2 to 44 bush. 
Wheat, broadcast. Winter . 
60 
2 bush. 
Grass, Mixed Lawn .... 
. 20-30 
3 to 4 bush. 
Vetch, Spring . 
60 
2 bush. 
Kale . 
. 50 
5 lbs. 
Vetch, Winter . 
60 
1 bush. 
Mustard, broadcast .... 
. 50 
14 bush. 
The 
Number 
of Plants, Trees, 
etc., Required to Set an Acre 
Distance 
Number 
Distance 
Number Distance 
Number 
1 ft. by 1 ft. 
43,560 
3 ft. by 3 ft. 
. 4,840 15 ft. by 
15 
ft. .. 
. 194 
1 tZ ft by ft 
19,360 
4 ft. by 4 ft. 
. 2,722 18 ft. by 
18 
ft. .. 
. 134 
2 ft. by 2 ft. 
10,890 
5 ft. by 5 ft. 
. 1,742 20 ft. bv 
20 
ft. .. 
. 105 
214 ft. by 214 ft. 
6,970 
6 ft. b}'^ 6 ft. 
. 1,210 25 ft. bv 
25 
ft. .. 
. 70 
3 ft. by 1 ft. 
14,520 
9 ft. by 9 ft. 
. 537 30 ft. by 
30 
ft. .. 
. 40 
3 ft. by 2 ft. 
7,260 
12 ft. by 12 ft. .. 
. 302 40 ft. by 
40 
ft. .. 
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