.Showing the standard weights per bushel of some of the more common seeds. 
Barley ..... 
...48 lbs. 
Flax . 
...56 lbs. 
R vp 
56 lbs 
Beans . 
... 60 lbs. 
Hemp . 
44 lbs. 
Rod Tnn fi-rsss 
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 
Vetehes 
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 
iy 2 foot by 1 y 2 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 
1 oz. Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Kale, Tomato, Leak or Pepper 2500 plants 
1 oz. Celery, Endive, or Lettuce will produce about ...6000 plants 
1 oz. Okra, or Spinach, may be allowed for every .. 100 feet of row 
1 oz. Onion, or Radish, may be allowed for every . 150 feet of row 
1 oz. Carrot, Parsley, Parsnip, or Turnip, may be allowed for every.200 feet of row 
1 oz. Cucumber is sufficient for....... 125 hills 
1 oz. Musk Melon is sufficient for......... 100 hills 
1 oz. Water Melon is sufficient for.. 40 to 60 hills 
1 oz. Pumpkin, or Squash, is sufficient for.—..... 40 to 80 hills 
1 qt. Dwarf or Bush Beans is sufficient for.......200 feet of row or 300 hills 
1 qt. Pole Beans is sufficient for......100 to 200 hills 
i qt. Peas is sufficient for.__.__.150 to 200 feet of mv 
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 . . . IV 2 bu. 
Beets, in drills .~~ 4 lbs. 
Broom Corn, in drills . IV 2 bu. 
Buckwheat . 1 to iy 2 bu. 
Cabbage, in hills .. 8% 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 15 lbs. 
Corn, in hills . 8 to 12 lbs. 
Corn, for fodder . 2 to 3 bu. 
Cucumber, in hills .-. 1 lb. 
Flax . 1% 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 1% bu. 
Hungarian Grass . V 2 to % bu. 
Lucerne, broadcast ...—. 15 lbs. 
The above list estimates of seeds for an 
tained, assuming the seeds are good. 
Millet, broadcast ___% to 3% bu 
Musk Melon, in hills.„.1 to l4 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 . 10 to 15 lbs. 
Squash, bush varieties, in hills, 3 to 4 lbs. 
Squash, running varieties, in 
bills ...2 to 2% lbs. 
Tomatoes, in bed to transplant .2 oz. 
Turnip, in drills .. ... .2 lbs. 
Vetches . 2 to 3 bu. 
acre is as nearly correct as can well be ascer- 
