384 WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
matter of relative position , together with the means employed , 
and therefore requires a separate discussion. 
Except as modified by the variable circumstances of richness 
of soil and favorableness of climate and season, there must be 
a definite distance—determinable only by observation and ex¬ 
perience—at which the plants of every species will grow more 
thriftily and mature more perfectly than at any other. The 
exact distance, then, is certainly a desideratum. Of course it 
is impossible for us to supply a rule which will be absolutely 
correct; we shall not attempt it. Absolute correctness for the 
average of seasons can only be determined by the farmer him¬ 
self, after due investigation into the nature and capacity of his 
soil. A table of distances for the more common drill and hill 
crops, calculated for soils of an average fertility, may, however, 
be convenient for the reference of the more inexperienced, and 
such an one is accordingly furnished. Different cultivators will, 
of course, discover many particulars in which they would amend 
it; still sufficient reference has been had to the known nature 
of the plants enumerated, and to the average of soils, to ensure 
a close approximation to correct distances 
Wheat,. 
Rye». 
Barley,. 
Oats,. 
Corn, . 
Sugar Cane,.. <.. 
Potatoes,. 
English Turnips,. 
Swedish Turnips, 
Mangel Wetzel, .. 
Beets,. 
Carrots,. 
Parsnips, . 
Beans,. 
Peas (small). 
Peas (large), .... 
Distance betw’n 
rows. 
Distance in inch¬ 
es between the 
plants in rows. 
Distance betw’n 
hills. 
10 to 12 in. 
5 to 6 
S to 10 in. 
4 to 5 
8 to 10 in. 
4 to 5 
8 to 10 in. 
4 r to 5 
3 to 4 ft. 
12 to 18 
3 x 4 ft. 
3 to 4 ft. 
12 to 18 
3 .... ft. 
12 .... 
21 x 3 ft. 
21_ft. 
12 to 18 
2 -jr.... ft. 
12 to 18 
21.... ft. 
12 to 18 
21_ft. 
12 to 18 
12 to 18 in 
8 to 10 
12 to 18 in. 
8 to 10 
3 _It. 
18 .... 
2 x 4 ft. 
31.. ft. 
2 to 3 
4 to 5 ft. 
4 to 5 
