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Seeds or Plants 
Required for 
100 Feet of Row 
Depth of 
Planting 
Seeds or Plants 
Required for 
100 Feet of Row 
Depth of 
Planting 
Asparagus, seed . . . . 
1 ounce 
1 to 2 in. 
Leek. 
Y 2 ounce 
1 in. 
Asparagus, plants . . 
60 to 80 plants 
3 to 5 in. 
Lettuce . 
Y 2 ounce 
34 in. 
Beans, bush . 
1 to 2 in. 
Melon, musk melon . 
14 ounce 
1 in. 
Beans, pole . 
1 to 2 in. 
Melon, watermelon .. 
1 ounce 
1 to 2 in. 
Beets . 
1 in. 
Mustard . 
Ya ounce 
Ya in. 
Brussels Sprouts .. . 
34 ounce 
34 in. 
New Zealand Spinach 
1 ounce 
1 to 2 in. 
Cabbage, early . 
Y 2 in. 
Okra, or Gumbo . 
2 ounces 
1 to 2 in. 
Cabbage, late . 
34 in. 
Omon seed . 
1 ounce 
Y 2 to 1 in. 
Carrot . 
34 in. 
Onion, sets . 
1 qt. of sets 
1 to 2 in. 
Cauliflower . 
34 ounce 
34 in. 
Parsley. 
Ya ounce 
34 in. 
Celeriac . 
Vs in- 
Parsnip . 
Y 2 ounce 
Y to l in. 
Celery . 
34 in. 
Peas. 
1 to 2 pints 
2 to 3 in. 
Chicory . 
34 in. 
Pepper . 
Y% ounce 
Y 2 in. 
Citron . 
1 to 2 in. 
Potato, Irish . 
5 lbs.* 
4 in. 
Collards . 
34 in. 
Potato, sweet . 
75 slips 
3 in. 
Corn Salad . 
2 ounces 
34 to 1 in. 
Pumpkin . 
Y 2 ounce 
1 to 2 in. 
Corn, sweet . 
'34 pint 
1 to 2 in. 
Radish . 
1 ounce 
34 to 1 in. 
Cress, upland . 
34 ounce 
34 to 1 in. 
Rhubarb, seed . 
34 ounce 
34 to 1 in. 
Cucumber . 
1 in. 
Rutabaga . 
Ya ounce 
34 to 1 in. 
Dandelion . 
Va ounce 
1^2 in. 
Salsify . 
1 ounce 
34 to 1 in. 
Egg Plant . 
1/3 ounce 
^ in. 
Spinach . 
1 ounce 
1 in. 
Endive . 
1 ounce 
34 in. 
Squash, bush . 
34 ounce 
1 to 2 in. 
Horse Radish . 
70 roots 
3 to 4 in. 
Tomato . 
Ys ounce 
34 to 1 in. 
Kale or Borecole ... 
Kohl-Rabi . 
34 ounce 
Ya ounce 
34 in. 
34 in. 
Turnip . 
Y 2 ounce 
34 to 34 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 
bushel 
sown per acre 
Barley, broadcast . 
48 
2 to 3 bush. 
Melon, Musk, in hills . 
2 to 3 lbs. 
Beans, dwarf, in hills . 
60 
134 bush. 
Melon, Water, in hills . 
3 to 4 lbs. 
Beans, pole, in hills . 
60 
10 to 12 qts. 
Millet, broadcast . 
48 
34 to 44 bush. 
Beans, Soja, in drills for Hay 
Millet, Japanese . 
32 
20 lbs. 
or Silo . 
60 
1 bush. 
Gats, broadcast . 
32 
234 to 3 bush. 
Rpptc in drills . 
5 to 6 lbs. 
Onion, in drills . 
5 to 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 bush. 
Rrnnm Gnrn in hills . 
32 
2 to 5 lbs. 
Parsnip, in drills . 
4 to 6 lbs. 
Buckwheat . 
48 
1 bush. 
Peas, Green Wrinkled . 
56 
134 to 134 bush. 
Cabbage, in beds, to transplant 
50 
34-lb. 
Peas, Cow . 
60 
2 bush. 
Carrots, in drills . 
3 to 4 lbs. 
Peas, Round hard, in drills .. 
60 
134 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. 
Rve, Spring, broadcast . 
56 
134 to 2 bush. 
Cucumber, in hills . 
2 lbs. 
Rye, Fall, broadcast . 
56 
134 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 
34 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 
134 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 
34 to 44 bush. 
Tomato, to transplant . 
34-lb. 
Grass, Rhode Island Bent .. . 
12 
1 to 2 bush. 
Turnip, in drills . 
50 
134 to 2 lbs. 
Grass, Timothy, or 
Turnip, broadcast . 
50 
44 to 134 lbs. 
Herd’s Grass . 
45 
34 bush. 
Wheat, Spring . 
60 
2 bush. 
Grass, Hungarian . 
48 
34 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 
34 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 
134 ft. by 134 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. by 20 ft. 
. 105 
234 ft. by 234 ft. ... 
. 6,970 
6 ft. by 6 ft. 
. 1.210 
25 
ft. by 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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