Table of Valuable Information 
Average 
Germination 
Vegetable 1 Year Old 
Seed—% 
Average 
Number of 
Seed per 
Ounce 
Amount 
Required 
for 100 Feet 
of Drill 
Amount 
of Seed 
Required 
per Acre 
Depth of 
Planting 
Inches 
Asparagus 
90 
1,000 
1 oz. 
5 lbs. 
1 
Beans, Dwarf 
90 
100 
1 lb. 
60 lbs. 
1 
Beans, Pole 
90 
100 
y 2 ib. 
30 lbs. 
1 
Beets, Garden 
80 
1,750 
1 oz. 
6 lbs. 
1 
Beet, Mangel 
80 
1.200 
1 oz. 
5 lbs. 
1 
Brussels Sprouts 
85 
6,500 
!4 oz. 
8 oz. 
y 2 
Cabage 
85 
5,000 
14 oz. 
8 oz. 
y 2 
Cantaloupe 
85 
1,200 
V 2 oz. 
1 lb. 
1 
Carrot 
75 
14,000 
V 2 oz. 
2 lbs. 
y 2 
Cauliflower 
75 
14,000 
!4 oz. 
4 oz. 
y 2 
Celery 
80 
100,000 
!4 oz. 
4 oz. 
Vs 
Collards 
88 
4,500 
14 oz. 
4 oz. 
y 2 
Corn, Sweet 
85 
125 
!4 lb. 
5 lbs. 
1 
Cucumbers 
85 
1,000 
y 2 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 
Egg Plant 
75 
5,000 
Vs oz. 
4 oz. 
y 2 
Endive 
80 
13,500 
1 oz. 
2 lbs. 
V 2 
Kale 
85 
7,500 
!4 oz. 
1 lb. 
y 2 
Kohlrabi 
85 
7,000 
14 oz. 
1 lb. 
y 2 
Leek 
80 
8,000 
V 2 oz. 
2 lbs. 
y 2 
Lettuce 
90 
16,000 
y 2 oz. 
1 lb. 
y 2 
Melon, Mush 
85 
1,200 
y 2 oz. 
1 lb. 
1 
Melon, Water 
85 
225 
1 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 
Mustard 
85 
18,000 
14 oz. 
1 lb. 
y 4 
Okra 
85 
425 
2 oz. 
3 lbs. 
1 
Onions 
85 
12,500 
1 oz. 
3 lbs. 
y 2 
Parsley 
70 
17,500 
14 oz. 
1 lb. 
Vs 
Parsnip 
75 
2,800 
y 2 oz. 
3 lbs. 
y 2 
Peas 
90 
50 to 150 
1 lb. 
60 lbs. 
1 
Pepper 
75 
4,000 
Vs OZ. 
4 oz. 
y 2 
Pumpkin 
90 
100 
1 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 
Radish 
90 
5,000 
1 oz. 
10 lbs. 
y 2 
Salsify 
75 
4,500 
1 oz. 
5 lbs. 
y 2 
Spinach 
80 
3,000 
1 oz. 
8 lbs. 
1 
Squash, Summer 
90 
300 
1 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 
Squash, Winter 
90 
125 
Vs oz. 
1 lb. 
1 
Tomato 
85 
7,500 
Vs OZ. 
IV 2 oz. 
y 2 
Turnip 
90 
10,000 
V 2 oz. 
1 lb. 
% 
Field Seeds 
Lbs. per Acre 
Lbs. per Acre 
Alfalfa . 
.15 to 20 
Millet . 
..60 
Barley . 
.80 
Ilegari . 
....4 
Beans, Pinto . 
.20 
Oats .. 
..80 
Corn .. 
.7 
Peanuts . 
..20 
Cane drilled . 
......10 
Rye . 
..60 
Cane broadcast ... 
.60 to 80 
Sudan Grass, 
drilled . 
....3 
Cotton . 
.20 to 30 
Sudan Grass, 
broadcast . 
..20 
Johnson Grass ... 
.20 
Sweet Clover 
.15 
Maize . 
.4 
This information given above has been compiled from 35 years experience in 
selling seed. This will not apply in all cases as location and conditions are widely 
different. However, we believe our figures are a fair average. 
