NORTHRUP, KING & CO.’S FARM SEEDS 
COMMONLY ACCEPTED BUSPIEL 
WEIGHTS 
AND QUANTITIES OF SEEDS USUALLY SOWN 
PER ACRE 
Farm Seeds and Grasses 
Lbs. 
Quantity, 
per bu 
. per Acre 
Alfalfa. 
60 
15 to 20 lbs. 
Barley . 
48 
96 lbs. 
Beans, Field . 
60 
40 to 60 lbs. 
Beans, Lima . 
56 
60 to 90 lbs. 
Bromus Inermis . 
14 
15 to 20 lbs. 
Buckwheat .. 
50 
50 lbs. 
Clover, Alsike. 
60 
8 to 10 lbs. 
Clover, Medium Red . 
60 
10 to 12 lbs. 
Clover, Mammoth Red. 
60 
8 to 12 lbs. 
Clover, Sweet . 
60 
12 to 15 lbs. 
Clover, White . 
60 
5 to 8 lbs. 
Corn, in hills. 
56 
8 to 10 lbs. 
Corn, in drills for soiling or silo where 
ears are desired.. 
56 
8 to 10 lbs. 
Corn for Fodder. 
56 
30 to 56 lbs. 
Cow Peas, broadcast. 
60 
60 to 90 lbs. 
Flax, broadcast. 
56 
25 to 30 lbs. 
Grass, Canadian blue (solid seed). 
14 
15 to 25 lbs. 
Grass, Kentucky blue (solid seed).... 
14 
20 to 30 lbs. 
Grass, English or Perennial Rye Grass 
24 
25 to 30 lbs. 
Grass, Italian Rye Grass. 
24 
35 to 40 lbs. 
Grass, Meadow Fescue. 
24 
20 to 25 lbs. 
Grass, Orchard. 
14 
22 lbs. 
Grass, Red Top (solid seed). 
32 
8 to 12 lbs. 
Grass, Lawn Seed, 1 lb. for 300 sq. ft.. 
• • 
100 to 125 lbs. 
Grass, Western Rye or Slender Wheat 
Grass . 
14 
15 lbs. 
Grass, Meadow Fox Tail. 
14 
22 lbs. 
Grass, Tall Meadow Oat. 
14 
30 to 40 lbs. 
Kaffir Corn, broadcast. 
56 
40 to 50 lbs. 
Millet, for hay . 
50 
50 lbs. 
Millet, for seed . 
50 
30 lbs. 
Oats . 
32 
64 to 96 lbs. 
Peas, in drills. 
60 
120 to 150 lbs. 
Peas, broadcast . 
60 
150 to 180 lbs. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex, alone, broadcast .. 
50 
6 to 8 lbs. 
Rape Dwarf Essex, alone, in drills .... 
50 
4 lbs. 
Rape Dwarf Essex, with grain. 
50 
11/2 lbs. 
Reed’s Canary Grass or Phalaris. 
32 
4 to 6 lbs. 
Rye, broadcast. 
56 
56 to 84 lbs. 
Sorghum, for syrup. 
50 
8 to 10 lbs. 
Sorghum, for fodder. 
50 
50 to 60 lbs. 
Soy Beans, broadcast. 
60 
30 to 45 lbs. 
Soy Beans, in drills. 
60 
60 to 90 lbs. 
Speltz . 
40 
80 lbs. 
Sudan Grass, broadcast . 
40 
20 to 25 lbs. 
Sudan Grass, in drills. 
40 
8 to 10 lbs. 
Timothy. 
45 
10 to 12 lbs. 
Vetches, broadcast . 
60 
50 to 60 lbs. 
Wheat . 
60 
90 lbs. 
