Showing t'he standard weights per bushel of some of the more common seeds. 
Barley _ 
_48 
lbs. 
Flax 
_ 56 
lbs. 
Rye 
- 56 
lbs. 
Beans 
_60 
lbs. 
Hemp 
_ 44 
lbs. 
Red Top Grass 
_ _ 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 _ 
_3i2 
lbs. 
Tares, or Vetches 
_60 
lbs. 
Corn 
56 
lbs. 
Pea3 (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 iy 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 
_ _ 12,722 
10 feet 
by 
10! 
feet _ 
_ 435 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
il oz. 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
1 qt. 
1 qt. 
1 qt. 
SEED REQUIRED FOR A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS, ETC. 
Asparagus will produce about- 500 plants 
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Kale, Tomato, Leak or Pepper_2500 plants 
Celery, Endive, or Lettuce will produce about _6000 plants 
Okra, or Spinach, may be allowed for every_100 feet of row 
Onion, or Radish, may be allowed for every- 150 feet of row 
Carrot, Parsley, Parsnip, or Turnip, may be allowed for every_200 feet of row 
Cucumber is sufficient for- 125 hills 
Musk Melon is sufficient for- 100 hills 
Water Melon is sufficient for- 40 to 60 hills 
Pumpkin, or Squash is sufficient for- 40 to 80 hills 
Dwarf or Bush Beans is sufficient for_ 200 feet of row or 300 hills 
Pole Beans is sufficient for_ 100 to 200 hills 
Peas is sufficient for_150 to 200 feet of row 
TABLE OF QUANTITIES 
Showing the quantity of seed usually sown upon an acre. 
Barley, broadcast-2 to 3 bu. i 
Barley, in drills_1% to 2 bu. 
Beans, dwarf, in drills-ll 1 /^ bu. 
Beets, in drills- 4 lbs. 
Broom Corn, in drills- IV 2 bu. 
Buckwheat _1 to 1% bu. 
Cabbage in hills -8 Vq 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 _ IV 2 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 iy 2 bu. 
Hungarian Grass- V 2 to % bu. 
Lucerne, broadcast _ li5 lbs. 
The above list estimates of seeds for an 
tained, assuming the seeds are good. 
Millet, broadcast_ V 2 to 3% bu. 
Musk Melon, in hills _1 to iy 2 lbs. 
Mangel Wurzel, in drills _ 4 lbs. 
Oats, broadcast_2 to 3 bu. 
Onions, or dry bulbs,, in drills-4 lbs. 
Onions, 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 
hills _2 to )2 y 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- 
