VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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NUMBER OF PLANTS PER ACRE 
AT DIFFERENT SPACINGS 
Distances 
Apart 
Number 
Plants 
Per Acre 
Distances 
Apart 
Number 
Plants 
Per Acre 
Distances 
Apart 
Number 
Plants 
Per Acre 
12 
in. 
X 
6 
in. 
87,120 
30 
in. 
X 
20 
in. 
10,454 
48 
in. 
X 
12 
in. 
10,890 
12 
in. 
X 
12 
in. 
43,560 
30 
in. 
X 
24 
in. 
8,712 
48 
in. 
X 
18 
in. 
7,790 
18 
in. 
X 
6 
in. 
58,000 
30 
in. 
X 
30 
in. 
6,970 
48 
in. 
X 
24 
in. 
5,445 
20 
in. 
X 
15 
in. 
20,912 
36 
in. 
X 
6 
in. 
29,000 
48 
in. 
X 
30 
in. 
4,356 
24 
in. 
X 
4 
in. 
65,340 
36 
in. 
X 
12 
in. 
14,520 
48 
in. 
X 
36 
in. 
3,630 
24 
in. 
X 
6 
in. 
43,560 
36 
in. 
X 
15 
in. 
11,600 
48 
in. 
X 
48 
in. 
2,723 
24 
in. 
X 
12 
in. 
21,780 
36 
in. 
X 
18 
in. 
9,680 
60 
in. 
X 
36 
in. 
2,901 
24 
in. 
X 
15 
in. 
17,420 
36 
in. 
X 
24 
in. 
7,260 
60 
in. 
X 
48 
in. 
2,178 
24 
in. 
X 
18 
in. 
15,520 
36 
in. 
X 
36 
in. 
4,840 
60 
in. 
X 
60 
in. 
1,743 
24 
in. 
X 
24 
in. 
10,890 
42 
in. 
X 
6 
in. 
24,900 
96 
in. 
X 
36 
in. 
1,815 
30 
in. 
X 
4 
in. 
52,292 
42 
in. 
X 
12 
in. 
12,446 
96 
in. 
X 
96 
in. 
680 
30 
in. 
X 
6 
in. 
34,848 
42 
in. 
X 
24 
in. 
6,223 
10 
ft. 
X 
10 
ft. 
435 
30 
in. 
X 
12 
in. 
17,424 
42 
in. 
X 
36 
in. 
4,148 
12 
ft. 
X 
12 
ft. 
302 
30 
in. 
X 
18 
in. 
11,600 
HANDY REFERENCES 
LUMBER MEASURE:— 
To find the contents of boards, in square feet, multiply the length (in feet), by 
the width (in inches), and divide the product by 12. 
CORD WOOD:— 
A cord of wood is a pile 4 feet wide, 4 feet high and 8 feet long, and contains 
(4x4x8) 128 cubic feet. 
LAND MEASURE:— 
A tract of land 1 mile square, containing 640 acres is called a section. The 
United States is divided by north and south lines 6 miles apart, into strips called 
Ranges; these are again divided by east and west lines, 6 miles apart into squares 
of 36 square miles, called Townships. 
TO FIND THE NUMBER OF ACRES IN A TRACT OF LAND:— 
Divide the number of square rods by 160. 
AN ACRE OF LAND 
contains 43,560 square feet or 160 square rods. 
CUBIC CONTENTS OF RECTANGULAR BUILDINGS OR BINS 
may be determined by multiplying the length x width x height. 
TO FIND NUMBER OF BUSHELS IN GRANARIES AND WAGON-BEDS:— 
Multiply the number of cubic feet by .8 (eight-tenths). 
CORN CRIBS:— 
Corn on the ear, of good quality, measured when settled, will require 2 1 / £ cubic 
feet to the bushel. 
HAY:— 
The quantity of hay in a mow or stack can only be approximately determined by 
measurement. Well settled timothy hay takes about 350 cubic feet to make a ton; 
partly settled from 400 to 450 cubic feet. Round Stack: To determine the number 
of cubic feet, multiply the square of the average circumference by the average 
height and divide by .09; then divide by 350 if well settled or 400 or 450 if partly 
settled. Oblong Stack: Multiply the average length x width x height and divide 
by 400. 
LINEAR MEASURE 
DRY MEASURE 
UNITS OF WEIGHT 
12 inches—1 foot 
2 pints —1 quart 
454.4 grams ■— 1 pound 
3 feet —1 yard 
8 quarts—1 peck 
28 grams'—1 ounce 
IGV 2 feet —1 rod 
4 pecks —1 bushel 
16 ounces'—1 pound 
320 rods —1 mile 
2,000 pounds—1 ton 
5,280 feet —1 mile 
2,240 pounds—1 long ton 
