Table of Valuable Information 
Vegetable 
Average 
Germination 
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 
1/2 lb. 
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 
1/4 oz. 
8 oz. 
V2 
Cabbage 
85 
5,000 
1/4 oz. 
8 oz. 
V2 
Cantaloupe 
85 
1,200 
1/2 oz. 
1 lb. 
1 
Carrot 
75 
14,000 
l^ oz. 
2 lbs. 
V2 
Cauliflower 
75 
14,000 
1/4 oz. 
4 oz. 
V2 
Celery 
80 
100,000 
1/4 oz. 
4 oz. 
Vs 
Collards 
88 
4,500 
1/4 oz. 
4 oz. 
V2 
Corn, Sweet 
85 
125 
1/4 lb. 
5 lbs. 
1 
Cucumbers 
85 
1,000 
1/2 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 
Egg Plant 
75 
5,000 
i/s oz. 
4 oz. 
V2 
Endive 
80 
13,500 
1 oz. 
2 lbs. 
V2 
Kale 
85 
7,500 
1/4 oz. 
1 lb. 
V2 
Kohlrabi 
85 
7,000 
% oz. 
1 lb. 
V2 
Leek 
80 
8,000 
V2 oz. 
2 lbs. 
V2 
Lettuce 
90 
16,000 
V2 oz. 
1 lb. 
V2 
Melon, Musk 
85 
1,200 
V2 oz. 
1 lb. 
1 
Melon, Water 
85 
225 
1 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 
Mustard 
85 
18,000 
1/4 oz. 
1 lb. 
14 
Okra 
85 
425 
2 oz. 
3 lbs. 
1 
Onions 
85 
12,500 
1 oz. 
3 lbs. 
1/2 
Parsley 
70 
17,500 
1/4 oz. 
1 lb. 
Vs 
Parsnip 
75 
2,800 
V2 oz. 
3 lbs. 
V2 
Peas 
90 
50 to 150 
1 lb. 
60 lbs. 
1 
Pepper 
75 
4,000 
Vs oz. 
4 oz. 
V 2 
Pumpkin 
90 
100 
1 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 
Radish 
90 
5,000 
1 oz. 
10 lbs. 
V2 
Salsify 
75 
4,500 
1 oz. 
5 lbs. 
V2 
Spinach 
80 
3,000 
1 oz. 
8 lbs. 
1 
Squash, Summer 
90 
300 
1 oz. 
2 lbs. 
1 
Squash, Winter 
90 
125 
V2 oz. 
1 lb. 
1 
Tomato 
85 
7,500 
Vs oz. 
IV2 oz. 
¥2 
Turnip 
90 
10,000 
V2 oz. 
1 lb. 
y4 
Field Seeds 
Lbs. per Acre 
Lbs. per Acre 
Alfalfa . 
.15 to 
20 
Millet . 
.60 
Barley . 
.80 
Hegari . 
.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 . 
Maize . 
.20 
...4 
Sweet Clover . 
.15 
This information above has been compiled from 36 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. 
