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Kind of Seed. | Quantity. |
Asparagus in 12-inch drills......................... | 16 qts |
Asparagus plants, 4 by 1 1/2 feet.................... | 8,000 |
Barley........................................ | 2 1/2 bu |
Beans, bush, in drills 2 1/2 feet.................... | 1 1/2 bu |
Beans, pole, Lima, 4 by 4 feet..................... | 20 qts |
Beans, Carolina, prolific, etc., 4 by 3............... | 10 qts |
Beets and mangold, drills, 2 1/2 feet................ | 9 lbs |
Broom corn in drills............................ | 12 lbs |
Cabbage, outside, for transplanting............... | 12 oz |
Cabbafge, sown in frames....................... | 4 oz |
Carrot, in drills, 2 1/2 feet....................... | 4 1bs |
Celery, seed................................. | 8 oz |
Celery, plant, 4 by 1/2 feet..................... | 25,000 |
Clover, white Dutch.......................... | 13 lbs |
Clover, Lucerne............................... | 10 lbs |
Clover, Alsike................................ | 6 lbs |
Clover, large re with timothy..................... | 12 lbs |
Clover, large red without timothy.................. | 16 lbs |
Corn, sugar.................................... | 10 qts |
Corn, field................................... | 8 qts |
Corn, saled, drill 10 inches....................... | 25 lbs |
Cucumber, in hills............................. | 2 qts |
Cucumber, in drills............................ | 4 qts |
Kind of Seed. | Quantity. |
Egg plant, plants 3 by 2 feet....................... | 4 oz |
Endive, in drills 2 1/2 feet...................... | 3 1bs |
Flax, broadcast............................... | 20 qts |
Grass, timothy with clover...................... | 6 qats |
Grass, tiomothy without clover.................. | 10 qts |
Grass, orchard................................ | 25 qts |
Grass, red top or herds......................... | 20 qts |
Grass, blue.................................. | 28 qts |
Grass, rye.................................. | 20 qts |
Grass, millet................................ | 32 qts |
Hamp, broadcast............................ | 1/2 bu |
Kale, German greens......................... | 3 lbs |
Lettuce, in rows 2 1/2 feet.................... | 3 1bs |
Leek...................................... | 4 lbs |
Lawn grass............................... | 35 lbs |
Melons, water, in hills 8 by 8 feet............. | 3 1bs |
Melons, citrons, in hills 4 by 4 feet.............. | 2 lbs |
Oats..................................... | 2 bu |
Okra, in drills 2 1/2 by 1/4 feet................ | 20 lbs |
Onion, in beds for sets...................... | 50 lbs |
Onion, in rows for large bulbs................ | 7 lbs |
Parsnip, in drills 2 1/2 feet.................... | 5 1bs |
Pepper, plants, 2 1/2 by 1 foot................ | 17,500 |
Kind of Seed. | Quantity. |
Pumpkin, in hills 8 by 8 feet...... | 2 qts |
Parsley, in drills 2 feet........................... | 4 lbs |
Peas, in drills, short varieties..................... | 2 bu |
Peas, in drills, tall varieties...................... | 1 to 1 1/2 bu |
Peas, brodcast................................. | 3 bu |
Potatoes..................................... | 8 bu |
Radish, in drills 2 feet........................... | 10 bu |
Rye, broadcast................................ | l 3/4 bu |
Rye, drilled................................... | 1 1/2 bu |
Salsify, in drills 2 1/2 feet....................... | 10 lbs |
Spinach, broadcast............................ | 30 lbs |
Squash, bush, in hills 4 by 4 feet................. | 3 lbs |
Squash, running, 8 by 8 feet.................... | 2 lbs |
Sorghum.................................... | 4 lbs |
Turnips, in drills 2 feet.......................... | 3 lbs |
Turnips, brodcast ........................... | 3 lbs |
Tomatoes, in frames........ ................. | 3 oz |
Tomatoes, seed in hills 3 by 3 feet... | 8 oz |
Tomatoes, plants.............................. | 3,800 |
Wheat, in drills............................... | 1 1/4 bu |
Wheat, broadcast.............................. | 2bu |
 
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