APPENDIX

Table I

Approximate quantities of vegetables obtainable from a row fifty feet long. This table is based on actual yields obtained from a plot of moderate fertility by using standard varieties of vegetables.

Beets40 bunches (5 in a bunch)
Bush beans (pods)27 quarts
Cabbage25 heads
Carrots45 pounds
Cauliflower25 heads
Corn100 ears
Egg-plant100 fruits
Lettuce50 heads
Onions20 pounds
Parsnips40 pounds
Peas (pods)20 quarts
Potatoes5 pecks
Tomatoes240 pounds

Table II

Approximate number of days from seed-sowing to first picking of crops. Variation is caused by temperature and character of variety—early, midseason, or late.

Beans (bush)45to65 days
Beans (pole)60to”80 days”
Beets60to”80 days”
Cabbage (early)95to”120 days”
Cabbage (late)100to”130 days”
Carrots75to”110 days”
Cauliflower100to”130 days”
Celery125to”150 days”
[[5]]Chard60to”80 days”
Corn (sweet)60to”100 days”
[[5]]Cucumber60to”80 days”
[[5]]Egg-plant125to”160 days”
Kale100to”120 days”
Kohlrabi60to”80 days”
Lettuce65to”100 days”
[[5]]Muskmelon115to”140 days”
[[5]]Okra90to”100 days”
[[5]]Onion (seed)130to”150 days”
[[5]]Onion (sets)90to”120 days”
If “sets” are planted for use as bunch onions they are ready in about 40 days.
[[5]]Parsley90to100 days
Parsnips125to”150 days”
Peas45to”80 days”
[[5]]Peppers120to”150 days”
Potato (Irish)80to”140 days”
Potato (sweet)100to”130 days”
Pumpkin100to”130 days”
Radish25to”50 days”
Salsify125to”150 days”
Spinach30to”60 days”
[[5]]Spinach New Zealand60to”70 days”
[[5]]Squash (summer)60to”80 days”
Squash (winter)125to”130 days”
[[5]]Tomato100to”125 days”
Turnip60to”80 days”
[5] Continue to bear until frost.

Table III

Showing the correct depth to plant seeds and the amount of space required by the plants in and between rows.