Plant′er.
See corn-planter; cotton-seed planter; potato-planter, etc. See list under
agricultural implements.
The following table is useful for calculating the number of seeds, plants, shrubs, trees, or what not, to an acre of ground at given distances apart.
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Hills in an Area of an Acre.
Feet Apart. | No. | Feet Apart. | No. | Feet Apart. | No. | Feet Apart. | No. |
1 | 43,560 | 5 | 1,742 | 9 | 538 | 16 | 171 |
1 1/2 | 19,360 | 5 1/2 | 1,440 | 9 1/2 | 482 | 17 | 151 |
2 | 10,890 | 6 | 1,210 | 10 | 435 | 18 | 135 |
2 1/2 | 6,939 | 6 1/2 | 1,031 | 10 1/2 | 331 | 20 | 108 |
3 | 4,840 | 7 | 889 | 12 | 302 | 25 | 69 |
3 1/2 | 3,556 | 7 1/2 | 775 | 13 | 258 | 30 | 48 |
4 | 2,722 | 8 | 680 | 14 | 223 | 35 | 35 |
4 1/2 | 2, 151 | 8 1/2 | 692 | 15 | 193 | 40 | 27 |