"What is a drill?" asked Philip.

"Why a drill is a furrow. You can make a drill with a rake handle, or a
hoe. We can show you better when we get outdoors, Philip," Myron
answered quite condescendingly.

MYRON'S SEED-ESTIMATE TABLE

NAME METHOD OF PLANTING QUANTITY OF SEED
HILLS OR DRILLS
Bean (Bush) D 1 qt. for 100ft.
Beet D 1 oz. " 50ft.
Cabbage H 1 oz. " 2000 plants
Carrot D 1 oz. " 100 ft.
Corn H 1 qt. " 100 hills.
Lettuce D 1 oz. " 120 ft.
Musk melon H 1 oz. " 60 hills.
Onion D 1 oz. " 100 ft.
Parsley D 1 oz. " 150 ft.
Pea D 1 oz. " 100 ft.
Pepper D 1 oz. " 2000 plants.
Potato H 1 peck " 100 hills.
Pumpkin H 1 oz. " 30 hills.
Radish D 1 oz. " 100 ft.
Tomato H 1 oz. " 1000 plants.
Turnip D 1 oz. " 150 ft.

"This table is all right, I suppose," began Philip, "but if a fellow
doesn't know quite how far apart to plant his cabbage, say, I can't see
how this table helps much."