The result of this experiment, which took about two weeks in all, was as follows: 

Depth of planting        time to come up
1 in.                    8-1/2 days
2 in.                   10       "
3 in.                   12       "
4 in.                   13-1/2   "

This experiment showed the boys that seeds too deeply planted are hindered in progress.

“Myron, you may take the floor now,” signalled Jay.

“I have worked out and printed for you the amount of seed necessary to plant a certain space.  I have printed my table just as George did.  ‘H’ stands for hills and ‘D’ means drills.”

“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.”

“I took it for granted,” Myron answered, “that you fellows know a little about things.  But if a person didn’t know what you ask, Philip, I suppose this table isn’t much good.  Shall I call all the tables in, Chief?”

“Not at all, Myron, this is a good table so far as it goes.  Next time each of you boys look up this matter.  Perhaps you can work out a good scheme for such information.”

“Now, Philip, we’d like to hear about your shrub money and then we’ll have time to see Jack’s coldframe plans, before club time is over,” at which Jay settled back in his chair as if club work was a strain on a fellow after all.