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can be planted any time during the year, except midsummer. 

 It takes about one peck of chufas to the acre, and irom ten 

 to twenty pounds of shelled peanuts. The large improved 

 Spanish, Florida and the Small Spanish are the best varie- 

 ties. 



MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER. 



If you are raising chickens you cannot afford to neglect 

 planting a patch of sunflower. It grows to perfection here 

 and is without a superior as a chicken food. It is planted in 

 rows three feet apart and two feet apart in the row. They 

 can be grown without fertilizer, but if you will give them a 

 light application of stable fertilizer they will pay you for 

 the trouble. In the Southern portion of the State plant any 

 time of the year; but in the Central and Northern sections 

 from the middle of February until hot weather. It will take 

 about three pounds of seed to an acre. 



THE WONDERFUL RHODES GRASS. 



This is a new grass that is receiving praise from all 

 parts of Florida where it has been tried. One of the 

 strongest points in favor of this new forage, is that it 

 is a great drouth resister, growing and remaining green 

 after nearly every other grass is burnt up. From what 

 I can find out about Rhodes Grass I doubt if there is 

 another grass that will give as good results under adverse 

 or trying conditions. The seed is very light and fine, 

 and germinates readily with a small amount of moisture. 

 Four or five pounds of seed should be sufficient to plant 

 an acre of ground. After the seed germinates, the plant 

 throws out strong vigorous runners, which root at each 

 joint, after which the shoots grow erect to a height of 

 three or four feet. It spreads rapidly and presents a 

 splendid waving mass of fine feed, ready to cut and feed 



