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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



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We do not claim impossible yields for our Grains, nor do yre advertise them to perform miracles, but we grorr and offer 

 varieties that are unsurpassed in quality and productiveness, and such as cannot fail to give satisfaction. 



OATS. 



improved Prize Cluster. 



The Earliest of All Oats — To maintain 

 high-grade Oats it is necessary to liave a 

 cliange of seed every few years so as to 

 Iceep up the standard of excellence, for 

 Oats groTvn on the same soil year after 

 year gradually become light and chaffy. 

 We have for a number of years been work- 

 ing up a stock of Prize Cluster Oats from 

 the parent stock, of which the director of 

 the Iowa Experiment Station spoke so 

 highly. In his report he places Prize Clus- 

 ter at the head of the list of all varieties 

 tested, both for bulk of crop and weiglit 

 per bushel. It is a white variety, with very 

 large heads and heavy, plump grain, straw 

 of rredium growth, very strong and entire- 

 ly rust-proof. In our Improved Prize Clus- 

 ter Oats we claim to have the best, heavi- 

 est and thinnest shelled Oats in cultiva- 

 tion. Peck 40c; bushel $1.25; 2% bushels 

 for $3.00; 5 bushels for $5.50 



!WTiite Russian Oats — An 



old favorite of which 

 we have a splendid 

 stock gro'wn from true 

 imported stock. It is 

 a vigorous grovrer, 

 ■with strong, stiff 

 straw, and a heavy 

 yielder. Peck 30c; bu, 

 90c; 2% bu $2.00 



Black Gotham — A very 

 prolific sort of vigor- 

 ous growth. 



Peck 35c; bushel $1.00; 

 2% bushels for.. $2.25, 



SPELTZ — Emmer. 



Very heavy crops of it 

 have been reported from 

 many sections in this 

 country. It appears to 

 do better than any other 

 grain crop on poor thin 

 soil and in extremely 

 dry seasons. It is eaten 

 greedily by all kinds of 

 stock, including poultry, 

 and its feeding qualities 

 are said to be excellent. 

 A very fair flour is made 

 from it. By many Speltz 

 is supposed to be the 

 grain grown by the 

 {Egyptians in the time of 

 EWoses. We believe it 

 worthy of a trial. 



Sow broadcast same as 

 oats, using about 60 lbs. 

 to the acre. 



1 lb by mail 20c; 10 



lbs. 30c; 100 lbs. .$2.00 



HUSSIAIV FLAX. 



When grown for seed 

 without regard to fibre, 

 sow from 2 to 3 pecks 

 of seed to. the acre. If 

 fine fibre is wanted, sow 

 from 1V4 to 2 bushels to 

 the acre, so as to grow 

 clean, straight, slender, 

 straw. 



1 lb. by mail 20c; peck < 



50c; bushel $1.50, 



PEAS — Field Varieties. 

 NevF Grass or Spanish'' 



Field Pea — A very 



hardy and very pro- 

 lific variety. The dry 



peas are about the size 

 They are esteemed more 



JA7AH 



IMPROVED PRIZE CLUSTER OATS. 



of the common field pea; bluish in color. . 



highly than any other for soup, having a peculiarly rich flavor. The 

 plants come into bloom when only about 8 inches high and continue to 

 blossom and bear during the entire season, and not the least of its 

 good qualities is the fact that it has proved absolutely bug-proof. 

 Sow 1% bushels to the acre. Quart 15c; peck 60c; bushel $2.00. When 

 wanted by mail add 15c per quart. 

 Canadian White — Bush.. $1.50 Canadian Blue — Bushel. . $1.60 Scotch — Bushel. 

 Subject to market fluctuations. See Garden Peas, pages 22 and 23. 



,$1.65 



AVe have many letters from our customers claiming that our Improved Prize 

 Clu.stcr Oats T^ere the Earliest, Best and I.,argest Yielder they ever grew. 



BUCKWHEAT. 

 Silver Hull — This variety sown at the same 

 time as the common Buckwheat, con- 

 tinues in bloom longer, matures a few 

 days sooner, and yields nearly double 

 under the same conditions. The flour is 

 whiter and more nutritious. Peck 40c: 



bushel $1.00; 21/2 bushels $2.25 



Japanese — An early and very prolific va- 

 riety, with kernels about double the size 

 of ordinary sorts. It ripens a week ear- 

 lier than the Silver Hull and yields at 

 least twice as much. Peck 40c; bushel 



$1.00; 2% bushels $2.25 



Subject to market fluctuations. 

 RYE. 

 Rye is a crop that should be more exten- 

 sively grown by all our farmers. It is. a 

 paying crop, even on poor sandy soils, 

 yielding as much as 35 bushels per acre, 

 while on light rich soils it would not be 

 too much to expect up to 60 bushels per 

 acre. It is also a very valuable crop with 

 which to seed dow^n grasses, owing to the 

 fact that it matures so early, giving the 

 grasses a longer growing season after 

 harvesting. 



Spring — This variety is invaluable as a 

 catch crop for sowing "where winter 

 wheat has failed; a mixture of this and 

 Sand Vetches will furnish a lusty feed 

 for cattle all through the summer. Cut 

 for green feed first and afterwards pas- 

 ture the Vetches with sheep or cattle. 

 Peck 35c; bushel $1.10; 2% bushels. . $2.50 

 Hungarian "Winter — A remarkably hardy 

 and strong growing variety, outyielding 

 all other sorts, and of superior milling 

 qualities. Peck 35c; bushel $1.10; 2% 

 bushels $2.50 



SPRING WHEAT. 



ASSINIBOIA FIFE. 



This ^vheat is beyond question the hardiest 

 and best milling wheat known. Other 

 favorites are earliness, vigor of growth, 

 productiveness, purity and healthfulnes.s. 

 Adapted to all states where Spring 

 "^''heat can be grown. 

 Peck 40c; bushel $1.40; 2% bushels. . .$3.25 

 VELVET CHAFF OR BLITE STEM WHEAT 

 The most popular Spring Wheat for the 

 Middle West. It is a large yielder, produc- 

 ing heavy crops where other sorts fail. Its 

 milling qualities compare favorably -witb. 

 Fife. 

 Peck 40c; bushel $1.40; 2% bushels. . .$3.25 



MACARONI "CTTIEAT. 



Especiallj' recommended for semi-arid 

 districts. _. 



Peck 50c; bushel $1.50; 2% bushels. . .$3.50 



