LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1923. 



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FARM SEEDS 



OUR FARM SBEDS are growu from carefully selected stocks and every cifort is made to keep 

 tbem pure and free from forciii:n matter. Our prices Include boxes and delivery to any depot 

 or express office in Milwaukee. 2-bushel Grain Ba^s Cliarged for at Cost, 40c eacli. 



MANGEJ..WURZEL AND SUGAR BEET. 



ROOT CROPS FOR FARM STOCK. 



Mangels and Sugar Beets make excellent winter feed for cattle, producing on good soil from 

 1,200 to 1,500 bushels per acre. Sow in June at the rate of 5 lbs. per acre, in drills 2 feet apart, 

 and thin out to 9 inches in the rows. Store in barns before freezing weather sets in for use 

 during the winter. 



1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 



Currie's Improved Mammoth Long Red — An exc 



ity grown from a selection of the most per 

 ground, so that they are easily harvested. Sp 

 oz. 10c; V4, lb. 20c; 1 lb. 55c; 5 lbs. by express, 



Danish Sludstrnp — A selection of Giant Yellow 

 Department of Agriculture. The roots are re 

 size, the tonnage yield being extraordinary, 

 value, excelling that of other sorts. Pkt. 5c; 

 not prepaid, $2.75. 



Champion Yellow Globe — Admirably adapted fo 

 very great size, weighing from 15 to 18 lbs 

 express, not prepaid, $2.25. 



Golden Tankard — A good cropper of fine form an 

 oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 65c; 5 lbs. by^express. 



Giant Half Sugar White — Nearly as heavy a yi 

 value. Roots greenish-white and easily har 

 lbs. by express, not prepaid, $2.50. 



Giant Half Sugar Rose — Identical with the pre 

 ing to white at the tip. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4, 

 $2.50. 



Klein Wanzleben — This variety is cultivated mo 

 sugar content (15 to 20<=*-) and its great mil 

 even, quite large at the head and tapering ra 

 % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. By express, not prepaid, 



White Sugar — The variety so extensively grow 

 grower, excellent for feeding stock. Pkt. 5c; 

 not prepaid, $2.75. 



Lane's Imperial Sugar — A great improvement o 

 large percentage of sugar. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 paid, $2.75. 



eptionally large-growing variety, of finest qual- 

 fect snecimens. The roots grow well above the 

 ecimens sometimes weigh over 50 lbs. Pkt. 5c; 

 not prepaid, $2.25. 



Mangel developed under tests of the Danish 



markably uniform in shape, and are of large 



Laboratory tests show a very high feeding 



oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 65c; 5 lbs. by express, 



r shallow soil, although its roots attain to a 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 55c; 5 lbs. by 



d excellent flavor. Color bright yellow. Pkt. 5c; 

 not prepaid, $2.75. 



elder as a Mangel and of superior nutritive 

 vested. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %, lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; 5 



ceding, except in color, which is deep rose, shad- 

 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; 5 lbs. by express, not prepaid, 



re than any other, both on account of its high 

 k-producing value. The root is straight and 

 pidly, making it easy to dig. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 5 lbs. $2.75. 



n in France for the production of sugar. A large 

 oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; 5 lbs. by express, 



n the common sugar beet, containing a very 

 % lbs. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; 5 lbs. by express, not pre- 



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ARTICHOKE — improved white french. 



Produce 1,500 Bushels Per Acre. Easily GroTvn. Great Disease Preventers. The Hogs do 

 the Harvesting. They can be planted either in fall or spring, for while in the ground, freez- 

 ing and thawing does not hurt them. Cut to one eye like potatoes, and plant in rows 3% feet 

 apart and 18 inches in the -row. "When dug in the fall and stored, they should be mixed with 

 one part of soil to ten parts of Artichokes, to prevent shrinking. Per peck 70c; per bushel 

 $2.40; 3 bushels (sufficient for one acre), $6.25. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Silver Hull — This variety sown at the same time as the common Buckwheat, matures 

 a few days sooner, and yields nearly double. The flour is w^hiter and more 

 nutritious. It is a favorite milling variety and frequently outyields the heavy 

 yielding Japanese. Peck 70c; bushel $2.40. 



Japanese — An early and very prolific variety, w^ith ker- 

 nels about double the size of ordinary sorts. It 

 ripens a week earlier than the Silver Hull, remains 

 in bloom a long time and jields at least tivice as 

 much as common Buckwheat. Peck 70c; bushel 

 $2.40; 50 lbs. per bushel. 



FLAX. 



When grown for seed, sow from 2 to 

 3 packs to the acre. If fine fibre is wanted, 

 sow from 1% to 2 bushels to the acre, so 

 as to grow clean, straight, slender straw. 



Primost (Minn. No. 25) — An improved va- 

 riety, considerably earlier than Common 

 Flax; yields about 25% larger crop and 

 is more wilt-resistant. 1 lb. 15c (by 

 mail 22c); peck $1.30; bushel (56 lbs.) 

 $4.75. 



SUNFLOWER, 



Large Russian — Single heads measure 15 

 inches across and contain an immense 

 amount of seeds which are highly 

 prized by poultry raisers. Oz. 5c; 1 lb. 

 16c (by mail 23c); 3 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. 65c; 

 10 lbs. $1.20. 



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Currie's Iniported Mam- 

 moth Long Red Mangel. 



French Artichoke. 



Above prices are subject to market 

 changes and F. O. B. Milwaukee, unless 

 otherwise noted. Two bushel seamless 

 bags 40c each, extra. 





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