42 R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 
FARQUHAR’S FARM AND FIELD SEEDS.— Continued. 
CLOVERS. 
Prices subject to market fluctuations. 
ALFALFA or LUCERNE. (Medicago sativa.) The chief merit of Alfalfa is the 
fact that it can be cut three or four times in a season. The soil should be 
deep, rich and well prepared. It does not succeed on compact clay, nor on 
land with impervious subsoil. The roots shoot downwards, reaching ten to 
fifteen feet below the surface and will therefore resist the driest weather. 
Sow 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. Lhb., 45 cts.; 10 lbs., $4.25; 100 lbs., $40.00. 
ALSIKE or SWEDISH. (Trifolium hybridum.) This Clover will thrive where 
the soil is quite wet, and will even stand flooding without being killed. Pro- 
ductive and sweet and extremely valuable for both pasturage or soiling. Lb., 
45 cts.; 10 lbs., $4.25; 100 lbs., $40.00. 
MAMMOTH or LARGE RED NORTHERN. (Trifolium pratense.) On rich, 
loamy soils this variety grows nearly twice as large as the Medium Red Clover 
and is earlier in starting growth. Lb., 50 cts.; 16 lbs., $4.75; 100 lbs., $45.00 
RED MEDIUM. § (Trifolium pratense.) The best Clover for all practical pur- 
poses. Succeeds best on rich, warm loams, containing humus. Lime and potash 
are essential for its best development. <A biennial, but by close pasturage may 
be made to last several years. Lb., 50 cts.; 10 Ibs., $4.75; 100 lbs., $45.00. 
SCARLET or CRIMSON CLOVER. (Trifolium incarnatum.) This annual 
Clover thrives best on warm, loose, sandy soil. Its chief value is as a Winter 
or early Spring pasture crop and as a green manure. A rapid growing, nitro- 
gen-storing plant, and as such is invaluable for growth in orchards and wherever 
it can occupy the land from July to December. Sow twenty pourds per 
acre. It may be 
sown at any time 
from May to Octo- 
ber. Lb., 30 cts.; 
10 lbs., $2.75; 100 
Ibs., $25.00. 
WHITE CLOVER. : : 
(Trifolium repens.) Mammoth Red Clover. 
This clover should al- 
ways be sown on permanent or temporary pastures. Will grow on any 
soil, but especially adapted to low meadows, where the surface 
soil is mellow and rich. Sweet and nutritious. Lb., 90 cts.; 10 
Ibs., $8.50. 
SWEET CLOVER (Bokhara or White Blossom.) (Melilotus alba.) A 
vigorous biennial grown for hay, green forage or pasturage; valuable for 
soiling. Sow twenty pounds per acre. Lb., 40 cts.; 100 lbs., $35.00. 
MILLETS. 
Nothing on the market is as well adapted to cover up shortages in hay crops as 
are the Millets, yielding quick pasturage on almost any soil. They are rank 
feeders, however, and do best on a fertile, mellow soil, which has had a liberal 
application of barnyard manure. Sow in June or July, broadcast, 1 to 13 bushels 
of seed per acre, or drill one-half bushel. Cut (if for hay) as soon as the heads 
are formed. ; 
MILLET, HUNGARIAN. (Panicum Hungariensis.) An annual forage plant 
which germinates readily and withstands drought. If cut early, makes an 
excellent hay, often yielding two or three tons per acre. Sow from June to 
August, using about 13 bushels to the acre. Bushel, (48 Ibs.), $5.00. 
MILLET, COMMON. (Panicum Miliaceum.) Excellent for forage. Requires 
a dry, light rich soil. Height, 2} to4ft. Bushel, (50 Ibs.), $5.00. 
MILLET, GOLDEN. (Panicum Germanicum.) An improved variety, grow- 
ing from three to five feet high. Under some circumstances it will yield more 
per acre than the preceding. Bushel, (50 lbs.), $5.00. 
MILLET, JAPANESE. (Panicum Crus Gali.) This variety is particularly 
adapted to the Northern States, making a quick growth and forming one of 
the best crops for fodder or ensilage. It frequently attains a height of six 
to eight feet, with numerous side shoots and yielding from ten to fifteen tons 
of green fodder per acre. If required for dried fodder, it should be cut as 
soon as the heads have formed; it is relished by stock, and cows fed on it 
invariably increase in milk. If sown broadcast it requires from 15 to 20 
res Zecee ae pounds per acre, or in drills 10 to 15 pounds to the acre. Bush. (85 lbs.). 
Hungarian Millet. Lb., 15 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.35; 100 lbs. $12.00. 
