R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. FIELD CORN. 



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FARQUHAR'S 



CHOICE FIELD CORN 



Selected Hand-picked Quality. 



FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. 



All our Field Corn is selected on the ear before being 

 shelled. 



Plant in hills, 8 to 12 quarts per acre. For 

 Fodder or Ensilage in drills 1 to I5 bushels per acre, 

 and for soiling, 3 to 4 bushels per acre; broadcast. 



Quart of any variety, 15 cts.; by mail, 

 25 cts. When ordering to go by express or 

 freight, please add for 2 bush, cotton bags 

 25 cts. each; no charge for smaller bags 



PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET 

 FLUCTUATION. 



The seeds we offer of the Pedigree varieties are all New 

 England Grown. They are better adapted for our Northern 

 chmate than the Western grown sorts which in some sections fails 

 to ripen before frost. 



DENT VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Pedigree Early Dent. The ears are 



of immense size with uniform rows and large kernels well de- 

 veloped over tip and butt. Peck, 85 cts.; bush.,S3.00; 10 bush., 

 $27.50. 



Early Mastodon. The earhest large-eared dent corn, has been 

 known to ripen in 96 to 100 days. Heavy yielder, large grained 

 and of extra quahty. Hardy, height medium, but a strong, 

 rapid rank grower. Peck, 60 cts. ; bushel, S2.2o; 10 bush., $21.00. 



Early Yellow Dent, or Pride of the North. Remarkably 



early, maturing in 90 to 100 days, ripening where nearly every 

 other variety failed on account of bad season. Can be suc- 

 cessfully grown further north than any other dent sort. Ears 

 are of good size, with 12 to 16 rows of long kernels of a deep 

 yellow color. Peck., 75 cts.; bush., $2.25; 10 bush., $21.00. 



Eureka Ensilage. A tall growing variety, yielding enormous 

 quantities of fine ensilage. Peck, $1.00; bush., -$3.00; 10 bush., 

 $28.00. 



Improved Learning. An early, very heavy, long-eared com, 

 maturing in 100 to 120 daj's. Stock grows medium tall, with 

 large amount of foliage. A good ensilage com, very much 

 relished by stock. Cob small and red, with a deep, large grain 

 of bright yellow. Peek, 75 cts.; bush., $2.50; 10 bush., $22.50. 



FARQUHAR'S 



PEDIGREE EARLI 



DENT CORN. 



FLINT VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Pedigree Flint, a very eariy flmt 



variety with rich golden-yellow kernels and long, well filled 

 ears; very prohfic. Peck, 85 cts.; bush., $3.00; 10 bush., $27.50. 



Longfellow. An 8-rowed yellow flint sort; ears average 10 to 15 

 inches long; cob small, kernels large and broad. Heavy yielder, 

 and particularly adapted to New England. An extraordinary 

 heavy yielder in Massachusetts. Peck, 75 cts.; bush., -$2.50; 

 10 bush., $22..50. 



Improved Early Yellow Canada. An early 8-rowed flint variety, 

 with a deep grain and very small cob. Where a flint com is 

 desirable for earliness or other reasons, this is one of the best 

 sorts to plant, seldom failing to produce a crop. Peck, 75 cts.; 

 bush., .12.50; 10 bush., $23.00. 



Angel of Midnight. An early 8-rowed, flint corn of the Canada 

 type. Ears long, kernels long and deep, color a rich, glossy 

 yellow. Peck, 75 cts.; bush., $2.50; 10 bush., .$22.50. 



FODDER AND ENSILAGE VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Abundance Pedigree, a selection 



of the well-known Early Sanford, producing medium-sized ears 

 with very large kernels of silvery-white. An excellent sort for 

 fodder or ensilage. Peck, 85 cts.; bush., .$3.00; 10 bush., $27.50. 



Blount's White Prolific, or Mammoth Ensilage. A well 

 known popular variety of half dent ensilage corn, producing 

 a very large amount of foliage and a good yield of grain. One 

 of the best ensilage varieties for our cold northeast climate. 

 Peck, 60 cts.; bush., $2.25; 10 bush., .$21.00. 



Early Sanford. A well-estabhshed variety, and uniformly 

 adapted to New England. Medium size ear, averaging about 

 10 inches long; 8-rowed; kernels large and broad, and of a silvery- 

 white flint color. An excellent fodder and ensilage sort. Peck, 

 75 cts.; bush., .$2.25; 10 bush., $21.00. 



Leaming. See Dent varieties. 



Red Cob Ensilage. A red-cobbed white dent corn, large grow- 

 ing, very popular in northern dairy districts. Fodder sweet, 

 tender and juicy. Heavj' yielder. Peck, 60 cts.; bush., $2.25; 

 10 bu.sh., .$21.06. 



Stowell's Evergreen Sweet. (Eastern Grovm.) The standard main 

 crop variety, excelling all other late sorts in sweetness and produc- 

 tiveness. Peck, $1.00; measured bush., $3.50; 10 bush., $32.00. 



BOOKS ON THE SILO. 



Silos, Ensilage and Silage. M. Miles. 50c. postpaid. Soiling Crops and the Silo. Thomas Shaw. $1.50 postpaid. 



