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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



All the varieties offered on this page are .esteemed as forage plants and we would especially direct attention to the Red 

 Cob Fodder Corn than which no more valuable crop can be grown on the dairy and stock farm. Our largest dairymen use it and 

 •depend upon it for their winter supply more than any other crop on the farm. 

 ENGLISH RAPE. 



■aecent trials at the Wisconsia Agricultural Kxperiment Station have 

 demonstrated|that this is a valuable crop for sheep raisers. Sow broad- 

 cast, using from 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 25 cts.; 100 lbs S15.00 



niLLETS. 



(Subject to market fluctuations.) 

 Ooinmon Millet (Panicum Miliaceum) — Very early ; grows 2 to 3 feet 



high; foliage broad. (SOpounds to the bushel.) Per lb., Sets. ; 100 lbs.. 2.00 

 iGerinan, or Goltleu Millet — Medium Early; grows 3 to 5 feet high; 



heads closely condensed ; spikes very numerous ; seeds round, golden 



yellow, in rough sheaths. (.50 pounds to the bushel.) Per lb., 5 cts. ; 



bushel 2 50 



HUNGARIAN (GRASS) MILLET. 



(Panicum Germanicum.) 

 .Early ; growsi2 to 3 feet high ; abundant foliage and slender head ; with- 

 stands drought, and yields well on light soil. (48 pounds to the 

 bushel.) Per lb. 5 cts. ; 100 lbs 2.50 



JOHNSON GRASS. 



(Sorghum Halapense. ) 

 A perennial grass with cane-like roots. It is very tender and nutritious ; 

 good for stock ; should be cut for hav when it comes into bloom ; (25 

 pounds to the bushel.) Per lb. 15 cts.; lOd lbs 10.00 



WHITE BRANCHING DOURA. 



JFor feeding stock' few plants are equal to this one. It produces stalks in 

 great abundance, with an enormous quantity of foliage very rich in 

 saccharine matter. It also bears large quantitiesof seeds, which when 

 gronnd, make excellent feed. Plant the seeds in rows 4 feet apart 

 dropping three or four seeds every 18 inches. Thin to two plants 

 when strong enough. Per lb., 10 cts. ; 10 lbs., 75 cts. ; 100 lbs 6.00 



TEOSINTE. 



YELLOW BRANCHING DOURA. 



A strong, tall-growing sort, attaining a height of from 9 to 12 feet. It pro- 

 duces great quantities of seed, which is golden-yellow in color. Like 

 the White Millo its stalks and leaves are also very valuable for feed. 

 Per lb., 10 cts. ; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs 6.00 



1.75- 



HtJNGAEIAN GRASS. 



TEOSINTE. 



(Reana Luxurians.) 

 A very valuable fodder plant resembling Corn, but grows more compact, 

 with larger and broader leaves. If allowed to grow it will often attain 

 a height of 15 feet ; but it may be cut three or four times during the 

 season. The stalks are particularly rich in saccharine matter, there- 

 fore very nutritiotis. Sow at corn planting time in drills 3 feet apart 

 dropping two or three seeds in every foot. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. ; % 

 lb., 50 cts.; lb 



WILD RICE. 



(Zizania Aquatica.) 

 For low, swampy lands few forage plants are so valuable as this one. It is 

 excellent feed either green or dry for cattle, and is eaten greedily by 

 them. Per lb .*... .30 



SUGAR CANE. 



Early Aniber — A variety which has been largely tested throughout the 

 country with very general success. Its di.stinctive features are said to 

 be its earllness and great yield of both sugar and syrup. Per lb., 5 



cts.;100lbs 3.00 



Subject to market fluctuations. 



KAFFIR CORN. 



A variety of Sorghum cultivated for both forage and grain. Per lb., 15 

 cts. ; 10 lbs 1.00 



BROOM CORN. 



Improved Everg;reen — Now grown more extensively than any other 

 variety on account of its color and quality of its brush. Grows 7 feet 

 high." Per lb., 5 cts. ; 100 lbs , 4.00 



