FARQUHAR'S RELIABLE FIELD SEEDS 



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FARQUHAR'S RELIABLE FIELD SEEDS, continued 



MILLETS, continued 



Millet, Japanese (Panicum Criis-galli) . 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 6 to 8 feet, with numer- 

 ous side shoots and yielding from ten to fifteen tons of green fodder per acre. 

 For dried fodder, it should be cut as soon as the heads have formed. It is reUshed 

 by stock, and cows fed on it invariably increase in milk. If sown broadcast it 

 requires from 15 to 20 pounds per acre; in drills 10 to 15 pounds to the acre. 

 A bushel weighs 35 pounds. Lb. 15c.; 10 lbs. $1.35; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



Early Green Soja Beans 



Japanese Millet 



SOJA BEANS 



Early Green. The best variety for planting in the Northern States, 

 ripening early and producing enormous crops, yielding sometimes 

 as high as fifteen tons of green fodder per acre. It is also a valuable 

 plant for ensilage, and is frequently used in combination with the 

 Japanese millet in the ratio of two parts millet to one part Beans. 

 The Soja Bean is also an excellent crop for green manuring, ad- 

 ding a large quantity of humus to the soU. Sow 1 bushel to the 

 acre. Pk. $2.00; bus. (60 lbs.) $6.50; 10 bus. $62.50. 



BARLEY 



Two-rowed. Bus. (48 lbs.) $2.50; 10 bus. $24.00. 

 Beardless. Bus. (48 lbs.) $2.50; 10 bus. $24.00. 



BROOM CORN 



Evergreen. This variety produces long, straight brush, very 

 fine, and always remains green. The best sort for brooms. 

 Height 7 ft. Sow 10 pounds per acre. Lb. 20c.; 100 lbs. 

 $18.00. 



BUCKWHEAT 



Japanese. Excels all other varieties in yield and earliness. 

 It can be grown farther north than any other on account of 

 its earliness. The grains are nearly double the size of those 

 of any other sorts. Enormously productive. Sow 1 bushel 

 per acre. Bus. (48 lbs.) $3.00; 10 bus. $28.00. 



CARROT, FIELD. See page 15. 



KAFFIR CORN 



White. An excellent fodder plant, either green or dried. The 

 grain is valuable for feeding poultry. Sow 10 pounds per 

 acre. Lb. 12c.; 100 lbs. $8.50. 



POP CORN 



'White Rice. Fine smooth white grains. 



acre. Pt. 25c.; qt. 40c. 

 MANGEL-WURZEL. See page 24. 



Sow 5 pounds per 



Japanese Buckwheat 



SUGAR BEETS 



Klein Wanzleben. Popular variety of stock. Oz. 10 cts.; 



i^lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 

 Lane's Improved. An old sort; very productive. Oz. lOcts.; 



Mlb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



SUDAN GRASS 



An annual forage plant of the Sorghum family, valuable for 

 hay or the silo. It is of strong growth and frequently attains 

 a height of 4 to 5 feet, thriving best in hot weather. Two cut- 

 tings can be obtained in a season under favorable conditions. 

 The seeds should be sown early in May when the soil has 

 become warm, using from 16 to 24 pounds per acre. Lb. 15c. ; 

 100 lbs. $12.00. 



