R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



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CHOICE SEED CORN. 



FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. 



EXTRA SELECTED HAND PICKED GRADE. 



For farmers who may desire to change, add to, or 

 renew their planting seed stoclc, we recommend our 

 "Extra Selected Hand Picked" quality, selected 

 oa the ear from crib prior to being shelled — thor- 

 oughly Rescreened, "Tipped" and "Butted" and 

 thoroughly hand picked, so far as unsold at these 

 prices. 



Early Sanford. 



Plant in hills, 8 to 12 qts. per acre, and for soiling 3 to 4 



bushels per acre. 



Quart, of any variety, .15; by mail, .30. When orderittg to 



go bv express or freight please add for 2 bus, cotton bags, .20 each ; 



no charge for smaller bags. 



Early Mastodon. The earliest large eared dent corn, has been 

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

 and of extra early quality. Hardy, height medium, but a strong 

 rapid rank grower. Peck, .60; bush^-l, $2.00; 2 bushels, $3.50. 



Early Yellow Dknt, or Pride of the North. Remarkably 

 early, maturing in goto 100 days, ripening where nearly every 

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

 fully grown further norlh than any other dent sort. Ears are of 

 good size, with 12 t > 16 rows of long kernels of a deep yellow 

 color. Peck, .50; bushel, $1.75; 2 bushels, $3.00. 



Improved Leaming. An early, very hsavy, long-eared corn, ma- 

 turing in 100 to 120 days. Stalk grows medium tall, with large 

 amount of foliage. A good ensilage corn, very much relished by 

 stock. Cob srnall and red, with a deep, large grain of bright 

 yellow. Feck, .50; bushel, $1.75; 2 bushels, $3.00. 



Early Sanford. A well estalilished variety, and uniformly 

 adapted to New England. Medium size ear, averaging about 10 

 inches long; 8-rowed; kern-ls large and broad, and of a silvery 

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

 .60; bushel, $2.00; 2 bushels, $3 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 extraor- 

 dinary heavy yielder in Massachusetts. Peck, .60; bushel, $2.oc; 

 5 bushels, $3.50. 



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

 riety, with a deep grain and very small cob. Where a flint corn 

 is desirable for earliness or other reason'^, this is one of the best 

 sorts to plant, seldom failing to produce a crop. Peck, .60; 

 bushel, $2 00; 2 bushels, $3.50. 



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, .60; bashcl, $2.00; 2 busheh, $3.50. 



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 ensilacje varieties for our cold northeast climate. Peck, 

 .50; bushel, $1.50; 2 bushels, $2.50. 



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

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

 tender, and juicy. Heavy yielder. Peck, .50; bushel, $1.25; 

 2 bushels, $2.25. 



Stowei l's Evergreen Sweet. The standard main crop variety, 

 excelling all other late sorts in sweetness and productiveness. 

 Our seed is of strictly first quality. Peck. .75; measured bushel, 

 $2.75; 2 bushels, $5.00. 



