R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



FARQUHAR'S FARM AND FIELD SEEDS.- Continued. 



CHOICE SEED CORN 



Early Sanford. 



MOCKING BIRD FOOD. 

 PEAS FOR PIGEONS 



FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. 



EXTRA SELECTED HAND PICKED GRADE. 



For farmers who may desire to change, add to, or renew their planting 

 seed stock, we recommend our "Extra Selected Hand Picked " quality, selected 

 on the ear from crib prior to being shelled — thoroughly Rescreened, ' ' Tipped ' ' 

 and "Butted" and thoroughly hand picked. 



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 ordering to go by 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, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 17.50 



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 successfully 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; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 17.50 



Improved Learning. An early, very heavy, long-eared corn, maturing in 100 to 120 days. 

 Stock grows medium tall, with large amount of foliage. A good ensilage corn, very 

 much relished by stock. Cob small and red, with a deep, large grain of bright yellow, 



Peck, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 17. ,30 



Early Sanford. A well established 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. .\n excellent fodder and ensilage sort, 



Peck, .75; bushel 2.00; 10 bushels, 17.50 



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 

 extraordinarj- heavy yielder in Massachusetts, Peck, .75 ; Imshel, 2.50 ; 10 bushels, 22.50 



Improved Early Yellow Canada. An early, 8-rowed flint variety, with a deep grain and 

 very .small cob. Where a flint corn is desirable for earliness or other reasons, this is one 

 of the best .sorts to plant, seldom failing to produce a crop, 



Peck, .75; bushel, 2.50; 10 bushels, 22..50 



Angel of Midnight. .\n early, 8-rowed. flint corn of the Canada type. Ears long, kernels 

 long and deeii, color a rich, glossj- yellow, Peck, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 17.50 



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, .50; bashel, 1.50; 10 bushels, 13.50 



Red Cob Ensilage. A red-cobbed white dent corn, large growing, very popular in northern 

 dairy districts. Fodder sweet, tender and juicy. Heavy yielder. 



Peck, .50; bushel, 1.75; 10 bushels, 15.00 



Stowell'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; 10 bushels, 25.00 



Sweet Fodder. 



Succulent and luitritiuu.s as a green fodder. Useful for soilina; or ensilage 



Peck, .60; bushel, 2.00; 10 Imshels, 17..50 



BIRD SEEDS. 



Prices Variable. 



SICILY CANARY 

 GERMAN RAPE 



HEMP 



FLAX 



LETTUCE 

 MAW or POPPY 

 MILLET, GOLDEN 



lb. 



00 lbs. 



.10 



6.00 



.10 



5.00 



.10 



5.00 



.10 



4.00 



.30 





.20 



15.00 



.10 



3..50 



MILLET, WHITE FRENCH 



SUNFLOWER 



UNHULLED RICE, or 

 PADDY 



PARROT 



mixed 



lb. 100 lbs. 



.15 10.00 

 :10 5.00 



.10 6.00 



A food for all soft-bill birds 



25 pounds and upwards at 100-pound rates. 

 36 



FOOD. Finest 



10 6.00 



.35 per bottle. N'ot Jnailable. 

 .75 ijeck ; 2.50 bushel 



