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CLOVER. 



MISCELLANEOUS FARM 5EED5. 



We pay particular attention to this department of our business. The Seeds are selected with special reference to their 

 quality. Purchasers may rely upon our best exertions to furnish Clover, Grass and Field Seeds, fresh, pure and free from 

 noxious and foreign seeds. Prices are changing almost daily, and it is impossible to quote prices. Parties wishing to 

 buy will do well to get samples and prices before placing their orders. We are in position to handle it on a close margin 

 and supply the finest grades at lowest market prices. 



Perennial Kye Grass {LoHum per en ne).— Very 

 nutritious; valuable for meadows or permanent pastures; 

 rapid grower ; most prominent grass in England. Sow 1 to 

 l>i bushels per acre. (Bushels . 24 lbs. ) 



Meadow Fescue ( Fextuca pratemls) .—Thrives in all 

 soil ; excellent for permanent pastures ; starts early ; very 

 productive. Sow 1 to l;/< bush, per acre. (24 lbs.) 



Sheep's Fescue (Fe.itucn. omna)— Grows naturally 

 on light, dry, .sandy soils and mountain pastures ; considered 

 quite valuable mixed with other grasses for permanent 

 early Spring pasture. (About 12 lbs.) 



Hard Fescue {Festuca ch/rinsoila).— Not very pro- 

 ductive, but it is of a very fine quality, and thrives well in 

 dry situations where many other grasses would fail, thus 

 making a desirable pasture variety. (Bush, about 12 lbs. ) 



MILLET. 



German, or Golden Millet.— True Southern grown 

 German Millet Seed is far superior to Western grown seed. 



Hungarian Grass. 



A very valuable forage plant of the Millet familv, but 

 not so coarse. 



Cow, or Southern Peas. 



There is no surer or cheaper means of improving and 

 increasing the productiveness of our soils than by sowing 

 the Cow Pea. It makes an enormous growth, enabling the 

 farmer to put plenty of nitrogenous vegetable matter into 

 the soil at a small cost, and so very largely enables him to 

 dispense with the use of nitrogenous commercial fertilizers, 

 and has the power to extract this costly nitrogen from the 

 atmosphere and to store the same in the vines and roots so 

 that if the crop is cut off, the land is still enriched and its 

 condition improved. From five to nine tons of green fodder 

 per acre have been produced by the Cow Peas. To grow for 

 hay they are most valuable. For ensilage they are unsur- 

 passed. When it is desired to turn the whole crop under, 

 as a .soil improver, it is better to do so after the vines are 

 partly dead. Cow Peas can be sown in May or June, at the 

 rate of one to one and a half bushels per acre. 



Black. — This variety is quick to mature, and well 

 adapted for late planting and Northern sections; it is a vigor- 

 ous grower and great yielder. Peck, fjOc. 



Black Eye. — A prolific vine-growing variety of merit, 

 seed often sold for table use. 



Market price on Cow Peas changes often. Write for 

 price on bushel or over when ready to buy. 



Medium, or Common Ked( Trifolium pratense) . — 

 The Clover Seed of commerce, and the most important and 

 valuable of the Clover family for agricultural purposes. 

 Sow 15 lbs. per acre. (Bush. GO lbs. ) 



Alsike, or Hybrid (Swedish) Trifoliumliyhrklum. 

 — Hardiest of all Clovers ; perennial. On rich, moist soils, 

 it yields large quantities of hay or pasturage, as it forms a 

 thick bottom, has fibrous roots like White Clover. Esteemed 

 highly by bee keepers. 



Mammoth Clover {Trifolium ftratense perenne). — 

 Valuable with other grasses for mixed hay ; ripens about 

 with Timothy. Being a rank grower it is largely used for 

 plowing under as a fertilizer. 



"White Dutch ( Trifolinm repen.se). — Grows naturally 

 in pastures in a great variety of soils and situations ; indis- 

 pensable in parks and lawns. 



Crimson Clover ( Trifolinm incarnatum) . — Being an 

 annual it must be sown in July, August and September of 

 each year, which, the Spring following, can be cut for soil- 

 ing, by April 20; for en.cilage. May 1st to 15th; for seed, 

 about first week of June. Can be grown in corn, or any 

 cultivated crop. 10 to 15 lbs. necessary to seed an acre. 

 Cover with a light harrow. Use only American grown seed. 

 (60 lbs.) 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne ( Madicago satiea) . — This clover 

 claims to bear the palm as a forage plant, coming earliest in 

 Spring and remaining latest in Fall. It delights in plenty of 

 sun, being a veritable child of the sun ; must be sown at the 

 rate of from 10 to 25 lbs. of seed per acre on well drained, 

 well pulverized, deep soil after danger of freezing is over, 

 and prefers sand or gravel sub-soil. Wet .sub-soil is fatal 

 to the plant. Roots 3 to 4 feet deep, and when well estab- 

 lished lasts for years. 2 to 3 crops a year can be cut. Not 

 recommended for pasture. 



GRASS SEEDS. 



Kentucky Blue Grass— June Grass. — {Poa 

 pratensis). — Universally known; desirable for pastures and 

 lawns. Sow in Fall or Spring at rate of 2 to 3 bushels per 

 acre. Fancy clean seed. (Bush. 14 lbs.) 



Orchard Grass {Dacytylns .(ytowej-afa).— Extremely 

 hardy and widely known. One of the earliest to start in 

 Spring ; grows rapidly ; furnishes an abundance of pasture 

 the entire season. l}i to 2 bushels per acre. (Bush. 14 lbs.) 



Ked Top Grass [Agrontis vulffaris).— Thrives well 

 in any soil, but best on low land; produces a firm sod. Sow 

 1 to 2 bushels per acre. Fancy clean. (14 lbs. ) 



Timothy [Pldeum pratensis). — Well known variety. 

 When ready to buj^ write for latest prices, whether a bag or 

 a carload. (Bush. 45 lbs. ) Prime seed. Choice seed. 



Wood Meadow Grass [Poa ?temoraZ/.S').— Adapted 

 for pasture or pleasure grounds of early growth; thrives 

 under trees. Sow 2 bush, per acre. (14 lbs.) 



Rhode Island Bent Grass (Agmstis canina).— 

 Valuable for lawns. Sow 3 to 4 bushels to the acre for 

 lawn, 1^ to 3 bushels for pasture. (Bush. 12 lbs.) 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass [Avena elatior). —Vsed 

 for soiling. Succeeds well in sandy lands, and owing to its 

 long, fibrous roots, stands cold and drought well. Sow 3 

 bushels per acre. (Bush. 10 lbs.) 



Sweet Vernal {Antho:ranthuni odoratitm). — Very 

 fragrant, especially when bruised or cut. Mixed with other 

 grasses for pasture it is quite valuable, as it starts early in 

 the Spring and grows until late in the Fall. (Bush. 10 lbs. ) 



Creeping Bent Grass [Agrostisstoloniferea). — Ex- 

 cellent for pasture when mixed with other grasses ; succeeds 

 well in most situations and thrives in moist land. Sow 40 

 lbs. per acre. (Bush. 14 lbs.) 



Kaffir Corn. 



_ One of the best forage plants. The heads contain small 

 white seeds, which make an excellent flour. The heads 

 are greedily eaten by horses and cattle, and make splendid 

 food for poultry, fed either in the grain or ground and 

 cooked. The foliage and stalks make excellent forage. 

 Cultivate the same as common corn, requiring four or five 

 pounds of seed per acre. 100 lbs., !||!3.00. 



Dwarf Essex Rape. 



This plant is extensively grown for forage, especially 

 for sheep, and for green manure, for which purpose there is 

 perhaps no plant better adapted where a quick, rank growth 

 IS desired. Prepare the ground as for turnips and'sow in 

 June or July with a turnip drill, in rows two and a half feet 

 apart at the rate of two and a half pounds of seed per acre. 

 Our stock is the true Essex Dwarf, and not the worthless 

 annual. 100 lbs., $5.00. 



