R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 
FARQUHAR’S CHOICE FIELD CORN. 
Prices of Field Corn, f. 0. b., Boston, and are subject to market fluctuations. ’ 
FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Selected Hand-picked Quality. 
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Farquhar’s Pedigree Flint. 
All our Field Corn is ‘‘ Tipped’’ and ‘‘ Butted’’ and selected on the 
ear before being shelled. 
Plants in hills, 8 to 12 quarts per acre. For Fodder or Ensilage in drills 1 to 14 bushels 
per acre and for soiling, 3 to 4 bushels per acre; broadcast. 
Quart of any variety, except where otherwise priced, .15; by mail, .30. When ordering 
to go by express or freight please add for 2 bus. cotton bags, .25 each; no charge for smaller bags. 
The seeds we offer of the following three varieties are raised from pedigree stocks and 
are all New England Grown. They are better adapted for our Northern climate 
than the Western grown sorts which in some sections fails to ripen before frost. 
Farquhar’s Pedigree Early Dent. ‘he ears are of immense size with 
uniform rows and large kernels well developed over tip and butt. 
Farquhar’s Pedigree Flint. 4 very early flint variety with rich golden yellow 
kernels and long, well filled ears; very prolific. 
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Farquhar’s Abundance Pedigree. 4 selection of the well known Early 
Sanford, producing medium sized ears with very large kernels of silvery-white. An 
excellent sort for fodder or ensilage. 
Each of the above 3 varieties, Quart, .20; 4 peck, .65; peck, 1.00; bush, 3.50; 10 bush., 32.00 
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 quality. Hardy, height 
medium, but a strong rapid rank grower, Peck, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50 
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, 18.50 
Improved Leaming. 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, 18.50 
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. An excellent fodder and ensilage sort, 
Peck, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50: 
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 
extraordinary heavy yielder in Massachusetts, Peck, ’75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50 
Improved Early Yellow Canada. Anearly, 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, 2.25; 10 bushels, 20.00 
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, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50: 
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, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50 
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, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50 
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, 1.00; measured bushel, 3.00; 10 bushels, 28.00 
Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious asa green fodder. Useful for soiling or ensilage, 
Peck, .75; bushel, 2.50; 10 bushels, 23.00 
BIRD SEEDS. | brices variavte. 
Ib. 100 Ibs. lb. 100 Ibs. 
Sicily Canary whee wade 10 6.00 | Sunflower ... se Rae 10 8.00 
norman Rape... ... ah ape Unhulled Rice, or Paddy . 10 8.00 
nia pkey ea ae a Parrot Food. Finest mixed .10 7.00 
Lettuce ae rea aes () Mocking Bird Food. A food 
Maw or Poppy .... cane 30 for all soft-bill birds. ... .35 per bottle 
Millet’ Goldens ee.) se 70 1099500 Not mazlable. 
Millet, White French ... .15 10.00 | Peas for Pigeons, 1.00 peck; 3.50 bushel. 
25 pounds and upwards at 100-pound rates. 
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