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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPAN f , BOSTON. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



FARQUHAR'S FARM AND FIELD SEEDS. ~c<mtin,.ed. 



CLOVERS. 



Ppiees subject to market fluctuations. 



ALFALFA or LUCERNE. (Medicago sativa.) The chief merit of Alfalfa is the 

 fact that it can be cut three or four times in a season. The soil should be 

 deep, rich and well prepared. It does not succeed on compact clay, nor on 

 land with impervious subsoil. The roots shoot downwards, reaching ten to 

 fifteen feet below the surface and will therefore resist the driest weather. 

 Sow 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. Lb., 45 cts.; 10 lbs., S4.00; 100 lbs., §38.00. 



ALSIKE or SWEDISH. (TrifoUum hyhridum.) This Clover will thrive where 

 the soil is quite wet, and wiU even stand flooding without being killed. Pro- 

 ductive and sweet and extremely valuable for both pasturage or soUing. Lb., 

 40 cts.; 10 lbs., $3.75; 100 lbs., $35.00. 



MAMMOTH or LARGE RED NORTHERN. (TrifoUum pratenes.) On rich, 

 loamy soils this variety grows nearly twice as large as the Medimn Red Clover 

 and is earher in starting growth. Lb., 55 cts. ; 10 lbs., $5.25; 100 lbs., $50.00. 



RED MEDIUM. (TrifoUum pratense.) The best Clover for all practical pur- 

 poses. Succeeds best on rich, warm loams, containing humus. Lime and potash 

 are essential for its best development. A biennial, but by close pasturage may 

 be made to last several years. Lb., 55 cts.; 10 lbs., $5.25; 100 lbs, $50.00. 



SCARLET or CRIMSON CLOVER. (TrifoUum incamatum.) This annual 

 Clover thrives best on warm, loose, sandy soil. Its chief value is as a Winter 

 or early Spring pasture crop and as a green manure. A rapid growing, nitro- 

 gen-storing plant, and as such is invaluable for growth in orchards and wherever 

 it can occupy the land from July to December. Sow twenty pounds per 



acre. It may be 

 sown at any time 

 from May to Octo- 

 ber. Lb., 35 cts.; 

 10 lbs., $3.35; 100 

 lbs., $32.00. 



WHITE CLOVER. 



(TrifoUum repens.) 

 This clover should al- 



Mammoth Red Clover. 



ways be sown on permanent or temporary pastures. Will grow on any 

 soil, but especially adapted to low meadows, where the surface 

 soil is mellow and rich. Sweet and nutritious. Lb., 90 cts.; 10 

 lbs., $8.50. 



SWEET CLOVER (Bokhara or White Blossom.) (MeUlotus alba.) A 

 vigorous biennial grown for hay, green forage or pasturage; valuable for 

 soiling. Sow twenty pounds per acre. Lb.. 25 cts.; 100 lbs., $20.00. 



MILLETS. 



Nothing on the market is as well adapted to cover up shortages in hay crops as 

 are the Millets, yielding quick pasturage on almost any soil. They are rank 

 feeders, however, and do best on a fertile, mellow soil, which has had a Uberal 

 application of barnyard manure. Sow in June or July, broadcast, 1 to 1^ bushels 

 of seed per acre, or drill one-half bushel. Cut (if for hay) as soon as the heads 

 are formed. 



MILLET, HUNGARIAN. (Panicum Hungariensis.) An annual forage plant 

 which germinates readily and withstands drought. If cut early, makes an 

 excellent hay, often yielding two or three tons per acre. Sow from June to 

 August, using about If bushels to the acre. Bushel, (48 lbs.), $5.00. 



MILLET, COMMON. 



a dry, Hght rich soil. 



(Panicum MiUaceum.) Excellent for forage. Requires 

 Height, 2i to 4 ft. Bushel, (50 lbs.), $5.00. 



Hungarian Millet. 



MILLET, GOLDEN. (Panicum Germanicxm.) An improved variety, grow- 

 ing from three to five feet high. Under some circumstances it will yield more 

 per acre than the preceding. Bushel, (50 lbs.), $5.00. 



MILLET, JAPANESE. (Panicum Crus GaU.) 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 six 

 to eight feet, with numerous side shoots and yielding from ten to fifteen tons 

 of green fodder per acre. If required for dried fodder, it should be cut as 

 soon as the heads have formed; it is relished by stock, and cows fed on it 

 invariably increase in milk. If sown broadcast it requires from 15 to 20 

 pounds per acre, or in drills 10 to 15 pounds to the acre. Bush. (35 lbs.). 

 Lb., 15 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.35; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



