R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. FIELD CORN. 



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FARQUHAR'S 



CHOICE FIELD CORN. 



Selected Hand-picked Quality. 



FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE 



All our Field Corn is selected on the ear before being 

 shelled. 



Plant in hills, 8 to 12 quarts per acre. For 

 Fodder or Ensilage in drills 1 to lj bushels per acre, 

 and for soiling, 3 to 4 bushels per acre; broadcast. 



Quart of any variety, 35 cts. If 

 wanted by Parcel Post, add postage at 

 zone rates. Mailing weight, 2 lbs. per 

 quart. Bags will be charged extra as per 

 schedule on second page of cover. 



PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

 WITHOUT NOTICE. 



The seeds we offer of the Pedigree varieties are all New 

 England Grown. They are better adapted for our Northern 

 climate than the Western grown sorts which in some sections fail 

 to ripen before frost. 



DENT VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Pedigree Early Dent. One of the best Dent 



varieties for this latitude. The ears are of handsome appearance, 

 bearing 16 to 20 rows of bright yellow, smooth, wedge-shaped 

 kernels, closely packed on the cob from butt to tip. Peck, $1.85; 

 bush., $6.00. 



Brewer's Yellow Dent. This variety originated in New England 

 and was awarded First Prize at the National Corn Exposition at 

 Omaha for the largest yield of shelled Corn from a measured acre. 

 The ears are of immense size with uniform rows and large kernels 

 well developed from butt to tip. Peck, $1.85; bush., $6.00. 



Sweepstakes Pedigree. An extremely early variety producing 

 a great abundance of foliage and large, handsome ears. One 

 of the best for ensilage. Peck, $1.75; bush., $5.00. 



Early Yellow Dent, or Pride of the North. An exceptionally 

 early Dent variety of medium height with abundant foliage. 

 Ears are of good size, with 12 to 16 rows of long kernels of a deep 

 yellow color. Peck, $1.00; bush., $3.00; 10 bush., $28.00. 



Improved Learning. An early, very heavy, long-eared corn, 

 maturing in 100 to 120 days. Plants grow 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, $1.00; bush., $3.00; 10 bush., $28.00. 



FLINT VARIETIES. 



Farquhar'S Pedigree Flint. A very early flint variety 

 with rich golden-yellow kernels and long, well-filled ears; very 

 prolific. Peck. $1.85; bush., $6.00; 10 bush., $57.50. 



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, $1.00; bush., $3.50; 

 10 bush., $32.00. 



FARQUHAR'S 



PEDIGREE EARtl 



DENT CORN. 



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

 with a deep grain and very small cob. Where a flint corn is de- 

 sirable for earliness or other reasons, this is one of the best sorts 

 to plant, seldom failing to produce a crop. Peck, $1.00; bush., 

 $3.00; 10 bush., $28.00. 



Rhode Island White Cap. A popular white flint variety valuable 

 for ensilage or grinding. From this variety is made the well- 

 known Rhode Island white meal. Peck., $1.25; bush., $4.00; 

 10 bush., $37.50. 



Angel of Midnight. An early 8-rowed, flint corn of the Canada 

 type. Ears long, kernels long and deep, color a rich, glossy yel- 

 low. Peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00; 10 bush., $38.00. 



FODDER AND ENSILAGE VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Abundance Pedigree, a 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. Peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00; 10 bush., $47.50. 



Blount's White Proline, 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, 

 $1.00; bush., $3.50; 10 bush., $32.00. 



Early Sanford. A well-established variety, and uniformly adapt- 

 ed to New England. Medium size ear, averaging about 10 inches 

 logn; 8-rowed; kernels large and broad, and of a silvery-white 

 flint color. An excellent fodder and ensilage sort. Peck, $1.00; 

 bush $3.00; 10 bush., $28.00. 



Eureka Ensilage. A tall growing variety, yielding enormous quan- 

 tities of fine ensilage. Peck, $1.00; bush., $3.00; 10 bush., $28.00. 



Learning. See Dent varieties. 



Stowell's Evergreen Sweet. {Eastern Grown.) The standard 

 main crop variety, excelling all other late sorts in sweetness and 

 productiveness. Peck, $1.75; measured bush., $6.50. 



BOOKS ON THE SILO. 



Silos, Ensilage and Silage. M. Miles. 85c postpaid. 



Soiling Crops and the Silo. Thomas Shaw. $2.00 postpaid. 



