R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



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CHOICE SEED CORN. 



FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. CARE- 

 FULLY SELECTED AND TESTED. 



Plant in hills, 8 to 12 qts. per acre, and for soiling 3 to 4 bushels 

 per acre. 



Good Seed Corn will be very scarce this spring in many locali- 

 ties, owing to the past unfavorable season. All our stocks have 

 been carefully tested and can be relied upon. 



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. 



m 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 farther 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, .50; bushel, $1. 25. 



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r, very heavy, 



PROVED LEAMING. 



An early, very heavy, long-eared corn, maturing in 100 to 120 

 days. Stalk 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, .50; bushel, 

 S1.25 



"EARLY SANFORD. 



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A well established variety, and uniformly adapted to New Eng- 

 land. Medium size ear, averaging about 10 inches long; 8-rowed; 

 kernels large and broad, and of a silvery white flint color. An ex- 

 cellent fodder and ensilage sort. Peck, .50; bushel, $1.75. 



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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 

 Massachusetts. Peck, .50; bushel, $1.75. 



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, .50; bushel, $1.75. 



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f, 8-rowed, 



ANGEL OF 



An early, S-rowed, flint corn 

 kernels long and deep, color a 

 bushel, $1.75. 



MIDNIGHT, 

 of the Canada 



type. 



rich, glossy yellow 



Ears long* 

 Peck, .50; 



BLOUNT'S WHITE PROLIFIC OR MAMMOTH 

 ENSILAGE. 



A well-known popular variety of half dent ensilage corn, pro- 

 ducing 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; bushel, $1.50. 



} RED COB ENSILAGE. 

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A red-cobbed white-dent corn, large growing, very popular in 

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

 yielder. Peck, .50; bushel, $1.25. 



. STOWELL'S EVERGREEN SWEET. 



The standard main crop variety, excelling all other late sorts 

 in sweetness and productiveness. Our seed is of strictly first qual- 

 ity. Peck, #1.75; bushel, #6.co. 



Early Sanford. 



