8 PETER HENDERSON & CO.; NEW YORK—FARM SEEDS 
FARM SEEDS 
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A SELECTED 
LIST OF 
MANGEL WURZEL and SUGAR BEETS. 
The best soil for Mangels is friable loam deeply plowed 
and in such soil the yield is from 20 to 30 tons per acre. 
The ground should be well enriched and the seed sown in 
drills 24 inches apart in light soil, and 30 inches apart in 
Strong rich land. Thin out the plants to 9inches apart in 
the former and 12 inches apart in the latter. Sow 6 to 8 
pounds of seed per acre if sown with a drill, or double that . 
quantity ifsown by hand. 
Colossal Long Red (Henderson’s). A valuable improved 
and distinct variety. Extra large, long roots; very nu- 
tritious. Price, % 1b., 35c.3;1b., $1.00; 101bs., at 90c. 1b. 
Champion Yellow Globe (Henderson’s). Smooth large, 
round roots; yellow flesh. Price, % lb., 35c.;1b., $1.00; 
10 lbs., at 90c. lb 
Giant Intermediate (Henderson’s). Big yielder; hand- 
some, large ovoid roots. Price, 14 l1b., 35c.; 1b. $1.00; 
10 Ibs., at 90c. lb. 
Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from other 
varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy yielder. Price, % lb., 
SoCu Os $1. 00; 10 lbs. at 90c. Ib 
Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of extent quality. 
Price, 1% 1b., 30c.;Ib., 90c.; 10 lbs. at 80c. 1 
Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red only n color. 
Price, %4 1b., 35c.;1b., $1.00; 10 1bs., at 90c. Ib. 
NEW HALF SUGAR MANGEL. 
As seed of the different varieties of sugar beet ts almost un- 
procurablethis season, we would recommend planting for stock 
feedingthe improved breed of New Sugar Mangel offered below. 
Thisis distinctly a new variety of Mangel, and is the result 
of careful interbreeding between White Sugar Beet and 
Colossal Long Red Mangel. It certainly approaches nearer 
to a Sugar Beet than any other known variety of Mangel, 
and by analysis it has been shown that it is very rich in 
saccharine matter. 
matures much more quickly than other varietes, and on that 
account it may be sown ata later date. The bulb is very 
uniform, of good shape, and has a single taproot. When sing- 
ling it may be left much more closer in the rows, than larger 
growing Mangels, and it will yield remarkably heavy crops. 
Half Sugar Red, per %lb., 35c.;1b., $1.00; 10 1bs., 90c. 1b. 
Half Sugar White, per 41b.,35c.;1b., $1.00; 10 1bs., 90c. Ib. 
RUTA BAGA, RUSSIAN OR SWEDISH TURNIPS 
The Ruta Baga is important for stock feeding purposes 
and can be sown quite late. It grows very rapidly and 
yields from 25 to 35 toms per acre, in good rich deep soil, 
with proper cultivation. The Ruta Baga proper should be 
sown in this latitude from May 25 to June 25. If sown 
then, it should be in rows, 30 inches apart, and the plants 
thinned with a hoe to 12 or 14inches apart, but if sown a 
month later, the distances between the rows and between 
the plants may be 8 inches. Sow 2 or 3 Ibs. per acre. 
Long Island Improved Purple-Top. It is perfectly hardy, 
and produces almost twice the weight per acre of any other 
variety. $2.00 per lb. 
Improved American (Purple-Top.) Very hardy and pro- 
ductive; flesh yellow, solid, sweet and fine-flavored; equally 
good for stock ortableuse. $2.00 perlb. 
Large White French. 
size, and has a very rich flavor. $2.00 per lb. 
MILLET FOR SUMMER SOWING. 
Millets are valuable as “‘catch”’ or ‘‘stolen’’ crops, especially 
in seasons when the hay crop is short. They are annuals 
and grow rapidly, usually being ready for cutting in six 
weeks from seed sowing. They withstand severe droughts, 
when other crops are parched up. If cut when in blossom, 
millets cure into excellent hay; if allowed to ripen they 
become too woody. Sow from May Ist to August Ist. 
Hungarian Millet. Is the quickest of catch crops for 
hay, and may be sown any time up to middleof August;it 
is invaluable for overcoming a shortage of the regular hay 
crop. Many farmers now occupy their land with other 
crops, and for their hay depend entirely on Hungarian 
Grass, which they can sow after other crops have been 
harvested. Sow 1 bushel per acre. Price $4.00 bushel of 
48 lbs.; 10 bushels and upwards. $3.90. 
Golden Millet. This variety is considerably larger than 
Hungarian and yields a much heavier crop, but is later 
and not so quick growing, consequently cannot be sown 
after thefourthof July in this latitude. “Our seed is specially 
selected. Sow one bushel peracre. $4.50 bushel of 50 lbs.; 
10-bushels and upwards, $4.40 bush. (See engraving.) 
Japanese Millet. Entirely distinctfromany other Millet, 
grows 6 to 8feet high and produces an enormous crop, yield- 
ing 10 to 12 tons green fodder per acre. 
Its growth is very rapid, so that it | 
When cured it | 
FOR SUMMER” 
SOWING 
makes excellent hay, andis much relished by all kinds of | 
stock, whether green or cured. Cure as you would a heavy 
crop of clover. This Millet does not endure drought well, — 
but north of Washington we confidently recommend its gen- 
eral cultivation. Be 
Sow from the middle of May to the 1st of July, broadcast in | 
the rate of 151bs. per acre, but itis better to sow tt im drills, 12 to 
18 inches apart, using 10 t0 12 1bs. per acre, and hoed between 
the rows to keep down all weeds, until the plant attains a height 
of 12 to 18 inches, when its rapid growth will smother all weeds. — 
Prices 20c. lb., 10 1b. $1.75., 100 1b. $15.00. 4 
SAND OR WINTER VETCH. Vicia Villosa. Isperfectly | 
hardy, remaining green ali winter. It should be sown during © 
August and September, mixed with Rye, which serves as a — 
support for the plants, or in Spring with Oats or Barley. a 
It grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet and is the earliest crop — 
for cutting, being.a month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a 
full crop can be taken off the land in time for planting | 
Spring crops. It is exceedingly nutritious, and may be fed — 
with safety to all kinds of stock. © 
Sow one bushel per acre with one-half Bacal of Rye or 
Wheat. Price, 20c.1b., $9.75 bushel of 60 lbs. 100 Ibs. $15. 00. 
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. oe 
Introduced into cultivation by us in 1887. Japanese 
has superseded all others and is now almost universally — 
grown in preference to the common black and Silver Hull — 
varieties. Flour made from it is greater in quantity and — 
equal in quality, if not superior to that of any other Buck- — 
wheat. It ripens a week earlier than Silver Hull and yields 
two or three times as much. Price, $1.00 a peck, $3. 50 
per bushel of 481bs., 10 bushel lots, $3. 40 per bushel. 
HENDERSON’S RECLEANED CRIMSON | 
OR SCARLET CLOVER FOR SUMMER SOWING — 
All lands from which crops have been harvested during — 
the Summer and Fall should be sown with Scarlet Clover, — 
plowing under the following Spring. Authorities who have 
made a careful estimate, state that plowing under a good — 
crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of stableg 
manure per acre. 
It may be sown among corn, tomatoes, turnips, eLces at 
time of last hoeing, or after potatoes, melons, pice ee 
have been harvested, or on grain stubble and harrowed in. 3 
When sown in July and early in August, it has proved hardy 
as far North as Michigan and Canada. In the latitude of — 
New York, time of sowing may extend from July 15 to Sep- , 
tember Ist, and further South even later. Sow 151bs. per 
acre. 
20c. 1b., $9.75 bush. of 60 lbs. ; 
Price, choice recleaned highest quality, new crop seco = 
$15.00 per 100 lbs. r 
Flesh firm, white and solid; large | » se ' 
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