CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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We know of nothing like Millet for sowing to cover up shortages in your hay crops. It can be 



sown up to the middle or end of June, and makes a valuable catch crop. Sow 50 lbs. to the acre. 



(Subject to market fluctuations.) 



Common Millet— Very early ; grows 3 to 4 feet high ; foliage broad. (50 lbs. to the bushel.) 



Per lb., 5cts.; per bushel, 90 cts.; per 100 lbs $1.75 



German, or Golden Millet— Matures about two weeks later than Common Millet ; grows 3 

 to 5 feet high; heads closely condensed ; spikes very numerous; seeds round, golden yel- 

 low, in rough sheaths. (50 lbs to the bushel.) Per lb., 5 cts.; per bushel, $1.00; per 100 lbs... 1.90 



Hog Millets A valuable variety, maturing at the same time as Hungarian Grass, producing a 

 very heavy yield even in the driest season. At the Michigan Experiment Station trials, 

 this proved to be an excellent sort, showing no sign at all of being affected by drought. 

 (50 lbs. to the bushel.) Per lb., 5 cts.; per bushel, 81.10; per 100 lbs 2.00 



Hungarian (Grass) Millet— Medium early ; grows 3 to 5 feet high ; abundant foliage and 

 slender head ; withstands drought and yields well on light soil. (48 lbs. to the bushel.) 

 Per lb., 5 cts.; per bushel, 31.00; per 100 lbs -2.00 



TEOSINTE. 



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HUNGARIAN GRASS. 



The culture of this remarkable forage plant has been kept back for years in this country owing 

 to the difficulty of securing seed of good germinating qualities. We have now succeeded in ob- 

 taining a supply of American-grown seed of as strong germinating quality as is found in the or- 

 dinary field corns. Teosinte is a valuable forage plant, resembling Field Corn very much in its 

 habit of growth, but throwing out side-shoots or suckers in much greater profusion. It is very 

 rich in saccharine and altogether furnishes a more desirable fodder than ordinary field corn. At 

 ourowntrialsinWisconsin.it produced a growth of 9 feet, full of strong side-shoots or suckers 

 that made a veritable bush out of each plant. It is greedily eaten by all kinds of stock, either in 

 the green state or when cured as Hay. Sow at the same time as corn, in hills, just as close as they 

 can be conveniently worked. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J4 iD -. 50 cts -; 1 lb., $1.50; 3 lbs., sufficient for 1 acre, $4.00. 



I I I D I KJ P* Besides being an excellent forage plant very much relished by cattle, the Lupine is 

 LW * " ' ™ ■ valuable for enriching poor, sandy soil, and is extensively used for that purpose in 

 Europe. Per lb., 15 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs 8.00 



VA/II 1^ Olf^C Zizania Aquatica. A valuable plant for sowing in lakes and marshes to at- 



VV \\—\-> rl I \J C ■ trac t wild fowl. The seed should be sown during September and October, 



or in the early spring as soon 



as the ice has disappeared. Sow 



broadcast from a boat in from 1 



to 5 feet of water. Per lb., 20 



cts.; 10 lbs., 81.70; 100 lbs 15.00 



SORGHUMS. 



Sorghuou and Sugar Cane have not had the attention paid themi which they de- 

 serve. They make excellent fodder plants and succeed in the driest and hottest of 

 summers. Early Amber Sugar Cane is especially deserving of extended cultivation, as 

 the fodder is much relished by cattle and horses. Two cuttings in a season can be had 

 from it. For fodder sow 25 lbs. per acre in drills, using a wheat drill set to one bushel 

 and stop every other hole. 



(All Sorghums subject to market fluctuations.) 

 Broom Corn, Improved Evergreen— Now grown more extensively than any 

 other variety on account of its color and quality of its brush. Grows 7 feet 



high. Sow 35 lbs. to the acre. Per lb. 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs 4.00 



Kaffir Corn— A variety of sorghum cultivated for both forage and grain. Per lb. , 



10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs 3.76 



Yellow Branching Doura-A strong, tall-growing sort, attaining a height of 

 from 9 to 12 feet. It produces great quantities of seed, which is golden-yellow 

 ia color. Its stalks and leaves are very valuable for feed. Per lb., 10 cts.; 10 



lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs .„.. 4.50 



Jerusalem Corn — A sure cropper, even in dry seasons growing to about 5 feet. 

 Large seed heads with flattish shaped grains, much relished by chickens. Per 

 lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs..... 4.00 



SUGAR CANE. 



4.00 



Early Amber— A. variety which has been largely tested throughout the country 



with very general success. Its distinctive features are said to be its earliness 



and great yield of both sugar and syrup. Per lb., 10 cts.; 10 lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs. 



SUNFLOWER 1Larse K »»ssian— Grown specially for its seed, 



\J • wnicn j s g00( j p 0U it r y f ee( j. The leaves are also 



used for forage. Oz., 5 cts.; 1 lb., 15 cts.; 3 lbs. for 25 cts.; 100 lbs 7.00 



GIANT" SPURRY s P er S ula Maxima — Extensively cultivated in 

 w ". ' ' " Europe for sheep and cattle pasture in winter. 

 It grows well on poor, dry, sandy soil. Sow 15 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 15 cts.; 10 

 lbs., 81.00; 100 lbs 8.50 



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