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WHITE RUSSIAN SPRING WHEAT. 



This new variety is not exactly a 

 white, but is a light-colored variety of 

 red wheat, and is an enormous crop- 

 per. It has already received the very 

 strongest commendation from those 

 ■who have grown it, as will be seen by 

 the following letters, received by the 

 original introducers of it. It has long, 

 straight, strong, yellow straw, and 

 bears long and large white chaff heads, 

 well tilled with plump kernels, often 

 weighing from 60 to 62 lbs. to the 

 measured bushel. It stands well after 

 being ripe, and it has shown itself to 

 be a wheat not liable to lodge or rust 

 when green; and. it is further claimed, 

 that it has produced a full average 

 crop where other varieties grown 

 alongside of it have failed. 



•49% Bushels from One Bush- 

 el of Seed.— From Geo. W. Abbptt, 

 Harvard, Clay Co.. Nebraska : I sowed 

 one bushel of White Russian Wheat, 

 from which I threshed 49-J| bushels of 

 very good wheat. Other wheats in 

 this vicinity yielded from 10 to 20 

 bushels per acre. 



From the Western Rural : "We have 

 heard the White Russian Wheat so 

 highly spoken of tha t we think it. must 

 bea valuable acquisition for farmers 

 who cultivate this important cereal 

 staple. We have also seen a very 

 large number of highly complimen- 

 tary letters from farmers who have 

 tested it, and have yet to learn that 

 it has failed to give satisfaction where 

 it has had a fair trial. We advise 

 farmers to try it for themselves." 



The Russian Far in Advance. 

 — From Daniel Pulver, Delhi, Iowa: I 

 sowed two bushels of the White Rus- 

 sian Wheat by the side of two bushels 

 of " Lost Nation " Wheat, which I sent 

 to Minnesota for, and find in compar- 

 ing them, that the White Russian is 

 farm advance, both in quality and 

 quantity, besides it is about a week 

 earlier, and does not lodge down. 



22 Bushels from \& Bushel of 

 Seed. — From Ed. Mayon, Stewarts- 

 ville, Minn. : The half-bushel of White 

 Russian Wheat I sowed on half an 

 acre, from which I harvested 22 bush- 

 els of good, plump wheat. 



Wished lie had Sent for 10 

 Bushels instead of 2. — From J. 

 E. Johnson, Des Moines, Iowa: The 

 ■ vs two bushels of White Russian Wheat 

 %s^\\|fy' fi I sowed on a little niore than one and 

 "Wi/iMill. a fourth acres, and harvested 41 bush- 

 els of nice, plump wheat. I think it 

 will yield 40 bushels per acre in a good 

 wheat season. It beats all other 

 spring wheat in this vicinity. I will 

 save all I raised for seed. I wish I had 

 sent for 10 bushels last spring, which 

 would have furnished me enough seed 

 for my next year's crop. 



35 Busliels from One of Seed. 

 —From Hugh M. Williams, Denison, 

 Iowa : I purchased last spring one 

 bushel of the White Russian Wheat, 

 and sowed it on one acre of ground, 

 corn-stalk ground, lightly plowed, on 

 the 22d of April, and it yielded 35 bush- 

 els, machine measure. My Odessa, 

 put in the same day and on the same 

 soil, yielded 18 bushels per acre ; the Odessa rusted badly, 

 while the Russian was not affected at all with rust. 



Heads Eight Inches Long. —From Henry Cam- 

 eron, Pilot Grove, Grayson Co., Texas: I purchased and 

 sowed 4 lbs. of the White Russian Wheat last March, from 

 which I threshed two bushels. There were heads in my 

 patch eight inches long. The grain is very fine and 

 large. My neighbors would like to buy. 



46 Bushels Per Acre.— From A. G. Quin, Humph- 

 rey, Piatt Co., Neb. : Of the White Russian Wheat I sowed 

 54 of an acre, and harvested 11^ bushels, at the rate of 

 46 bushels per acre. I shall sow all I raised. 



3 lbs., sent post paid by mail for $1.00. 

 By Express or Freight, Peck, 80c. ; bushel, S3. 00. 



white Russian 

 spring wheat. 



MEDITERRANEAN SPRING WHEAT. 



A large-yielding bearded variety, with large kernels ; a 

 superior sort. Bush., §3.00. 



WINTER WHEAT. 



Keystone Amber Wheat. Rather a new sort ; very 

 hardy, bearded, and yields well. Bush., S3. 00. 



Fultz. A first-class milling wheat. Bush., $3.00. 



Seneca, or Clawson. This is a smooth, white wheat, 

 with red chaff, and the best variety experimented 

 with, either American or foreign, being fully equal to 

 the best brands of California Wheat. It proves early 

 and hardy, has a stiff straw, and yields large crops oil 

 every variety of wheat soil. Bush., $2.50. 



Hallet's Pedigree Wheat. An English variety ; seed 

 saved under the process of careful selection froin only 

 the best grains, adopted for niany years by an eminent 

 English grower. It is a red variety, smooth chaffed 

 and beardless, and produces from 40 to as high as 65 

 bushels per acre. Price $1.00 per quart, postpaid by 

 mail, or a peck bj' express or freight, for $3.00. 



EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE. 



A new variety of Sugar Cane, which, however, has been 

 largely tested in many parts of the country, with very 

 general success. Its distinctive features are said to be its 

 earliness and great yield of both sugar and sirup. Culture 

 the same as for corn. Qt., 30c. ; bush., $8.00. 



OATS. 



Probsteier. The leading variety. It is very productive 

 and heavy, andstraw very strong. Bush., 32 lbs., $1.15. 



CHINESE HULLESS OATS. 



The berry comes from the. heads as clean as wheat, 

 without the least particle of hull or chaff adhering. The 

 grain is as white as Winter Wheat, and the heads as large 

 and white. These oats should be sown at the rate of 50 

 lbs. to the acre, and will yield from 50 to 60 bushels per 

 acre in good soil. By mail, 40c. per lb., or 3 lbs., for $1.00 ; 

 or, by express, $1.00 per peck. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Silver Hull This variety , after being carefully tested, 

 proves to be much superior to the common kind. 

 Sown at the same time as the common Buckwheat, it 

 continues in bloom longer, matures a few days sooner, 

 and yields nearly double, under the same conditions. 

 The grain is of a beautiful light gray color, varying 

 slightly in shade, and the corners are much less prom- 

 inent than in the ordinary variety, while the husk is 

 thinner. The flour is whiter and more nutritious. 

 Price, per bush., $2.00; 4 lbs., by mail, §1.00. 



Buckwheat, Common Variety. Best. Bush , $1.25. 



SPRING BARLEY. 



Two Rowed, 

 Four Roved. 



Bush., $1.75. 

 Bush., $2.50. 



CORN. 



Blunt's Prolific. Claimed to be the most prolific va- 

 riety in cultivation. It is said to bear from 4 to 7 ears 

 to the stalk. Qt., 20c; bush., $3.00. 



RYE. 



Spring. 

 Winter 



Bush.. $1.75. 

 Bush., $1.25. 



FOREIGN OATS. 



We offer the following varieties of English and Scotch 

 oats, and would recommend to our customers who have 

 hitherto grown only the home American Oats, to give 

 them a trial, as we feel confident their great superiority 

 will be made apparent. 

 Black Tartarian. Early, productive, and long- 



srrawed ; a much valued variety. 

 White Tartarian. A late and very prolific variety; 



and said to do best in Southern latitudes. 

 Waterloo. White in color : large yielder, both of grain 



and straw ; early. 

 Pedigree Poland. A good yielding, early Oat, of fine 



quality. 

 Price for any of the above sorts, $2.50 per bushel, or a quart 



will be sent by mail for 40c. 



The above varieties will average from 40 to 48 lbs., to the 



bushel. 



