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AGRICULTURAL SEEDS-general list 



Purchaser pays transportation charges on Farm Seeds except where noted. 



BARLEY 



Sow 2 to 2 y^ bushels per acre. 



Alpha. A two-rowed variety heavy cropper, 

 used extensively in Eastern States with success. 



Price, peck, SI. 25; bushel (48 lbs.), $3.50; 10 

 bushels, $3.40 per bushel. 



Oderbrucker. This is' a stiff-strawed, heavy- 

 yielding, six-rowed, bearded variety; kernels very 

 plump. Oderbrucker is early, prolific and hardy. 



Price, peck, $1.25; bushel (48 lbs.), $3.50; 10 

 bushels, at $3.40 per bushel. 



BEET, SUGAR 



Show 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 



Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the 



highest percentage of sugar; also valuable for stock. 



Price, X lb., 30c; lb., 75c; 10-Ib. lots, per lb., 65c. 



BIRD SEED, Fancy 



Canary Seed. Recleaned. 



Price, lb.. 20c; 10 lbs., $1.75; 25 lbs.. $4.00; 100 

 lbs., $14.00. 



"Wild Bird Seed" Mixture. Feed your 

 feathered friends during the winter when food is 

 scarce with this mixture. 



Price, lb., 20c; 10 lbs., $1.75; 25 lbs., $3.75. 

 100 lbs., $12.00; transportation paid. 



BROOM CORN 



Evergreen Selected. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 

 Free from crooked brush and remains green. 



Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $4.00; 

 100 lbs.. $15.00. 



BUCKWHEAT, JAPANESE 



(Henderson's) 



Introduced by Peter Henderson years ago, has 

 proven a bonanza to Buckwheat raisers in this 

 country. It is of strong, branching growth, stands 

 up well and produces from two to four times as 

 much grain as any other variety under same con- 

 ditions. It is also fully a week earlier. 



Our seed is grown from the largest Japanese type 

 imported by us for stock seed. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $1.75; 50 lbs., $3.50; 100 

 lbs., $6.00. 



DOURA 



Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Yellow Branching. Very productive fodder 

 plant. 



Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 25 lbs., $4.00; 100 

 lbs., $15.00. 



GREEN MANURING SEED MIXTURE 



A combination of various rapid-growing legumes 

 which will add humus and nitrogen to the soil. 

 Plant early in the fall for turning under in the 

 spring. Mixture may be broadcast, or sow at the 

 rate of 1 lb. per 1,000 square feet. 



Price, lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., 

 $3.75; 25 lbs., $9.00; 50 lbs., $16.00; 100 lbs., 

 $30.00; transportation paid. 



KAFFIR CORN 



Sow 8 to 10. lbs. per acre. 



While. Fodder plant; the grain is valuable 

 for feeding poultry; 4 to 6 feet. 



Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., S2.00; 25 lbs., $4.00; 

 100 lbs., $15.00. 



Red. Taller than wlu'te; leafy and juicy. 

 Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 25 lbs., $4.00; 

 100 lbs., $15.00. 



MANGEL WURZEL 



Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 



Colossal Long Red, Henderson's. Extra 

 large roots; blood-red, verv nutritious. 



Price, Yi lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



Danish Sludstrap. Color, reddish-yellow, of 

 Giant Intermediate type. 



Price, Yi lb., 25c; lb., 75c 



Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing 

 from other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy yielder. 



Price, % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



Half Sugar Rose. The flesh is white, very solid 

 and rich in saccharine. 



Price. Ji lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



MILLET 



Golden (Northern Grown). Millet is a dry 

 weather, summer catch crop, supplementing other 

 early summer maturing crops, and of value to 

 succeed crops that fail. Sow 50 pounds per acre 

 not later than July in this latitude. 



Price, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., S2.00; 50 lbs., $4.50; 100 

 lbs.. $8.00. 



Japanese. Valuable in the Northern States as 

 a quick-growing forage and ensilage crop, attain- 

 ing a height in good soil of 6 to 8 feet and yielding 

 from 10 to 18 tons of green fodder per acre. Sow 

 from May to July. Sown broadcast 15 lbs. per acre, 

 or if in drills use 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 50 lbs., $4.50; 100 

 lbs., $8.00. 



MILLET — continued 



Hungarian. Hungarian Millet is one of thi 

 quickest and earliest catch crops for hay and can be 

 successfully grown when sown up to the middle of 

 August. Fairly drought resistant. Sow 50 pounds 

 per acre. 



Price, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 50 lbs., $4.50; 100 

 lbs., $8.00. 



Pearl. This has been cultivated in the Southern 

 States, under the names of African Cane, Egyptian 

 Millet, Cattail Millet and Horse Millet. It grows 

 with tropical luxuriance in strong, loamy soil. Is 

 not so hardy as the other varieties, and succeeds 

 best in latitudes south of New York. Sown in 

 drills, 5 to 6 lbs. per acre; if broadcast, 8 lbs. per 

 acre. 



Price, lbs., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $6.00; 50 

 lbs., $10.00; 100 lbs., $18.00. 



RAPE 



Dwarf Essex. In the North, sow from May' to 

 the end of August for fall pasturing, but as it 

 thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown 

 in the Southern States until September or October 

 for winter pasture. In the latitude of New York, 

 July or August is the best time to sow. Sow 4 lbs. 

 per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. 



Price, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 50 lbs., $7.00; 100 

 lbs.. $12.00. 



RUT A BAGA or Russian Turnip 



Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. (See page 43.) 



RYE, Spring 

 Sow 1 Yt bushels per acre. 



Price, peck, $1.00; bushel of 56 lbs., $3.50; 10- 

 bushel lots, per bushel, $3.40. 



RYE, Winter 



For winter varieties, see our Fall Wheat and 

 Grain Circular sent to you in August. 



Giant Winter. It outyields others. 



Price, qt., 30c; X A peck, 50c; peck, 90c; bushel, 

 $2.50. 



Rosen. Thrives as well on all soils. 



Price, qt., 30c; H peck, 50c; peck, 90c; bushel, 

 $2.50. 



Winter. Cultivated for straw or cutting green. 



Price, qt., 30c; )4 peck, 50c; peck, 80c; bushel, 

 $2.25. 



SHALLU or EGYPTIAN WHEAT 



Heads are similar to Broom Corn, very large 

 yields of grain and fodder. Excellent feed for 

 Cattle, Chickens, etc Sow 5 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 30c; 10 lbs.. $2.50; 25 lbs., $5.00; 100 

 lbs., $18.00. 



SUNFLOWER 



Mammoth Russian. Very productive; large 

 heads of large seeds. Valued for feeding fowl. 

 Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 25 lbs., $4.00; 

 100 lbs., $12.00. 



TEOSINTE 



Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. Resembles Corn, but 

 more leafy and tillers enormously; fine for green 

 fodder. 



Price, lb., $1.50; 10 lbs., $12.50. 



SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 

 plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. Sow 

 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $5.00; 

 100 lbs., $15.00. 



VETCH 



Sand or Winter, Vicia Villosa. It is perfectly 

 hardy, remaining green all winter, and 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. 



Sow 60 lbs. per acre, with Ji bushel of Oats or 

 Barley. 



Price, lb., 40c; 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 lbs., $7.50; 

 100 lbs., $22.00. 



SPRING VETCH, or Tares 



Sow 120 lbs. per acre. Species of Pea, grown for 

 soiling, or sown with Oats for feeding green. 



Price, lb.. 35c; 10 lbs., $2.75; 25 lbs., $5.00; 

 100 lbs., $18.00. 



WHEAT, Spring 



Marquis (Beardless). An early variety and 

 enormous cropper; kernels hard and dark-amber 

 color. Sow 1 y% bushels per acre. 



Price, peck, $1.00; bushel (60 lbs.), $3.50; 10- 

 bushel lots, per bushel $3.40. 



