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AGRICULTURAL SEEDS -—cENERrat List 
Purchaser pays transportation charges on Farm Seeds except where noted. 
MANGEL WURZEL or STOCK BEETS 
Mangels are the most important of all root crops for feeding and form the best winter feed for cattle 
and hogs. They increase the flow of milk when fed to milch cows and yield enormous crops, as much as 
50 tons having been grown on one acre. They may be grown in any part of the American continent on 
fairly good farm land; all that is necessary is good cultivation. The best soil for Mangels is loose, friable 
loam and deep plowing. Follow the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay the 
extra trouble. The soil should be well enriched, and the seed sown in May in drills 24 inches apart in 
light soils, and 30 inches apart in strong, rich land; thin out the plants with a hoe to 9 inches apart 
in the former and 12 inches apart in the latter. 6 to 8 lbs. of seed are used per acre if sown with a 
drill, or double that quantity by hand. 
HENDERSON’S COLOSSAL LONG RED. This is a ciety fine breed of this popular Mangel. 
The roots are smooth and regular, of the largest size and blood-red color. The quality is exceedingly 
nutritious, and in all respects this variety is most distinct ae valuable. (See engraving.) 
Price, 14 Ib., 30c; Ib., 80c; 10 Ibs., $7.50. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. The roots are handsome in shape, with deep orange colored skin. The 
flesh is bright golden-yellow, and in this respect differs from most other varieties, which cut white. 
Sheep have a preference for this sort over other Mangels; it is said that they will pick out every piece 
of Golden Tankard before touching others. It yields under the best cultivation 75 tons per acre. 
Price, 14 Ib., 30c; !b., 80c; 10 Ibs., $7.50. 
DANISH SLUDSTRUP. Price, \y Ib., 30c; Ib., 80c; 10 Ibs., $7.50. 
NEW HALF SUGAR MANGEL 
This is distinctly a new variety of Mangel, and is the result of careful rer breading between White 
Sugar Beets and Colossal Long Red Mangel. It certainly approaches nearer to a Sugar Beet than any 
other known variety of Mangel, and by aes it has been shown that it is very rich in saccharine 
matter. 
HALF SUGAR RED. Price, 4 Ib., 30c; Ib., 80c; 10 Ibs., $7.50. 
SUGAR BEETS 
VILMORIN’S IMPROVED WHITE. A greatly improved variety of Sugar Beet. The proportion 
of sugar in the roots, under ordinary circumstances, amounts to 18 to 20 per cent, and is unequalled 
for feeding cows and young stock. 
Price, 14 Ib., 30c; Ib., 80c; 10 Ibs., $7.50. 
SOY or SOJA BEANS 
A great Soil Enricher, ga nitrogen from the air. Pro- 
duces enormous crops as far North as Canada. Ripening Seed 
as far North as Massachusetts. Especially Valuable (in com- 
bination with Japanese Millet and Fodder Corn) for Ensilage, 
supplying the albuminoids or flesh-forming food. 
Planted in rows 214 feet apart, 6 to 8 plants to the foot of row, requiring 50 pounds 
per acre, they yield 15 to 20 tons per acre of fodder, very rich in flesh formers. For 
green feed, use from time of. blossoming till pods are well filled; for the silo, cut as 
soon as most of the pods are well filled, and cut into 44-inch to 2)4inch lengths. 
The Soja Bean is also valuable as a soil enricher, sae nitrogen from the air 
the same as Clover, the roots being crowded with nodules which give them this power. 
(See engraving.) 
EARLY WILSON BLACK. This variety has proved its earliness and value in 
the Northern States by not only producing large fodder crops, but ripening the seed 
as far north as Massachusetts. The grain is the richest vegetable substance known, 
and when ground and fed to cattle gives a milk richer and better than if fed other meal. 
Price, Ib., 30c; 10 Ibs., $1.75; 50 Ibs., $4.00; 100 Ibs., $7.00. 
MAMMOTH YELLOW. This variety was developed and has been tested in the 
East and South with very satisfactory results. Grows well on very poor soils, easily 
reaching a height of three feet in eight weeks after sowing, in the latitude of New York. 
This is an excellent variety for green manuring, and will also make good hay and 
ensilage. Under ordinary growing conditions, the beans will mature well before frost 
sets i. Plant 50 pounds to the acre. 
Price, Ib., 30c; 10 Ibs., $1.75; 50 Ibs., $4.00; 100 Ibs., $7.00. 
BILOXI. This S NanELY grows tall but takes 150 days to mature. Suited for the 
South. Seed bro 
Price, Ib., 30c; 10 ibs., $2.00; 50 Ibs., $4.50; 100 Ibs., $8.00. 
3 Be ee ES ’ eee A variety used in the West and South, medium early. Seed is yellow 
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EARLY WILSON BLACK SOJA BEAN Price, Ib., 7530c; 10 Ibs., $2.00; 50 Ibs., $4.50; 100 Ibs., $8.00. 
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