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Should be more grown than it is. The straw makes excel- 
lent rough feed for all kinds of stock. It is also one of the 
best grains with which to sow down to grass in spring. 
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NEW WHITE HULLESS. A val- 
\uable new variety, which should 
be sown at the rate of 114 bushels 
per acre about the time of sowing 
Oats. It is two or three weeks 
earier than ordinary Barley, grows 
about the same height, and will not 
shatter in the field, even when very 
ripe. The grain is not unlike Wheat, 
and weighs about 60 lbs. per bushel, 
instead of 48 lbs. as other Barley. 
For feeding tq horses and _ hogs, 
when ground, it is unequalled, and 
is also exceedingly valuable as hay, 
if cut and cured just before ripening. 
80c. per peck, $2.50 per bushel of 
48 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $2.40 per 
bushel. 
TWO-ROWED DUCK-BILL. The 
heads are of great length, and when 
maturing become slightly curved; 
the grains are large and plump and 
brighter than any other variety of 
two-rowed Barley. The straw is 
stronger than the old popular Che- 
valier Barley, and has yielded nearly 
70 bushels per acre. 70c. per peck, 
$2.00 per bushel of 48 lbs., 10-bushel 
lots, $1.90 per bushel. 
VERMONT CHAMPION. Two- 
rowed, early, hardy and _ prolific. 
70c. per peck, $2.00 per bushel of 
48 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $1.90 per 
bushel. 
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Is a valuable crop for either soiling, green fodder, straw or grain. It, is largely used by farmers to 
seed down with in the fall, and is considered preferable to wheat for this purpose, as it protects the young 
grass and matures two weeks earlier in the summer than wheat. It is also extensively used for fall pasture 
when sown early and for cutting green in late spring and early summer, but when wanted for cutting it 
is best sown with the sand or winter vetch. 
GIANT WINTER. Unquestionably the heaviest cropping Rye in existence, having in fair tests 
outyielded all other varieties both in straw and grain. The heads average six to eight inches in length 
and are filled from end to end with large, plump, heavy grains. The straw is giant in length and strength 
and of extraordinary stiffness, resisting severe wind and rain storms to a remarkable degree without lodging. 
(See cut.) $2.00 per bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $1.90 per bushel. 
WINTER. The variety most commonly cultivated, whether sown for grain, straw or cutting green. 
$1.80 per bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $1.70 per bushel. 
THOUSANDFOLD WINTER. One of the most productive sorts in cultivation; the straw is tall 
and strong, with long, heavy heads, and stands up well. Especially recommended where Rye is grown 
more for the straw than the grain. $1.90 per bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $1.80 per bushel. 
EXCELSIOR WINTER. A variety from Vermont, that has never failed to yield at the rate of from 
40 to 50 bushels per acre. With the originator, a four-acre field yielded 52 bushels to the acre. $1.90 
per bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $1.80 per bushel. 
SPRING. A variety produced by planting Winter Rye in the spring for several years, and selecting 
the seed until the type was fixed. It is an excellent “catch crop” where fall-sown grain has been winter- 
killed, and also for fodder and grain. $2.70 per bushel of 56 lbs.; 10 bushel lots $2.60 per bushel. 
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