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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



Spring Rye 



DISTINCT and 



VALUABLE 



Distinct fioui the winter lye, grain of finer quality and more productive; can lit- 

 successfully grown in any hititude, and is now being largely sown in the Middle Sliitf~ 

 in place of oats, being n much more profitable crop, on account of the production of 

 nearly four times the straw, and also as a " catch " crop where winter grain has failed 

 The straw is equally as valuable as that of the fall or winter rye, standing stiff, 7 to 8 feet 

 high, produces 30 to -10 bushels of grain per acre: as it does not stool like winter rye, not 

 less than 2 bushels to the acre should be sown. Pkt., lOc; lb., 35c.; 3 lbs., SI. 00, postpaid , 

 peck, 60e.; bush., SI. 50; 2 bush., S2.75; 5 bush, and over, SI. 3.5 per bush., bags included. 



Spring Wheat 



SASKATCHEWAN FIFK, This wheat is pronounced by the great milling kings 

 of the Northwest the best. Chas. A. Pillsbury, of Minneapolis, Minn, (whose mill has a 

 capacity of seventy-five hundred barrels per day), says: "No such inilling wheat has 

 been received at our mill .since we have been in the milling business." Fifty bushels to 

 the acre is not an uncommon yield. It is ten days earlier than the Common Fife, straw 

 growing about a foot taller, standing stitt' and strong. Pkt., 10c.: lb., 35e.; 3 lbs., Sl.dO 

 postpaid. Peek, 75c.; bush., S2.25 ; bag of 2 bush., S4.00. 



Seed Buck>A/heat 



NEW JAPANESE. The kernels are nearly twice the .size of any other, of a ri( li 

 dark brown color and manufacture a superior flour. Owing to its branching character, on 1> 

 one-half as much seed is required per acre, while the straw is much stiffer and stands n|> 

 better. This new buckwheat has rapidly displaced all others, and is now more lart;cl.\ 

 planted than any other, being about two weeks earlier. Pkt., lOc; lb., 2.5c.; 3 lbs., OUc, 

 postpaid : gt., 15c.; peck, 40c.; bush., SI. 00; 5 bush, and over, 90c. per bush., sacks included. 



SILVER HULiL. Sown at same time as common buckwheat, this variety continues 

 in bloom longer, and yields nearly double. The flour is whiter and inore nutritious. 

 lib., 25e.; 3 lbs., 60c., postpaid ; qt., 15c.: peck, 45c.; bushel, $1.25. 



Seed Barley 



NEW 5IANSHURY. An improved varietv; the earliest and most productive. Qt., 

 15c.: peck, 50c.: bush.. SI. 25. 



SPRING BARLEY. Largelv giown in Northern States and Canada. Qt.. 15c.; 

 peck, 50c.; bush., 48 lbs., Sl.OO. 



Seed Oats — Northern Grown 



WHITE MAINE. Our attention was first called tothis newoat by Mr. A. F.DilVble, 

 one of the most successful growers of seed oats in the North. The straw is very short 

 and stiff, standing up on any soil. As to yield, Mr. Dibble says : " On my own farm, a 

 measured field of 13 acres yielded 91}/^ bushels of cleaned oats per acre. The same season 

 my brother-in-law raised 4 acres on a pet piece of land, that cleaned up 406 bushels, or 

 lOij^ bushels per acre for the four acres." One striking peculiarity is, that invariably there 

 are two oats in each hull or chaff. Owing to the very thin hull they are one of the best for 

 horse feed; they weigh from 35 to 38 lbs. to the bushel. Large pkt.,10c.; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 65c , 

 by mail, postpaid: peck, 40e.; bush., Sl.OO; 10 bush, and over, 90c. per bush., sacks free. 



The LINCOLN OATS, introduced in 1893, has given wonderful results. The three 

 largest yields reported, which were grown in competition for the cash prizes offered, were 

 174, 168 and 123 bushels from asingle bushel sown. It is very early and entirely rust-proof 

 Straw is stiff and .strong. The grain is very handsome and valuable for feeding, on 



account of its thin hull, heavy meat and soft nib. Pkt., 10c.; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 65c., postpaid , 



by freight or express, peck, 40c.; legal bush, of 32 lbs., $1.00; 10 bush, and over, 90c. pei spring rye, showing height and- 

 bush., bags included. productiveness of straw. 



Other Good Varieties of Seed Oats 



SWEDISH, DANISH, MORTGAGE LIFTER, BAL- 

 TIC, WELCOME, CLYDESDALE, AVhite Belgian, 

 WTiite Russian, Virginia W^inter Turf, and other well- 

 known and popular varieties of seed oats at bottom prices. 

 Each, 30c. lb , or 3 lbs., 65c., postpaid ; by freight or express, 

 per legal bush., 32 lbs., 90c.; 10 bush, and over, 85c. per bush., 

 bags included. 



Canada Field Peas and Oats for Fodder 



These make a fodder and hay which in every case doubles 

 the production of milk. The Canada Field Pea, which we sell 

 at Sl.25 per bushel, is the best for this purpose. They should 

 be sown early in April, two bushels of peas and two bushels 

 of oats to the acre. The peas should be sown first and plowed 

 under about four inches deep ; the oats then sowed and har- 

 rowed in. They will be ready for cutting about July 1, when 

 the oats are in milk and the pods formed on the peas. 



Weber's Improved Evergreen 



THE BEST BROOM CORN IN CULTIVATION 



This is the best and purest in cultivation, originated and 

 selected by Mr. Geo. Weber, one of the largest growers of 

 Montgomery County, Pa., who has for many years had the 

 reputation of having the best in the State, having made his 

 stock famous by selection and improvement for length, 

 strength and straightness of brush. It is of a very bright green 

 color without the slightest reddish tinge. It makes by far the 

 best brooms of any corn grown; height seven to eight feet. 

 Lb., 35c.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid; qt.,25c.; peck, 90c.; bush. , $2..50 ; 

 2 bush., S4.50. 



MAilJIOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER, DI.iillJTER ONE FOOT. 



Mammoth Russian Sunflower 



THE GIANT OF ALL SUNFLOWERS. The best 

 varietv for the farmer. Growing to double the size of the com- 

 mon, and the yield of .seed is twice as great. One hundred 

 and twenty-five bushels to the acre 

 have been grown at a less expense 

 than corn. It is highly recommended 

 for poultry; the best egg-producing 

 food known. The leaves make splen- 

 did fodder, much relished by all kinds 

 of stock. The seed is good feed for 

 horses, and yields a fine quality of oil. 

 The strong, thick stalks are used for 

 fuel. Oz., 5c.; qt., loc; (qt, postpaid, 

 25c.;) peck, 70c.; bush., $2.00; sack, 2 

 bush., 83.50, 



