y iect to periodical droughts. One pound of seed 
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sod. Deep and thorough working of the soil and liberal use of stable | one for 
manure should :precede sowing, and the surface should be fine and’ make a strong stand 
smooth. Grass seed should be sown in spring or fall, as Shallow as , whether intended for mowing lands or for pas 
Loffer two carefully made mix- 
ag es This mixt ill insure | ape oo aes ale 
Maule’s Extra Lawn Grass Mixture. . is mixture will insez. Permanent Pasture Mixtures, 1.02" {%° Sérmanent pastures, 
light and one for heavy land. Grasses are chosen that will 
for a number of years. With either mixture, 
ture, should be sown ten 
possible. Annual applications of fertilizers should be given. My lawn | pounds of mixed clover seeds per acre. The clover seeds, being much 
mixture provides for a vigorous green turf at all seasons, and for situ- | the heavier, should be 
sown separately. Customers in ordering wili 
ations in full sunlight orin partial shade. It is as carefully prepared | please state whether the land to be seeded is thin or heavy. My mix- 
and as nearly perfect as a lawn mixture can be made. Usea quart on | tures are intended to m 
ake a five or six years lay, and if the soil prep- 
200 square feet of ground or 3to4 bushel peracre. Qt., 25 cts.;2 qts.,45cts., | aration has been thorough the results will prove very satisfactory- 
postpaid. By express or freight, pk., $1.25; bu., (20 lbs.) $4.00; 4 bu., $15.00. | More and more land is 
being laid down to permanent pasturage in our 
s FAIR GREENS MIXTURE. — dairy states, and it is of increasing importance not only to use the best 
Maule’s Golf Links Mixture. bspecially adapted to the require- grasses put to employ those which by their differing habits of growth 
ments of Fair greens, cricket fields, tennis courts, etc. By express or will produc 
freicht, peck, 90 cents; bushel, (15 pounds) $2.75; 4 bushels, $10.00. stock. 
PUTTING GREEN MIXTURE.—Pk., $1.25; bu.,(20 lbs.) $4 50. 3 bus., $7.2 
e an unbroken succession of succulent food for grazing 
Use three bushels of grass seed to theacre. Bu., (14 Ibs.) 50; 
25; 3 bus. mixed grass seeds and 10 lbs. mixed clover seeds $ 
SOME NEW THINGS. 
AFF AUSTRALIAN SPELIE tie i) 
| A Wonderful New Grain. 
SALT \\ somewhat of the nature of wheat 
Thisremarkable grain partakes 
and somewhat of the nature of 
barley. As to its origin, it has 
been grown for centuries in Rus- 
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TA il Nee sia, near the Caspian Sea; and 
Revi XS there are those who assert that it 
463) V) 4° RNY was grown in Egypt, in the time 
AG Mj 7 (1\) iN Ni NN of Moses. It was recently brought 
=hitA PAY ! SAAN to this country by an emigrant, 
ei, / “Ute ) Ne and has already attracted very 
Ad dN i aR wide attention on account of its 
p 4 boyy] N MN merits. The grain is intermediate | 
4,4 My NY) between wheat and barley. The 
VAY ah ; AY) vt chaff adheres to the grain when 
KHAN WA N\A thrashed, and fed in that con- 
TAY We. ' dition. It is adapted for milling 
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ws urposes, aS well as for feeding. 
Nay 
SS 
4, nf NM 
I, WANN ai Making a grade of flour some- 
By, PA Nee) Hy 4 Nh what similar to rye. The straw 
Ma NAAN i Aya \\ iy NF) Wy resembles wheat straw. It grows | 
eA it) 4 oii f YN ’ large crops—40 to 80 bushels per 
Bris 4 ipl, i OX y | wn acre—on comparatively poor soil; 
SMA MAD Weight Mi i ONE Hank | and it is said to give full double 
FOVAST RANE 1) (Yh yen S| the crop of barley. It resists 
RIN Ga Web a tN NA VAY te : 
hy ‘pl FAs Nyy Aen rexee drought successfully, and is adap- 
RSA 4X NAG VM AON ted to Northern latitudes. Sow 
4 PASI INA add Ne at the rate of one bus. per acre. 
% Ks br RN iN KV ye Vas oy Pkt.,5 cts.; lb., 30 cts.;3 lbs., 75 cts., 
0) | HAN elf y NAN Nay postpaid. Pk, 5) cents; bu.. $1.76. 
y Vey aly Pea AANA 4 on 
Rte ANA DWI SERA a SPURRY, 
aN) near biped Y RE RAaw) An annual forage plant growing | 
VG AIRS IR q te, {> % well on sandy tanaee It will grow | 
on a heap of sand, and has been 
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AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. \"\ iff, called the “clover of sandy land.” 
FOR ARID AND ALKALI SOILS. It is ready for pasture in four to 
six. weeks after sowing, and is 
A valuable plant introduced by the Univer- relished by cattle and sheep. It 
sity of California, capable of growing in arid isalso suitable Boe pene SUN beh ate 
lands where nothing else of agricultural value ing purposes. Sow 15 pounds to 
will thrive. Nutritious and good for all kinds 
acre, from March to August. It 
of live stock. Especially suited to regions sub- is easily grown, Packet, 6 cts.; 
pound, 80 cts, 8 pounds, 75 cts.; 
postpaid. By express or freight, 25 
is sufficient for an acre, if carefully s 
, if carefully scattered pounds or more, 10 cts. per pound. 
over the surface. Sow in fall or spring, in pul- 
verized soil, and cover very lightly. Seed may 
be started in box, frame or garden, and the 
plants when three inches high set out ata dis- 
tance of six or eight feet each way from each 
other. This plantis now heldin high esteem, 
as much worthless land has been reclaimed 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 
| DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 
This is the best midsummer and autump 
sheep forage known, and it is also used for pigs 
and dairy cows with success. It is a plant of 
the cabbage family, requiring the same treat- 
ment as the turnip. Stock should be fed alter- 
nately on grass and rape—not an exclusive 
rape diet; and rape-fed animals should have 
access to salt. Sow in May for mid-summer 
pasturage, or in June or July for autumn pas- 
turage. Sow 8 pounds of seed to acre in drills 
or 5 to 10 pounds broadcast. Rape is an excel- 
Jent green manure for plowing down. PkKt., 
10 cts.; lb,, 25 cts.; 5 1bs., $1.00, postpaid. By ex- 
press or freight, 25 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $7.50 
GIANT BEGGAR WEED. 
An erect plant botanically belonging to the 
great leguminous group, along with peas, beans, 
clovers, ete. It attainsa height of from three to 
eight feet, and is extremely valuable in sub- 
tropical regions or dry soils for forage and hay 
purposes and for green manuring. Eight to ten 
pounds of seed per acre are required. Sow 
in June, in well pulverized soil, at a time when 
the weather is not excessively dry. Growth is 
quick and luxuriant. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 
10 cents; 4% pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents, 
| postpaid. By express, 80 cents per pound. 
PENCILLARIA A wonderful new fodder plant. Invaluable to the farmer, dairy- 
" man, stockman, or poultryman. It is an annual ylant, having 
broad foliage, very much resembling corn leaves; and if allowed to dev elop fully 
will attain a height of from12 to 15 feet. It is of very rapid growth, throwing out 
from one plant numerous shoots, 
sometimes as many as 60, when grown in rich 
with it, ina manner and to a degree that seems om soil, and if cut as soon as it reaches the height of 2 or 8 feet, it can be mowe a 
almost miraculous. Pkt., 10 ets.; 0z., 15 cts.; Ni! from 4 to 7 times in a season, according to the latitude, and yields many tons 
| 14 Ib., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25; 5 Ibs., $5.00, postpaid. | of dry hay per acre. If allowed to grow 6 or 7 feet high, and cut when the flower 
| heads begin to develop, it will yield the heaviest fodder crop per acre of any plant 
~ _ Do not fail to read notice of Alfalfa or now in cultivation. For feeding it is equal to any fodder, and is relished by all 
ty) Lucerne on the preceding page. Also see | kinds of stock, either green or dry. The seeds make a good poultry food. Season 
¢ illustration in colors on 3rd cover page, ‘ for sowing Same as corn. Sown thinly in drills 18 inches apart, 1 ounce of seed to 
opposite page 136. SPELTZ. about 8,000 feet. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.:'4 pound, 50 cts. 
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