LIST OF CHOICE FARM SEEDS FOR 1918 43 



WHEAT 



SUPERIOR RE-CLEANED STOCK. 



MINNESOTA NO. 169 SPRING WHEAT 



The only TVlieat awarded a "Grand Prize" (the highest possible award) at the "World's Pair, St. Louis, 1904. In 1902 the 

 result of trials made by 89 farmers in Minnesota showed the average yield of 3Iinne.sota No. 169 Wheat to be 18 per cent, 

 more than any other variety of wheat. Developed from Hayties' Blue Stem and first sent out by the Minnesota Experiment 

 Station in 1902. In comparative trials its average yield has been found to be 18 per cent, more than any other sort on the 

 same soil. Its milling and baking qualities have been thoroughly tested and found equal to the best of the older and well- 

 known sorts generally grown in the large wheat producing sections. Peck 85c; bushel $3.10; 5 bushels or over at $3 00 per 

 bushel. 



MARQ,nS WHEAT, DURUM OR MACARONI. 



The Wheat destined to "revolutionize wheat growing in ^. ,'5'^e mjft valuable W^heat For Dry and Semi-Arid Sections, 



the Northwest." Originated at the Central Experiment Sta- Yielding Hea^'y Crops Where Other Sorts Fail. It is ex- 



tlon, Ottawa, Canada, by crossing Red Fife and Red Calcutta, tremely resistant of drought, the attack of fungus pests, rust 



a very early Wheat from India, the result being a Wheat com- a-nd smut, always furnishing an excellent hard grain. Enor- 



bining the extreme earliness of the one with the frost resist- mous yields of Durum Wheat are reported from Kansas, 



Ing and heavy yielding qualities of the other. It is a week to Dakota, Nebraska and the extreme Western States, in some 



10 days earlier than Red Fife or any other sort, and yields instances reaching 80 bushels per acre. It is a Wheat of the 



5 to 10 bushels more per acre, the grain being flinty, short, highest class, ranking with Hard Spring and Hard Winter 



wide, plump and deep amber in color. The heads are very yx'J®^^ '" »ts milling and baking qualities. Peck 85c; bushel 



heavy, and the stalk .stout and shorter than Red Fife. Beard- $3.10; 5 bushels or over at $3.00 per bushel. 



less, except for a few short awns at the top. Peck 85c; bushel WINTER WHEAT — The leading varieties ready for de- 



$3.10; 5 bushels or over at $3.00 per bushel. livery after harvest in summer. Prices on application. 



RAPE— DWARF ESSEX 



The easiest cultivated and most profitable plant for sheep, hog or cattle feed known. It can be sown in early spring 

 along with Oats or Rye, and eaten off by sheep within a week or so after harvest. It can also be sown on Oats, Rye, or 

 Wheat stubble, or on any vacant land up to the first days of August, and will yield an immense crop of green fodder in 

 six to eight weeks from the time of sowing. As a fattener for sheep and hogs it is superior to clover. Should be sown 

 in drills at the rate of 3 lbs. per acre, or broadcast, using 4 to 6 lbs. per acre, all through the summer months, so as to 

 furnish a successive crop of sheep feed. One acre of Rape will pasture 36 sheep for two months. Per lb. 25c; (by mail 32c)' 

 10 lbs. for $1.80; 100 lbs. $14.00. 



SUGAR CANE 



Sorghum. 



W^isconsin Early Amber — The most widely used in the Northern States. Its distinctive features are earliness and great yield 

 of syrup. Sow when the ground is warm so as to insure a good germination. If wanted for fodder sow from 50 to 60 

 lbs. of Seed broadcast to the acre. For syrup 25 lbs. is sufficient. If drilled in continuous rows so as to cultivate one 

 way, 12 to 15 lbs. is required. Weight per bushel, 50 lbs. Per lb. 20c; (by mail 27c per lb.); 10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



Southern Amber Cane — Recommended for fodder only. Per lb. 15c; (by mail 22c); 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.00. 



FIELD PEAS FOR FEEDING 



Canadian Field Peas can be very profitably sown along with oats and either eaten off the field by cattle or hogs, or allowed 

 to ripen, when they can be readily separated by any farm seed mill. In this way two crops can be grown at the one culti- 

 vation. Sow broadcast, if alone, 3 bushels of Peas per acre, or in combination 1^^ bushels of Peas to 1% bushels of Oats, 

 mixed to the acre. 



Canadian White — Bushel $5.00 



Canadian Blue — Bushel 6.00 



Scotch — Bushel 7.50 



SOY BEAN 



The Seed we offer is Northern Grown, the only kind of any value for the Northwestern States. When the ground is 

 warm in spring, plant in drills 30 inches apart, using 8 to 12 quarts of Seed to the acre for forage. If for seed use two 

 quarts more. 

 Ito San (Early Yellow) — Dwarf growing, early, yielding a large quantity of seed. 



Guelph (Medium Early Green) — The favorite variety in the Nortliern States, either for the production of seed or forage. 

 Black Beauty — Not so early as Ito San, but a heavier yielder and better for forage. Plants stocky, of medium height. 

 Quart 30c; (by mail 40c); peck $1.75; bushel $6.00. 



COW PEAS 



Highly valued as a forage crop, its feeding qualities being very high. As a soil renovator and fertilizer is quite equal 

 to clover. The dry peas ground make a rich feed for cattle. Sovs^ either broadcast or in drills — covering the seed from 2 to 

 3 Inches — after the ground is warm, as the Peas rot very readily in cold, wet soil. When sown broadcast use from 1 to 2 

 bushels seed to the acre. If in drills, half the quantity is enough. 



Michigan Favorite — Northern grown. Quart 25c; (by mail 35c); peck $1.40; bushel $5.25. 



Write for prices on other sorts. 



SAND OR HAIRY VETCH 



Vicia Villosa. Sandwicken. 



One of the most valuable fodder plants for the West and Northwestern States, owing to its ability to withstand 

 severe drought, heat and cold. The vines are slender and thickly clad with leaves and side stems, which furnish nice, suc- 

 culent feed. Individual plants will make a 10 foot growth before going to seed. 



As a Pasture Plant for Late Fall and Early Spring Sand Vetch Is without an equal. From sowings made in August an 

 excellent late Fall pasturage for sheep or hogs can be had in 50 days, the plants being by that time two feet in height. After 

 close eating it can be left to prevent soil washing during Winter and Spring. It is one of the first plants to start into 

 growth in spring and will be again ready to pasture by May, or it can be allowed to mature for green cutting or for a 

 Hay crop. Hogs, sheep and cattle eat it with great relish. 



The Washington Department of Agriculture estimates the value of a plowed-under crop as equivalent to $16 to $45 

 worth of commercial fertilizers per acre. Sow in either fall or spring, at the rate of 60 lbs. per acre, broadcast, with the 

 addition of one-half bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. On rich soil it yields enormous crops of green 

 fodder, from 10 to 15 tons to the acre; equal to 3 to 4 tons when cured as dried Hay. It is also a remarkable grower on 

 sandy and thin land. 60 lbs. to the bushel. Per lb. 25c; (by mail 35c); 10 lbs. $2.20; 25 lbs. $5.25; 100 lbs. $20.50. 



For bigger crops inoculate Seed of Vetch. Peas, Soy Beans and Cow Peas with "Nitragin." See page 44. 

 All Seeds on This Page Subject to Market Fluctuations. Two Bushel Seamless Bags, 35c each. 



