R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. FIELD CORN. 
FARQUHAR’S 
CHOICE FIELD CORN. 
Selected Hand-picked Quality. 
All our Field Corn is ‘‘Tipped’’ and ‘‘Butted’’ and selected 
on the ear before being shelled. 
Plant in hills, 8 to 12 quarts per acre. For 
Fodder or Ensilage in drills 1 to 13 bushels per acre 
and for soiling, 3 to 4 bushels per acre; broadcast. 
Quart of any variety, except where other- 
wise priced, .15; by mail, .30. When ordering 
to go by express or freight please add for 2 bus. 
cotton bags, .25 each; no charge for smaller 
bags. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET 
FLUCTUATION. 
The seeds we offer of the following three varieties are raised 
from pedigree stocks and are all New England Grown. They are 
better adapted for our Northern climate than the Western grown 
sorts which in some sections fails to ripen before frost. 
Farquhar’s Pedigree Early Dent. The ears are 
of immense size with uniform rows and large kernels well de- 
veloped over tip and butt. 
Farquhar’s Pedigree Flint. 4 very early flint 
variety with rich golden yellow kernels and long, well filled 
ears; very prolific. 
Farquhar’s Abundance Pedigree. 4 selection 
of the well known Early Sanford, producing medium sized 
ears with very large kernels of silvery-white An _ excellent 
sort for fodder or ensilage. 
Each of the above 3 varieties, Quart, .20; 14 peck, .65; peck, 
1.00; bush., 3.50; 10 bush., 32.00. 
Early Mastodon. The earliest large-eared dent corn, has been 
known to ripen in 96 to 100 days. Heavy yielder, large grained 
and of extra yuality Hardy, height medium, but a strong, 
rapid rank grower. Peck, .75; bushel, 2.25; 10 bushels, 20.00. 
Early Yellow Dent, or Pride of the North. Remarkably 
early, maturing in 90 to 100 days, ripening where nearly every 
other variety failed on account of bad season. Can be suc- 
cessfully grown further north than any other dent sort. Ears 
are of good size, with 12 to 16 rows of long kernels of a deep 
yellow color. Peck. .75; bushel, 2.25; 10 bushels, 20.00 
Improved Leaming. An early, very heavy, long-eared corn, 
maturing in 100 to 120 days. Stock grows medium tall, with 
large amount of foliage. A good ensilage corn, very much 
relished by stock. Cob small and red, with a deep, large 
grain of bright yellow. 
Peck, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50 
BOOKS ON 
Silos, Ensilage and Silage. M. Miles. 50c. postpaid. 
FARQUHAR’S 
PEDIGREE EARLY 
DENT CORN. 
Early Sanford. A _ well established variety, and uniformly 
adapted to New England. Medium size ear, averaging about 
10 inches long; 8-rowed; kernels large and broad, and of a 
silvery-white flint color. An excellent fodder and ensilage 
sort. Peck, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50 
Longfellow. An 8-rowed yellow flint sort; ears average 10 to 15 
inches long; cob small, kernels large and broad. Heavy 
yielder, and particularly adapted to New England. An ex- 
traordinary heavy yielder in Massachusetts. 
Peck, .75; bushel, 2.25; 10 bushels, 20.00 
Improved Early Yellow Canada. An early 8-rowed flint 
variety, with a deep grain and very small cob. Where a 
flint corn is desirable for earliness or other reasons, this is 
one of the best sorts to plant, seldom failing to produce a crop, 
Peck, .75; bushel, 2.25; 10 bushels, 20.00 
Angel of Midnight. An early 8-rowed, flint corn of the Canada 
type. Ears long, kernels long and deep, color a rich, glossy 
yellow. Peck, .75; bushel, 2.25; 10 bushels, 20.00 
Blount’s White Prolific, or Mammoth Ensilage. A well- 
known popular variety of half dent ensilage corn, producing 
a very large amount of foliage and a good yield of grain. 
One of the best ensilage varieties for our cold northeast 
climate. Peck, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50 
Red Cob Ensilage. A red-cobbed white dent corn, large grow- 
ing, very popular in northern dairy districts. Fodder sweet, 
tender and juicy. Heavy yielder. 
Peck, .75; bushel, 2.00; 10 bushels, 18.50 
Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet. The standard main crop variety, 
. excelling all other late sorts in sweetness and productive- 
ness. Our seed is of strictly first quality. 
Peck, 1.00; measured bushel, 3.00; 10 bushels, 28.00 
Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious as a green fodder. 
Useful for soiling or ensilage. 
Peck, .75; bushel, 2.75; 10 bushels, 25.00 
THE SILO. 
Soiling Crops and the Silo. 
Thomas Shaw. $1.50 postpaid 
MRS. GARDINER C. SIMS, WARWICK, R.I., Sept. 20th, writes: ‘It is a pleasure to tell you how exceedingly fine all 
of the seeds you sent me last Spring developed, in spite of an unusually dry, difficult season.” 
