R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 
FARQUHAR’S FARM AND FIELD SEEDS.— Continued. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET FLUCTUATION. 
Barley, Prineess, Two Rowed. Jmported. The seed of this variety is our own direct im- 
portation and is considered in Europe to be the type which has reached the highest develop- 
ment, both for quality and yield. The grain is of fine texture, medium size and full; color 
light yellow with a tendency to white. The Princess Barley having only a moderately stiff 
straw thrives best on good, medium land. Sow 2 to 2/4 bushels per acre. Peck, $1.00; bush., 
(48 lbs.), $3.50; 10 bush., $32.00. 
Barley, Two Rowed. Hardy, prolific and early with strong stiff straw. Bushel (48 lbs.), 
2.00; 10 bush., $18.50. - 
Bean, Early Green Soja. The best variety for planting in the Northern States, ripen- 
ing early and producing enormous crops, yielding sometimes as high as fifteen tons of green 
fodder per acre. It is also a valuable plant for ensilage, and is frequently used in combin- 
ation with the Japanese Millet in the ratio of two parts Millet to one part Beans. The Soja 
Bean is also an excellent crop for green manuring, adding a large quantity of humus to the 
soil. Sow 3 pecks to the acre. Peck, $1.75; bush., (60 lbs.) $6.00; 10 bush., $55.00. 
Broom Corn, Evergreen. This variety produces long, straight brush, very fine and always 
remains green. The best sort for brooms. Height, 7 feet. Sow 10 pounds per acre. Price, 
Ib., .10; 100 lIbs., $8.50. 
Buckwheat, Common. Should be sown about the middle of June, broadcast, using 1 bushel 
of seed to the acre. Bushel (48 Ibs.) $1.85; 10 bush., $17.50. 
Japanese. Excels all other varieties in yield and earliness. On account of its earliness it 
can be grown farther north than any other. The grains are nearly double the size of those 
of any other variety. Enormously productive. Bushel, (48 lbs.) $2.00; 10 bush., $18.50. 
Silver Hull. About one week later in maturing than the Japanese. Grain is of a light gray 
color, thin husk; good yielder. Bushel, (48 Ibs.) $1.50. 
Carrot Field. See page 46. 
Corn Field. See page 45. 
Kaffir Corn, White. An excellent fodder plant, either green or dried. The grain is valuable 
for feeding poultry. Sow 10 pounds per acre. Lb., .10; 100 Ibs., $8.50. 
Pop Corn, White Pearl. Fine smooth white grains. Quart, .25; peck, $1.25. 
Cow Peas. See Peas Field. 
Mangel Wurzel. See page 46. 
OATS. 
Too little attention is given to the benefits to be derived from a change of seed, which should be 
made in this country every two or three years, as any one acquainted with our markets can see the de- 
generacy which takes place from the want of this attention. A judicious selection and change can easily 
be obtained at moderate prices. 
Oats, Abundance. Imported. A handsome British white Oat, very early and an enormous 
cropper. It makes a strong growth of straw, with large well filled heads of heavy grain. The 
_ Oats we offer weigh approximately 48 pounds to the measured bushel, consequently when 
compared with the legal bushel of 32 pounds, the cost is very little more than the native Oat. 
Sow 2 to 21% bushels to the acre. Bush., (48 Ibs.), $2.50; 10 bush., $23.50. 
Oats, Welcome. This is now a well-known and extensively grown variety, and is one of the 
heaviest, handsomest, and most productive white varieties grown. They stool heavily with 
extra strong, straight straw, standing well. Succeeds well in a wide range of climate, and 
under a great variety of soils and methods of culture. Bushel (82 Ibs.,) $1.50; 10 bush., $14.00. 
Oats, Victory. The seed we offer is imported direct from Sweden, where scientific breed- 
ing of grain has been carried on for twenty-five years, supported by the government. This 
variety has produced there, the highest yield of all the white oats. The panicle is rather small 
and short, but compact and the spikelets usually bi-flowered. Sow 2 to 214 bushels per acre. 
Bushel, (48 Ibs.) $3.50; 10 bush., $32.00. 
Oats, Black Tartarian. A very prolific and early variety, yielding enormous crops of fine, 
heavy grain. The straw is long and strong and is considered one of the most nutritious for 
green fodder. Bushel (32 lbs.) $1.60; 10 bush., $15.00. 
—————— Peas Field for Fodder 
and Green Manuring. 
The Blue and the White 
Canada Peas are two of the 
best varieties for general cul- 
tivation; they afford most 
land; improves good land. 
plete and natural fertilizer. 
Abundance Oats 
profitable crops for fattening stock. They have been grown by 
dairymen with very satisfactory results, following Winter Rye, 
which was cut green in June for dairy cows, then stubble turned 
under and sown with mixed Peas and Oats, thus furnishing a large 
amount of forage in August, when grass pastures are usually short. 
Sow 3 bushels to the acre; if with Oats, 2 bushels. 
Canada White. Valuable for 
$1.00; bush. (60 Ibs.) $3.50; 10 bush., $32.50. 
Canada Blue. Valuable for Northern climates. Peck, $1.00; 
bush., (60 Ibs.) $3.50; 10 bush., $32.50. 
Cow Peas, Whip-Poor-Will. 
Northern climates. Peck, 
For fodder or soiling. A valu- 
able and nutritious green forage or hay crop. Enriches poor 
One of the best and cheapest 
ways of improving soil is the plowing under of leguminous 
crops. Cow Peas have been found superior for this purpose, 
especially on medium or light soils. 
nitrogen from the atmosphere, the roots reach deep into the 
soil and bring up the necessary potash, thus making a com- 
For fertilizing purposes, Cow 
Peas are superior to Clover from the fact that the foliage is 
Like Clover, they absorb 
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greater, besides making full growth in from 3 to 4 months. 
Sow as early as May 10 or as late as July; one (1) bushel to 
the acre in drills, 244 bushels to the acre broadcast. Peck, 
Japanese Buckwheat. $1.00; bush., (60 lbs.) $3.50; 10 bush., $32.50. 
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