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FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEEDS 



Prices of all Farm Seeds are f.o.b. Philadelphia, and subject to market changes. 

 PEAS FOR FODDER AND GREEN 'HANURINQ. 



Canada Field Peas, Valuable for Northern climates for cattle feeding. Used as 

 feed for pigeons, etc., and .or green soiling. Sow lj bu. per acre with £ bu. of oats. 

 Qt., 15 cts. (postpaid, 30 c'\)j peck, 75 cts. ; bu., 12.50. 



Southern Bluck=Eye Cow eas. Also known as Sand Pea, a small, white variety 

 with blnck eye. Sow 2 bushels to the acre. Qt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts,); peck, 

 $1.10; bu., $4.00. 



New Era COW Peas. Extra early, and one of the most valuable for planting in 

 the North and West, Qt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts ); peck, $1.00; bu., £3.75- 



Whip=p00r=w..l Cow Peas. An early variety; grows upright and vigorous; crop 

 is easy to V.rvest, Qt 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.); peck, 90 cts.; bu., $3.50. 



Clay Cow Peas. A v.uable son both for green manure, forage and hay crop. Sow 

 2 bushels tc acre. Q . 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.) peck, 90 cts.; bu., $3.50. 



Soja Been (Soja Hicpida). 

 Valuab 1 ^ in 'he Southern States 

 as a forage ctop and for fertiliz- 

 ing, alsi for pasturing, feeding 

 as green fodder and for silo pur- 

 poses. Plant one-half bushel to 

 the acre. Lb., 10 cts. (post- 

 paid, 18 cts. ). By express, per 

 peck, 9-" cts. ; per bu. , $3. 50 



Early Soja, or Soy Bean. 

 (See cut.) The best variety for 

 planting in Northern and East- 

 ern States. Ripens early and 

 produces an enormous crop of 

 both vines and pods. Lb., 15 

 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); peck, 

 $1.15; bu., $4.00. 



Kaffir Corn (Red). (See 

 cut.) Excellent forage for 

 horses and cattle, and excel- 

 lent feed for poultry. Use 4 

 to 5 pounds per acre. Lb., 

 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); 

 bu. (60 lbs.), $3.75; 100 lbs., 

 $6.00. 



Early Soja, or Soy Beans. 



Tkosinte, a Wonderful Fodder Plant. 



Kaffir Corn 



Broom Corn {Improved 



Evergreen). Exclusively 



grown on account of the color 

 and quality of its brush, which 

 is long, fine and straight, and 

 always green; grows 7 feet 

 high. The best kind for mak- 

 ing brooms. Use 10 lbs. to 

 an acre. Lb., 10 cts. (post- 

 paid, 18 cts.); bu. (16 lbs.), 

 $3.00; 100 lbs., $6.00. 

 Yellow Lupin ( Lup i v it s 

 Luteus). Botanically relat- 

 ed to the peas, but less 

 hardy. Sow May to July, 2 

 bushels to acre. Useful for 

 green manuring. Lb., 15 

 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts. ); perbu. 

 of 60 lbs., $4.50; 100 lbs., 

 $7.00. 



Velvet Bean [Deliehos Multifloruft). Largely grown in the South 

 and used as a fertilizing plant for turning under. Both vines and 

 pods are eaten by live stock, and the beans can be ground either 

 with or without the pods, and fed instead of corn or oats, or can 

 be mixed with them. Sow 1 bushel to acre. Lb., 10 cts. (post- 

 paid, 18cts. ). By freight or express, per peck, $1.50; per bu., $5.00. 

 Teosinte (Reana Luxurians). (See cut.) Excellent for stock 

 feeding, either green during summer or dry during winter, and 

 more nutritious and better liked than corn fodder by stock of all 

 kinds. Grows to perfection in this latitude, supplying an immense 

 amount of fodder, but will not produce seed. Sow in May or 

 June, in drills about four feet apart, using 3 pounds of seed per 

 acre. Per oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 75 cts., postpaid; 5 lbs. 

 or over, by express, 60 cts. per lb. 

 Spring Vetches, or Tares ( Vicin Sativa). Highly valuable for 

 soiling or for green manuring. Sometimes grown with oats, for 

 mowing and feeding to stock. Use 2 to 3 bushels to acre broad- 

 cast, or 1 to 2 bushels in drills. Lb., 10 cts. (postpaid, 18 cts.); 

 bu. of 60 bs., write for price. 

 Winter Vetches, or Tares (Vicia Villosa). Also called Sand 

 Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing with rye, 

 which serves as a support. It is perfectly hardy in all parts of 

 the country, remaining green all winter and maturing fully four 

 weeks earlier than Scarlet Clover; it can, therefore, be harvested or 

 plowed under, and the ground used for the usual spring crop. 

 Sow 1 bushel of the seed per acre, together with one- half bushel of 

 rye. Price per lb., 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); bu. (60 lbs.), write 

 for price. 



