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SG] RELIABLE FARM SEEDS 11 
WHITE FIELD CORN 
Hickory King. A prolific white variety, cob remarkably small, 
grains large. This Corn is suitable for growing in light soil 
and is mostly used in the Southern States. By express or 
freight, at purchaser’s expense, peck (14 lbs. ), $1.25; bushel 
(56 lbs.), $4.50. 
ENSILAGE CORN 
Sow 1 bushel in drills, or 2 bushels broadcast per acre. 
Special prices to buyers of large quantities. 
Red Cob Ensilage. (ne of the very best varieties for ensi- 
lage and grows well in all sections. It is a pure white Corn 
onaredcob. It is sweet, tender, juicy, has short joints and 
produces an abundance of foliage. Every dairy farmer should 
grow this sort; it will produce very large crops. By express 
or freight, at purchaser’s expense, peck (14 lbs.), $1.25; 
bushel (56 lbs.), $4.50. 
Southern Fodder, Sheeptooth. Produces broad foliage 
and tender stalks. Will keep up the flow of milk during hot 
weather, when the grass is burnt up. Grains narrow and 
white. By express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, peck 
(14 Ibs. ), $1.25; bushel (56 Ibs.), $4.50. 
Sweet Fodder Corn. For soiling or ensilage. Sow broad- 
cast 2 bushels, or in drills 3 feet apart, 1 bushel per acre. 
Write for price. 
BARLEY 
Sow 1} to 2 bushels if drilled; 2 to 23 bushels broadcast. 
Manshurey. A productive and reliable variety, The straw 
is stiff and strong, holding up well and bearing long heads, 
which are well filled with plump grains. It ripens early and 
is good for both feeding and malting. Write for price. 
Beardiess Barley. This variety is free from beards, making 
it easier to thresh than other kinds and safer to feed to stock. 
It is a strong, vigorous grower, making short, heavy straw 
and bearing well-filled heads. Write for price. 
BUCK WHEAT 
Sow about the middle of June, broadcast, at rate of 1 bushel 
to the acre, or 4 bushel in drills. 
Japanese. Earlier, more prolific and yields nearly double the 
weight per acre of other sorts, The grains are nearly twice 
as large as those of Silver Hull and of a much better color. 
This variety is always in demand and is preferred by the 
millers who claim that it makes the best grade of flour, 
Write for price, stating quantity desired, 
OATS 
Sold at standard weight of 32 lbs. to the bushel. 
Special 
prices to buyers of large quantities. Sow 2% bushels to the acre. 
Storm King. (See cut.) The seed of this variety was orig- 
inally imported, but has been grown for several years in this 
country, and is thoroughly acclimated. It makes a strong 
growth of straw, with large well-filled heads, which have a 
tendency to be one-sided and grains are white, large and 
heavy. ‘Storm King’’ has made a yield of from 60 to 70 
bushels per acre, and we recommend it to every farmer who 
desires a thoroughly reliable variety. By express or freight, 
at purchaser’s expense, peck (8 lbs.), 85 cts.; bushel (32 
Ibs.), $3.00; 5 bushels or over, $2.90 per bushel. 
White Maine. This fine variety is grown with much favor, 
as it yields extremely large crops. It is suitable to growing 
in any section, and makes a strong, stiff straw, thus enabling 
it to stand up well during a season of stormy weather. By 
express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, peck (8 Ibs.), 75 
cts.; bushel (32 lbs.), $2.60; 5 bushels or over, $2.50 per 
bushel, 
Lincoln. Very early and productive. Good straw with bright 
grains and a very dependable variety. By express or freight, 
at purchaser’s expense, peck (8 lbs.), 75 cts.; bushel (32 
Ibs.), $2.60; 5 bushels or over, $2.50 per bushel. 
Welcome. A splendid variety for all sections, and a very pro- 
ductive sort. The straw is heavy and stiff and the grains are 
plump and attractive in appearance. By express or freight, 
at purchaser’s expense, peck (8 lbs.), 75 cts.; bushel (32 
Tbs. ), $2.60; 5 bushels or over, $2.50 per bushel. { 
SPRING WHEAT 
Marquis. An excellent early variety for spring sowing. Write 
for price, stating quantity wanted. 
SPRING RYE 
Used as a catch crop to sow where winter grain has failed. 
Write for price, stating quantity desired, 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian. May be grown to advantage on waste 
ground. An excellent and cheap food for fowls. All farmers 
should plant this, if only for feeding chickens. It is enor- 
mously productive, as the heads sometimes measure 18 incnes 
in diameter. Plant 5 pounds to acre. Lb., 40 cts., post- 
paid. By express or freight, at purchaser’s expense, 5 Ibs., 
$1.20; 10 Ibs., $2.30; 50 Ibs., $10.50: 100 Ibs., $20.00. 
