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RELIABLE MRM SEEDS 



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FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEED5 



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

 BROOM CORN 



Improved Evergreen. Tliis variety is extensively grown on 

 account of the color and quality of its brush, which is long, 

 fine and straiglit, and always green; grows 7 feet high. Sow 

 10 pounds to the acre in good, deep dry soil. Lb., 30 cts. ; 

 postpaid. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 10 

 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs., $5.00. 



SUNFI.01VER 



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. Tt is enorm- 

 ously productive, as the heads sometimes measure 18 inches 

 in diameter. Plant 5 pounds to acre. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid; 

 by express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 5 lbs., $1.00, 

 10 lbs., $1.75; 50 lbs., $6.00; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



SUDAN GRASS 



A new forage plant which is valuable in the middle West and 

 may also be grown in the East. It is an annual related to the 

 sorghums, and is valuable both for hay and silo. Grows from 

 six to ten feet high, makes small leafy stems, and is greatly rel- 

 ished by stock. Sow seed when ground has become warm, using 

 4 to 6 lbs. per acre, in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, and cultivate 

 like corn. Lb., 40 cts. postpaid. By express or freight, at 

 purchaser's expense, 10 lbs., $2.25; 50 lbs., $10.00. 



VETCHES 



Spring Vetches, or Tares ( Vieia Sativa). Highly valu- 

 able for soiling or for green manuring. Use 2 or 3 bushels to 



acre, broadcast, or 1 to 2 bushels in drills. Lb., 30 cts., 



postpaid; (bu. 60 lbs.). Write for price. 

 Winter Vetches, or Tares ( Vicid VUlosa). Also called 



Sand Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing. 



Sow 1 bushel of the seed per acre, with 1 bushel of rye. 



Price per lb., 45 cts., postpaid; bu. (60 lbs.), write for price 



and special leaflet. 



SOJA BEANS 



Wilson Soja. An excellent variety for Middle and Eastern 

 States. Grows 36 to 44 inches high, branches well, holds 

 leaves and the seeds do not shatter from pods after cutting. 

 In Delaware it matured in 115 days, and the plants held the 

 seed well. Write for price. 



Mammoth Yellow Soja Bean. Valuable as a forage crop 

 and for silo purposes. It matures late and is very popular for 

 forage purposes, also productive. Most valuable for growing 

 in the Southern States. Write for price. 



RAPE 



Dwarf Essex Rape. A valuable forage plant which can be 

 sown in this latitude in April for early crop, or as late as Sep- 

 tember lor fall crop. Sown broadcast at the rate of 10 lbs. 

 to the acre, or 5 lbs. in drills. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid. By 

 express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 

 lbs., $1.50; 60 lbs., $6,00. 



PEAS FOR FODDER AND 

 GREEN MANURING 



Canadian Field Peas. Valuable for Northern climates for cat- 

 tle-feeding and for green foiling, and is also used in large 

 quantities for feeding pigeons. Sow 1^ bushel per acre with 

 I bushel of oats. Write for price. 



New Era Cow Peas. An upright-growing variety, which 

 matures quickly and produces a large crop of Peas. The 

 vines are small but cure nicely and make a good forage. 

 Write for price. 



Whip=poor-will Cow Peas. An early variety; grows up- 

 right, vigorous, and the crop is easy to harvest. We sell 

 more of this variety than any other, and consider it the best 

 for general purposes. Write for price. 



Clay Cow Peas. A medium late variety, of running habit 

 and strong growth. Write for price. 



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