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RELIABLE FARM SEEDS 



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Prices of all Fai-m Seeds are f . o. b. Philadelphia and are subject to market changes 



WHITE FIELD CORN 



Johnson County White Dent. A prolific variety which 

 produces large ears, well filled at both ends and of good value 

 for feeding stock. The grains are long and set dose on the 

 cob, which measures about ten inches in length and contains 

 from 18 to 24 rows of grain, extending to the tip. By express 

 or freight, at purchaser's expense, peck (14 lbs.), $1.00; bushel 

 (56 lbs.), S3.50. 



ENSILAGE CORN 



Sow 1 to Ij bushels to the acre, in rows 34 feet apart. 

 Red Cob Ensilage. One of the very best varieties for ensilage 

 and grows well in all sections. It is a pure white Corn on a 

 red cob. It is sweet, tender, juicy, has short joints and produces 

 an abundance of fohage, usually making a growth of stalk 

 measuring 12 to 14 feet high. Every dairy farmer should grow 

 this sort; it wiU produce very large crops. By express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, peck (14 lbs.), $1.00; bushel 

 (56 lbs.), S3. 50. 



Sweet Fodder Com. For soiling or ensilage. Some dairy- 

 men prefer the sweet fodder com to the ordinary ensilage 

 varieties, and although it dees not make as large a stalk, nor 

 as much fohage, it is highly relished by stock. It does best 

 when sown in drills at the rate of IJ to 2 bushels to the acre. 

 Write for price. 



BARLEY 



Sow li to 2 bushels if drilled; 2 to 2i bushels broadcast. 

 Manshurey. A productive and reHable variety. The straw is 

 stiff and strong, holding up weU 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. 



BUCKWHEAT 



Sow about the middle of June, broadcast, at rate of 1 bushel 



to the acre, or J bushel in diills. 



Japanese. Earlier, more prolific and >-ields 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 weU-fiUed 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 pur- 

 chaser's expense, peck (8 lbs.), 80 cts. ; bushel (32 lbs.), S2.75; 

 5 bushels or over, S2.65 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 lbs.), 75 cts.; bushel 

 (32 lbs.); S2.60; 5 bushels or over, $2.50 per bushel. 



Lincoln. Verj' 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 lbs.), 

 $2.60; 5 bushels or over, $2.50 per bushel. 



Welcome. A splendid variety for all sections, and a ver>' pro- 

 ductive sort. The straw is hea\'y 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 lbs.), 

 $2.60; 5 bushels or over. $2.50 per bushel. 



SPRING WHEAT 



Marquis. An excellent early variety for spring sowing. It 

 is a cross of the Red Fife and Red Calcutta wheats and pro- 

 duces large heads which are beardless and have smooth yellow 

 chaff. It is extremely hardy, matures at an early season and 

 in sections suitable for growing Spring Wheat vaU prove very 

 satisfactory. Sow IJ bushels to the acre. Write for price, 

 stating quantity wanted. 



SPRING RYE 



Used as a catch crop to sow where winter grain has failed, and 

 is grown for grain crop or turning under to improve the soU. 

 Sow IJ bushels to the acre. Write for price, stating quantity 

 desired. 



