JUtWADREER -PHIIADELPI1IAW- W RELIABLE FARM SEEDS 



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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 MANURING. 



Canadian Field Peas. Valuable for Northern climates for 

 cattle feeding and for green soiling. Used as feed for pigeons. 

 Sow lj bushels per acre with k bushel oats. By express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, peck, 80 cts. ; bushel, $3.00. 



Southern Black=Eye Cow Peas. Also known as Sand 

 Pea, a small white variety with black eye. Sow two bushels 

 to the acre. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 

 peck, 90 cts.; bushel, $3.50. 



New Era Cow Peas. Extra early, and one of the most 

 valuable for planting in the North and West. By express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, peck, 80 cts.; bushel, $3.00. 



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

 right and vigorous; crop is easy to harvest. By express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, peck, 80 cts.; bushel, $3. 00. 



Clay Cow Peas. A valuable sort both for green manure, 

 forage and hay crop. Sow 2 bushels to acre. By express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, peck, 80 cts. ; bushel, $300. 



SUNFLOWER. 



flammoth Russian. May be grown to great advantage in 

 waste ground. An excellent and cheap food for fowls. All 

 farmers should plant this, if only for feeding chickens. It is 

 enormously productive of seed, as the heads sometimes measure 

 18 inches in diameter. Plant 4 quarts to acre. .Lb., 20 cts., 

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

 peck, 60 cts.; bushel (25 lb)., $2.00; 100 lbs., $7.00 



VETCHES. 



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

 able for soiling or for green manuring. Sometimes grown with 

 oats, for mowing and feeding to stock. Use 2 to 3 bushels to 

 acre, broadcast, or 1 to 2 bushels in drills. Lb., 25 cts., 

 postpaid; bu. of 60 lbs., 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 ploughed under, and the ground 

 used for the usual spring crop. Sow 1 bushel of the seed per 

 acre, with one bushel of rye. Price per lb., 30 cts., post- 

 paid; bu. (60 lbs.), write for price and special leaflet. 



SPRING WHEAT. 



Saskatchewan Fife. By express or freight at purchaser's 

 expense, peck, 85 cts.; bushel (60 lbs.), $3.00. 



SPRING RYE. 



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

 By express or freight at purchaser's expense, peck, 60 cts. ; 

 bushel (56 lbs.), $2.00. 



Kaffir Corn 



MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS. 



Dwarf Essex Rape. A forage plant of highest value. It can be sown in April for 

 an early crop, and for fall crop in July, August and September, and still later further 

 South. It is sown broadcast, 6 lbs. to the acre, but is better drilled, in which case 3 

 lbs. to the acre will suffice. In a few weeks from the time of sowing, sheep, hogs or 

 cattle can be turned on it. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs., 

 $1 20; bushel of 50 lbs., $5.00; 100 lbs., $9.00. 



Yellow Milo Haze. May be cut several times for green forage, is very nutritious, and 

 can be used for ensilage, or cured like sorghum. Use 4 to 5 pounds to acre. By ex- 

 press or freight, at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs., 70 cts.; 100 lbs., $6.00. 



Kaffir Corn (Bed). Excellent forage for horses and cattle. Use 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs., 70 cts.; 100 lbs., $6.00. 



Yellow Lupin (Lupinus Luteus). Botanically related to Peas, but less hardy. Sow 

 May to July, 2 to 3 bushels to acre. Useful for green manuring. By express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs., 90 cts.; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



Sorghum, or Early Amber Sugar=cane. The earliest and most productive va- 

 riety. Height, 10 to 12 feet. Sow 5 lbs. in drills, or 1$ bushels broadcast to acre. 

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs., 60 cts.; 100 lbs., $5.00. 



Johnson Grass, or Sorghum lialepense. A Southern fodder plant, growing 30 

 inches or more in height. Per lb., 35 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, at pur- 

 chaser's expense, 10 lbs., $1.30; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



Speltz, or Emmer. A combination of wheat, oats and bailey. Excellent for fatten- 

 ing cattle, poultry, horses, sheep, pigs, etc. Sow 70 to 80 pounds per acre. By ex- 

 press or freight, at purchaser's expense, peck, 70 cts.; bushel (40 lbs.), $2.50. 



