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ENRTADREER -PHILADELPHIA PA 



RELIABLE FARM SEEDS 



FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEEDS.-c«~«d 



Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. (See cut.) May be grown to great 

 advantage in waste ground. An excellent and cheap food fur fowls. All 

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

 productive of seed, as the heads grow to a large size, sometimes measaring as 

 much as 18 inches in diameter, and are full of seed. It can be planted aiiy 

 time from early spring until the end of June. Plant 4 quarts to-acre. Qt, !K) 

 cts.; by mail, 17 cts.; peck, 40 cts.; bu. (25 lbs.), $1.60 ; 100 lbs., $5.50. 



Wild Rice {Zizania Aqiiniiio). The Ziznnia is valuable as a forage plant on 

 inundated lands and along the shores of marshes. As an attraction for wild 

 fowls it is invaluable. The seed should be sown in the fall in 6 inches to 6 

 feet of water, having soft mud bottom where there are few weeds. Lb., 35 

 CIS.; Ijy mail, 43 cts.; 10 lbs. or more at 25 cts. per lb. 



White Branching Dhoura {White Millo Maize). A valuable forage plant. 

 Will thrive even when com is suffering from drought. Use 4 to 5 pounds to 

 acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.; 10 lbs., 80 cts.; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



Broom Corn (Improved Evergreen) . Extensively grown on account of the 

 color and quality of its brush, which is long, fine and straight, and always 

 green; grows 7 feet high. Use 6 to 8 quarts to acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 

 18 cts.; 100 lbs., $6.00. 



Sorghum, or Early Amber Sugar^Cane. This is the sorghum of the 

 Nunhern Stales; makes the finest quality of syrup. The earliest and most 

 productive variety. Height 10 to 12 feet. For ensilage or fodder it posses'^es 

 good qualities ; stock of all kinds relish it. Sow 4 quarts in drills, or 8 quarts 

 broadcast to acre. Per lb., 15 cts.; by mail, 23 cts.; 100 lbs., $5.00. 



MILLET. Prices variable. 



German, or Golden Millet {Sonihem-groum). A valuable 

 annual hay and lodder crop, more productive and coarser 

 than Hungarian Grass, medium early, 4 to 5 feet high. 

 Sow 1 bushel to the acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.; 

 bu. (50 lbs.), (write for price). 



Hungarian riillet {Panicum Germanicum). An annual 

 forage plant, early and productive, growing 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with an abundance of foliage, often yielding 2 to 3 tons per 

 acre. Sow 1 bushel to the acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mailj 18 

 cts.; bu. (48 lb.), (write for price). 



Japanese Barn=yard flillet {Panicum Crus-galH). An 

 excellent fodder i)lant ; grows 6 to 8 feet high, and is more 

 tender than most tall varieties of millet. Should be sown 

 between middle of May and end of July, either broadcast 

 or in drills; if broadcast use 12 lbs. to acre, if drilled 8 lbs. 

 The yield is heavy and fodder equal to corn. Can be fed 

 green, cured as hay, or siloed, Lb., 10 cts.; by mail^ 18 cts.; 

 10 lbs., 80 CIS,; 100 lbs . $7.00. 



Egyptian, or East India Pearl flillet {Pevdllaria 

 spTCiUa). Grows from 8 lo 10 feet high. When cultivated 

 for fodder, sow in drills 3 feet apart, and thin out in rows to 

 1 foot apart. Sow 3 to 5 pounds per acre. Lb., 12 cts.; by 

 mail, 20 cts.; 100 lbs., $10 00. 



BIRD SBKDS. 



All recleaned and improved by special machinery. If wanted hv moil, add 8 cts. 

 per lb. for postage. 



Mammoth Russian Sunflower. 



Johnson Grass, or Sorghum Halepense. A valuable 

 Southern fodder plant, growing 30 inches or more in height; 

 hardy in New Jersey. It is a rapid -growing perennial. On 

 rich soil it may be cut three or four times in a season. Best 

 results are obtained by sowing seed in August or September, 

 25 to 35 pounds to the acre. Per lb., 15 cts.; by mail, 

 23 cts.; 100 lbs., $11.00. 



Flax. When grown for seed, sow I bushel per acre ; if fibre 

 is wanted, sow at the rate of 2 to 3 bushels. The soil should 

 be well cultivated. Peck, 85 cts.; bu., $3.00. 



Kaffir Corn (Red). ("See cut.) Excellent forage for horses 

 and cattle, and excellent food for poultry, either fed in the 

 grain or ground and cooked. Use 4 to 5 pounds to acre. 

 Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.; bu. (60 lbs.), $2.00; 100 lbs., 

 $3.25. 



Buckwheat, Japanese. This superior variety is earlier 

 and more prolilic and yields double the weight per acre of 

 other sorts. The grains are nearly twice as large as those 

 of Silver Hull, and of fine color. This variety is always in 

 demand, the millers preferring it to all other sorts, as it 

 makes the finest flour. Sow about the middle of June, broad- 



cast, from i 

 lbs.), $1.25. 



to 3 pecks per acre. Peck, 40 cts.; bu. (48 



peck, 50 cts. 



30 



peck 



Canary. Lb., 10 cts 



peck, 90 cts.; bu., $3.50. 

 Hemp. Lb , 10 cts.; \ peck 



peck, 50 CIS ; bu . $2.00. 

 French Bird Millet. Lb., 15 



peck, 90 cts. 

 German Rape. Lb., 10 cts.; \ 



40 cts.; peck, 70 cts.; bu., $2.50. 

 nixed Bird Seed. Lb., 10 cts.; \ peck, 



50 CIS.; peck, 90 cts.; bu., $3.50. 

 ^ Lettuce. Oz., 5 cts.; lb., 25 cts. 

 \) Maw. Lb., 15 cts. 

 Unhulled Rice. Lb., 20 cts 



GO cts.; peck, $1.00. 

 Sunflower. Lb., 10 cts.; \ 



cts.; peck, 40 Cts.; bu., $1.50. 





peck. 



Kaffir Corn, 



READ 

 DREER'S GRASSES and CLOVERS 



Tells about the best grasses 

 for the farmer, also grains for 

 use in Silo and for Forage. 

 Price, 25 cts., by mail, postpaid. 



