(MUfWADREER ■JHIIADflJHIA PA -Q RELIABLE FARM SEEDS 



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FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEEDS. 



Prices of all Farm Seeds are f.o.b. Phil 

 PEAS FOR FODDER AND GREEN MANURING. 



Canada Field Peas. Valuable for Northern climates for 

 cattle feeding. Used as feed for pigeons, etc., and for green 

 soiling. Sow 1.' bu. per acre with i bu. of oats. Qt. , 15 

 cts. (postpaid, 30 cts.); peck, 75 cts. ; bu., $2 75. 



Southern Black=Eye Cow Peas. Also known as Sand 

 Pea, a small, white variety with black eye. Sow 2 bushels 

 to the acre. Qt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.); peck, $1.00; 

 bu., $3.75. 



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

 able for planting in the North and West. Qt., 20 cts. 

 (postpaid, 35 cts.); peck, 90 cts. ; bu., $3.50. 



Whlp=poor=wiIl Cow Peas. An early variety; grows up- 

 right and vigorous; crop is easy to harvest. Qt., 20 cts. 

 (postpaid, 35 cts.); peck, 90 cts. ;bu., $3.50. 



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

 age and hay crop. Sjw 2 bushels to acre. Qt., 20 cts 

 ( postpaid, 35 cts); peck, 90 cts.; bu., $3 50. 



Soja Bean (Ro San). Earlier than Hollybrook, but leaves 

 not as large. Good for sections where the season is short. 

 Lb., 10 cts, (postpaid, 18 cts.). By express, peck, 95 cts.; 

 bu., $3.50. 



Early Soja (Hollybrook). A good variety for planting in 

 Northern and Eastern States. Ripens early and produces an 

 enormous crop of both vines and pods. Lb., 15 cts. (post- 

 paid, 23 cts. ); peck, $1.15; bu., $4.00. 



Soja Bean {Mammoth Yellow). Valuable as a forage crop 

 and for silo purposes. Plant one- half bushel to the acre. Lb., 

 10 cts. (postpaid, 18 cts.) By express, per peck, 95 cts. ; per 

 bu., $3.50. 



Kaffir Corn (Red). Excellent forage for horses and cattle. 

 Use 4 to 5 pounds per acre. Lb., 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 

 cts).; bu. (60 lbs.), $375; 100 lbs., $6.00. 



Broom Corn (Improved Evergreen). The best kind for 

 making brooms. Use 10 lbs. to an acre. Lb., 10 cts. (post- 

 paid, 18 cts,); bu. (46 lbs.), $3.50; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



Velvet Bean (Delichos Multiflorus). Largely grown in the 

 South and used as a fertilizing plant for turning under. Sow 

 1 bushel to an acre. Lb., 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.). By 

 freight or express, per peck, $1.75; per bu., $6. 00. 



fidclphia and subject to market changes. 



Yellow Lupin (Lvpinus Lvteits). Related to the peas, 

 but less hardy. Useful for green manuring, Sow May to 

 July, 2 bushels to acre. Lb,, 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); per 

 bu. of 60 lbs,, $7.00; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



Dwarf Essex Rape. A forsge 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 10 lbs. to the acre, but it is better drilled, in which 

 case 5 lbs. to the acre will suffice. In a few weeks from the 

 time of sowing, sheep, hogs or cattle can be turned upon it; all 

 reports agree that they gain weight faster on this than any 

 other fodder, and as it can be sown after other crops are off, the 

 gain in fodder is secured at a nominal cost. Stockmen, dairy- 

 men and farmers have proved its value. Per lb., 15 cts.; by 

 mail, 23 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.20; bushel of 50 lbs., $5.50; 100 

 lbs., $10.00. 



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., 12 cts. (post- 

 paid, 20 cts.); bu. of 60 lbs., write for price. 



Winter Vetches, or Tares (Vicia Villosa). Also called 

 Sand Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. Reccmmended for fall sow- 

 ing 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 plowed under, and the ground used 

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

 acre, together with one-halt bushel of rye. Price per lb., 

 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); bu. (60 lbs.), write for price. 



SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth 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 grow to a large 

 size, sometimes measuring as much as 18 inches in diameter. 

 Plant 4 quarts to acre. Lb., 12 cts.; by mail, 20 cts.; peck, 

 60 cts.; bu. (25 lbs.), $2.25; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



