Preer^s Antmnii Catalogue^ X9o6» 



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One Plant Crimson Clover. (Drawn from Nature.) 



CRIMSON OR SCARLET CI.OVER. 



( Trifoliitm ijirarnnfinn.) 



The Great Soil Improver, Early Qreen Feed, Grazing or 

 for Hay Crop. 



Soiling, or early green fee I, is impDitiiit in the e.irly spring. 

 As Crimson Clover is so much ahead of the pasture it can be 

 readily cut and carried to the stabled stock. It will not make 

 a second crop in time for turning under for green manure. 



Fertiiizsr. This is one of the best uses to which Crimson 

 Clover is adapted. Its capacity for stoolin* and ro-it form- 

 ation is very great ; like other plants it gathers nitrogen from 

 the air and stores it in the plants and roots, which become 

 valuable food for crops that follow. 



Pasturage, When siwn early enough to get a good start 

 Crimson Clover will make a splendid winter grazing for sheep 

 and cattle, and is the earliest pasture in spring. 



Hay. Crimson Clover produces from 2 to 3 tins of cured Hay 

 per acre. To secure the best quality of Hay it should be cut 

 before full bloom. It cures very rapidly and should be care- 

 fully handled to retain as mu:h leaf as possible, but the stalks 

 are very nutritious. 



Write for sainl>h ani price of our Fancy recleaned seed of 

 Crimson Clo7)er. 



CI.OVER SEEDS. 



Red or Medium Market price, write for sample. 



Alfalfa, or Licerne " " " " " 



Alsike " " " " 



White Dutch, Choice. 25 cts. per lb. (by mail, 33 cts.), $23.00 

 per 100 lbs. 



VETCHES. 



Winter Vetches, or Tares [Vicia villosa). Also called 

 Sand, or Hairy Vetch. Sow from one-half to one bushel per 

 acre, together with one-half bushel of Rye. Per lb., 12 cts. 

 (by mail, 20 cts.); bu. (60 lbs.), $7.00; per 100 lbs., $11.00. 

 Add cost of bags (18 cts.) for each 2-bushel. 



OATS. 



Qrey Winter Oats. This variety hns been thoroughly tested. 

 has stood the severest winter, is entirely rust-proof; can be 

 sown as late as November 1st. Bus., $1.50. Add cost of 

 bags (18 cts. ) for eacli 2 bushel. 



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Improved Dietz Longberry Wheat. 



RYE. 



Thousandfold Winter Rye. In haidiness and yield this 

 variety stands foremost, will winter through severe seasons. 

 Straw heavy and stiff of a light yellow color. Bus., $1.30. 

 Add cost of bags (18 cts.) for eacli 2-bushel. 



RAPE. 



Rape, Dwarf Essex. A forage plant of the highest value. 

 It can be sown in this latitude as late as Sejitember, and still 

 later further South ; it is sown broadcast at the rate of 10 lbs. 

 to the acre, but is better drilled, in which case 5 lbs. to the 

 ncre are enough. In a few weeks from time of sowing, sheep, 

 hogs or cattle can be turned on it, and all reports agree that 

 they gain weight faster on this than any other fodder. 15 cts. 

 • per lb. (by mail, 23 cts.) ; 10 lbs., 90 cts.; per bus. (50 lbs.), 

 $3,25; per 100 lbs., $600. Add cost of hags (18 cts.) for 

 each 2-bushel. 



SEI.ECTED SEED IVHEAT. 



FuItzo=nediterranean Wheat {Ba/d). A cross of Fultz 

 on Hybrid Mediterranean, which has .absorbed the best quali- 

 ties of both. The heads are large and full of beautilul, plump, 

 red grains. The straw is stout and stiff, thereby enabling it to 

 stand up well. This new variety is productive, and makes a 

 crop of more than the average yield. Peck, 60 cts.; bus., 

 SI 75. .^dd cost of bags (18 cts.) for each 2-bushel. 



Improved Dietz Longberry Wheat {BcarJed). This val- 

 uable early wheat will do well on all kinds of soil. Sown 

 eilher early or late, it always yields a large crop of choice 

 high-grade wheat, even after hard, icy winters. It is a very 

 clnse-chnfed wheat, and holds the berry tight. Peck, 50 cts.; 

 bus., $l.rtO. ,^dd cost of bags (18 cts.) for each 2-bushel. 



Improved Fultz Wheat {Bald). This variety is more widely 

 known in the United States than any other kind, and probably 

 more acreage is sown of this than any other ; grows to a medi- 

 um height, with stiff, strong straw, ripens early, and seldom 

 fails to "make a good crop. Peck. 50 cts.; bus. , $160. Add 

 cost of bags (18 cts.) for each 2-bushel. 



