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FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEEDS. 



Prices of all Farm Seeds f.o.b. Philadelphia, and subject to market changes. 

 PEAS FOR FODDER AND OREEN MANURING. 

 Canada Field Peas. Valuable for Northern climates for cattle feed- 

 ing. Used as feed for pigeons, etc., and for green soiling. Sow 1^ 

 bu. per acre with J bu. of oats. Qt., 15 cts. (postpaid, 30 cts.); peck, 

 75 cts.; bu., 12. 7o. 

 Southern Black- Eye Cow Pe^s. 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.. !i!3.75. 

 Mew Era Cow Peas. Extra early, and one of the most valuable for 

 planting in the North and West. Qt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.); 

 peck, 90 cts.; bu., S3..",0. 

 Whip=poor=will Cow Peas. An early variety; grows upright 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, forage and 

 hay crop. Sow 2 bushels to acre. Qt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.); 

 peck. 90 cts.; bu., S3. 50 

 Soja Bean (Mammoth Yellow). Valuable as a forage crop and for 

 silo purposes. Plant one-half bushel to the acre. Lb., 10 cts. (post- 

 paid, 18 cts.). By express, per peck, 95 cts.; per bu., $3.50. 

 Early Soja {HolUjhrook). (See 

 cut.) The best variety for 

 planting in Northern and East- 

 ern .States Ripens early and 

 produces an enormous crop of 

 both vines and pods. Lb., 15 

 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); peck, 

 $1.15; bu., $4.00. 

 Kaffir Corn {Red). (See 

 cut.) Excellent forage for 

 horses and cattle, and excel- 

 lent feed for poultry. Use 4 to 

 5 pounds per acre. Lb., 15 cts. 

 (postpaid, 23 cts.); bu., (60 

 lbs.), $3.75; 100 lbs. $6.00. 

 Broom Com {Imp roved 

 Everqreen) . The best kind 

 for making brooms. Use 10 



lbs. to an acre. Lb., 10 cts. X^iFlfflirJSvofljlK*R!A\,^^~-^ka Teosintr, a Wonderful Fodder Plant. 



(postpaid, 18 cts.) bu. (46 ^.^^ ■ 'Tt-^^jvm — -"w^ 4'«ii,\ /miy 



ibs. ). $3.50, 100 lbs., $7.00. '^VjJ**^ , '^^W-^„-giltM^^^ Yellow Lupin (Lupinus Lutens). Botanican> 



related to the peas, but less hardy. Sow May to 

 July, 2 bushels to acre. Useful tor green manuring. 

 Lb., 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); per bu. of 60 lbs., 

 $7.00; 100 lbs., $10.00. 

 Velvet Bean {Delichos MuUiflorus). Larely 

 grown in the South and used as a fertilizing plant 

 for turning under. Both vines and pods are eaten 

 by live stock, and the beans can be ground either 

 with or without the pods, and fed instead of corn or 

 oats, or can be mixed with them. Sow 1 bushel to 

 acre. Lb., 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.). By freight 

 or express, per peck, $1.75; per bu., $6.00. 

 Teoslnte (Reana Luxuriann). (See cut.) Excellent for stock 

 feeding, either green during summer or dry during winter, and 

 more nutritious and better liked than corn fodder by stock of all 

 kinds. Grows to perfection in this latitude, supplying an im- 

 mense amount of fodder, but will not produce seed. Sow in May 

 or June, in drills about four feet apart, using 3 pounds of seed per 

 acre. Per oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 26 cts.; lb., 85 cts., postpaid; 5 

 lbs. or over, by express, 70 cts. per lb. 

 Spring Vetches, or Tares ( Vicia Sutirn). Highly valuable 

 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. (postpaid, 20 

 ct.= .); bu. of 60 lbs., write for price. 

 Winter Vetches, or Tares ( Vicia Villosn). 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 plowed under, and the ground used for the usual spring crop. 

 Sow 1 bushel of the seed per acre, together with one-half bushel 

 of rye. Price per lb., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); bu. (60 lbs.), 

 write for price. 



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