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FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEED5 



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

 BROOM CORN 



Improved Evergreen. This variety is extensively grown on 

 account of the color and quality of its brush, vehich is long, 

 fine and straight, and always green; grows 7 feet high. Sow 

 10 pounds to the acre in good, deep dry soil. Lb., 30 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 10 

 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs., |5.00. 



SUNFLOWER 



Mammoth Russian. May be grown to advantage on waste 

 ground. An excellent and cheap food for lowls. All farmers 

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

 ously productive, as the heads sometimes measure 18 inches in 

 diameter. Plant 5 pounds to acre. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid; 

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 5 lbs., $1.00. 

 10 lbs., $1.75; 50 lbs., $7.00; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



SUDAN GRASS 



A new forage plant vifhich is valuable in the middle West and 

 may also be grown in the East. It is an annual rela'.ed to the 

 sorghums, and is valuable both for hay and silo. Grows from 

 six to ten feet high, makes small leafy stems, and is greatly rel- 

 ished by stock. Sow seed when ground has become warm, using 

 4 to 6 lbs. per acre, in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, and cultivate 

 like corn. Lb., 40 cts. postpaid. By express or freight, at pur- 

 chaser's expense, 10 lbs., $2 25; 60 lbs., $10.00. 



VETCHES 



Spring Vetches, or Tares {Vicia Satwa). Highly valu- 

 able for soiling or for green manuring. Use 2 to 3 bushels to 

 acre, broadcast, or 1 to 2 bushels in drills. Lb., 30 cts., post- 

 paid (bu. 60 lbs.). Write for price. 



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

 Sand Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing. 

 Sow 1 bushel of the seed per acre, with 1 bushel of rye. Price 

 per lb. , 45 cfs., postpaid; bu. (60 lbs.), write for price and 

 special leaflet. 



SOJA BEANS 



Wilson Soja. An excellent variety for Middle and Eastern 

 States. Grows 36 to 44 inches high, branches well, holds 

 leaves and the seeds do not shatter from pods after cutting. In 

 Delaware it matured in 115 days, and the plants held the seed 

 well. Write for price. 



Mammoth Yellow Soja Bean. Valuable as a forage crop 

 and for silo purposes. It matures late and is very popular for 

 forage purposes, also productive. Most valuable for grouing 

 in the Southern States. Write for price. 



RAPE 



Dwarf Essex Rape. A valuable forage plant which can be 

 sown in this latitude in April for early crop, or as late as Sep- 

 tember for fall crop. Sown broadcast at the rate of 10 lbs. to 

 the acre, or 5 lbs. in drills. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, at purchaser's expense, 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., 

 $1.75; 50 lbs., $7.50. 



PEAS FOR FODOER AND 

 GREEN MANURING 



Canadian Field Peas. Valuable for Northern climates for cat- 

 tle-feeding and for green soiling, and is also used in large 

 quantities for feeding pigeons. Sow 1 ^ bushels per acre with 

 J bushel oats. Write for price. 



New Era Cow Peas. An upright-growing variety, which ma- 

 tures quickly and produces a large crop of Peas. The vines 

 are small but cure nicely and make a good forage. Write for 

 price. 



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

 tight, vigorous, and the crop is easy to harvest. We sell more 

 of this variety than any other, and consider it the best for gen- 

 eral purposes. Write for price. 



Clay Cow Peas. A medium late variety, of running habit 

 and strong growth. Write for price. 



INOCULATING CULTURES 



for Vetch, Field Peas, Soja Beans, etc., 

 will be found offered on page 208 



