FOR THE FARM. 



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Field Corn and Forage Plants. 



Our Seed Corn has been grown for us by specialists, and will be found of the highest grade as to quality and germinating power. 

 Sow eight quarts to the acre. 



Hickory Killj|>'. A distinct White Dent Field Corn. The 

 stalks are strong, and bear two and occasionally three ears; 

 the cob is remarkably small. It is very productive and of 

 good quality. Qt. 15 cts., peck 60 cts., bu. $2.00. 



ENSILAGE CORN. 



Red Cob Ensilage. A pure wdiite corn growing on a red 

 cob. It is sweet, tender, juicy, has short joints and produces 

 an abundance of foliage. Every dairy farmer should grow 

 this sort; it will produce 25 to 30 tons per acre. Sow IJ^ to 

 1^- bushels per acre. Qt. 15 cts., peck 40 cts., bu. $1.25. 



Blount's Prolific White. This variety bears 4 to 6 

 ears per stalk, grain plump and white ; it is very productive, 

 and is also considered the best variety for making ensilage. 

 Qt. 15 cts., peck 50 cts., bu. $1.75. 



Southern Fodder. Another white variety that every 

 Silo owner or dairy farmer should not overlook. It grows 

 12 to 16 feet high, has broad foliage and tender stalks. 

 There is no better fodder to keep up the flow of milk during 

 hot weather when the grass is burned up. It will yield 30 to 

 40 tons per acre. Sow 1^ to IJ bu. per acre. Qt. 15 cts., 

 peck 40 cts., bu. $1.25. 



Sweet Fodder Corn. (For soiling or ensilage.) Profit- 

 able as green fodder, cut when green to feed cattle. Sow 

 broadcast 2 bushels, and drills 3 feet apart 1 bushel, per acre. 

 Peck 50 cts., bu. $1.75. 



POP CORN. 



Cultural directions same as for Sugar Corn. We offer Pop 

 Corn on the ear only. 

 White Kice. A very early fine white variety. Lb. 8 cts., 



10 lbs. 60 cts. 

 White Pearl. One of the best for parching, smooth grained 



ears. Lb. 6 cts., 10 lbs. 50 cts. 



SORGHUM. 



Early Amber Sug-ar Cane. The earliest and most 

 productive variety. Height 10 to 12 feet. Its saccharine 

 matter is of first quality, fine and rich. Sow 4 qts. in drills 

 and 8 qts. broadcast to the acre. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. $6.00. 



Kaffir Corn. One of the best things offered of late years 

 for a forage plant. The heads contain small white seeds 

 which make an excellent flour. They are greedily eaten by 

 horses and cattle, and make excellent food for poultry either 

 fed in the grain or ground and cooked. Lb. 15 cts., 100 

 lbs. $8.00. 



Rural Branching- Dhoura [White Milh Maizi). A 

 valuable forage plant. It produces a large quantity of foliage, 

 as it branches from the joints, and will thrive even when corn 

 is suffering from drought. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. $8.00. 



Sorg-huni Halepen.se {Johnson Grass). One of the most 

 valuable southern fodder plants, a rapid growing perennial, 

 perfectly hardy in New Jersey. On rich soils it may be cut 

 three or four times in season. The best results are obtained 

 by sowing the seed in August or September at the rate of 25 

 to 35 lbs. to the acre. Per lb. 15 cts. ; per 100 lbs. $12.00. 



IVEW FORAGE PLANTS THAT FLOURISH 

 IN POOR AND DRY SOILS WHERE 

 OTHER GRASSES PERISH. 



I.ATHYRUS SII.VESTRIS. 



(Flat Pea.) 



This wonderful forage plant has created a sensation in agri- 

 cultural circles in Europe, where its value is now generally known 

 and recognized. It resists continued drouth and thrives well on 

 the poorest sandy and stony soils. It is more nutritious than 

 the best clover, and when once established will continue to yield 

 for years abundant harvests of excellent quality. Per pkt., 10 

 cts.; oz. 30 cts., \ lb. $1.00, lb. $3 00. 



SACALINE. 



(Polygonum Sachalinense.) 



Another remarkable forage plant, said to endure the severest 

 drought with impunity and to luxuriate in the poorest soils, pro- 

 ducing enormous crops. Valuable as a soil enricher. Seed |>er 

 pkt. 15 cts.; plants 25 cts. each, 3 for 60 cts., 6 for $1.00. 



YEI.I.OW CORN. 



Early Yellow Canada. A ninety day corn, used 

 principally for re|ilanting where the other varieties fail to 

 come up, and then maturing at the same time with the 

 common field varieties; good for northern latitudes. Qt. 15 

 cts., peck 50 cts., bu. $1.75. 



Learning- Gourd Seed. One of the best early and most 

 productive varieties, having very deep grains and hardly any 

 cob. A reliable sort and one that should be planted largely. 

 Qt. 15 cts., peck 50 cts., bu. $150. 



Early Bristol (100 day). A splendid new variety, the 

 earliest of the large yellow dent varieties, grain golden yellow, 

 large, broad and deep. It grows to ai; enormous size and 

 yields more corn and fodder than other varieties. Qt. 1.5 cts., 

 peck .50 cts., bu. .$1.75. 



Golden Beauty. Very large handsome yellow grains. 

 The ears are filled out to the extreme end ; the cob is un- 

 usually small ; it matures early, and its yield is enormous. 

 Qt. 15' cts., peck 50 cts., bu. $1..50. 



Improved Golden Dent. An improvement on the 

 Golden Beauty, very large ears, yielding at the rate of fifty 

 bushels to the acre. Qt. 15 cts., peck ,50 cts., bu. $1.75. 



Early Mastodon Dent. A very early strong growing 

 corn, with exceedingly large ears and grain. Can b^ recom- 

 mended as the best of its class. Qt. 15 cts., peck 50 cts., 

 bu. $1.50. 



Cloud's Yellow l>ent. Strong and vigorous, growing 

 from 6 to 8 feet high, producing large, handsome ears, with 

 unusually deep grains. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 50 cts., bu. $150. 



IfVHITE CORN. 



Large White Flint. The old Hominy eight-rowed 

 variety; early, productive and of good quality. Qt. 15 cts., 

 peck .50 cts., bu. $1.75. 



Tuscarora. Known as " Flour Corn," by reason of the 

 snow-white character of the interior of the grain ; also a good 

 sugar corn. Pkt. 5 cts., qt. 15 cts., pk. 60 cts., bu. $200. 



Parm Seeds are sent by express or freight at purchaser's expense except where noted. 



pound and 15 cts. per quart for postage. 



If wanted by mall add 8 ^s. per 



