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FIELD, FORAGE AND SILO SEEDS-e»^w 



Kaffik Corn. 



Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. (See cut.) May be grown to great advantage ill 

 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, and are full of 

 seed. It can be planted any time from early spring until the end of June. Plant 4 

 quarts to acre. Qt , 10 cts.; by mail, 17 cts.; peck, 40 cts.; bu. (25 lbs), $1.50; 100 

 lbs., $5.50- 



Wild Rice (Zizania Aquntica). The Zizania is valuable as a forage plant on inun- 

 dated lands and along the shores of marshes. As an attraction for wild fowls it is 

 invaluable. The seed should be sown in the fall in 6 inches to 6 feet of water, having 

 soft mud bottom where there are few weeds. Lb., 30 cts.; by mail, 38 cts.; 10 lbs. 

 or more at 25 cts. per lb. 



White Branching Dhoura {While Millo Maize). A valuable forage plant. Will 

 thrive even when corn is suffering from drought. Use 4 to 5 pounds to acre. Lb., 10 

 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.; 10 lbs., 80 cts.; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



Broom Corn (Improved Evergreen). Extensively grown on account of the color and 

 quality of its bush, which is long, fine and straight, and always green; grows 7 feet 

 high. Use 6 to 8 quarts to acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 cts.;' 100 lbs., $6.00. 



Sorghum, or Early Amber Sugar-Cane. This is the sorghum of the Northern 

 States; makes the finest quality of syrup. The earliest and most productive variety. 

 Height 10 to 12 feet. For ensilage or fodder it possesses good qualities; stock of all 

 kinds relish it. Sow 4 quarts in drills, or 8 quarts broadcast to acre. Per lb., 15 cts.; 

 by mail, 23 cts.; 100 lbs., $5.00. 



Johnson Grass, or Sorghum Halepense. A valuable Southern fodder plant, 

 growing 30 inches or more in height; hardy in New Jersey. It is a rapid-growing 

 perennial. On rich soil it may be cut three or four times in a season. Best results 

 are obtained by sowing seed in August or September, 25 to 35 pounds to the acre. 

 Per lb., 15 cts.; by mail, 23 cts.; 100 lbs., $11.00. 



Flax. When grown for seed, sow 1 



Mammoth Russian Sunflower. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Sow about the middle of June, broad- 

 cast, from 2 to 3 pecks per acre. 

 Japanese. This superior varietv is 



earlier and more prolific and yields 



double the weight per acre of other 



sorts. The grains are nearly twice 



as large as those of Silver Hull, and 



of fine color. This variety is always 



in demand, the millers preferring it to 



all other sorts, as it makes the finest 



flour. Peck, 40 cts.; bu. (48 lbs.), 



$1.25. 

 ^IIL,L,ET. Prices variable. 



German, or Golden flillet (South. 



ern-grow>i). A valuable annual hay 



and fodder crop, more productive and 



coarser than Hungarian Grass, medium 



early, 4 to 5 feet high. Sow 1 bushel 



to the acre. Lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 18 



cts.; bu. (50 lbs.), (write for price). 

 Hungarian Millet (Pankum Ger 



manicum). An annual forage plant. 



early and productive, growing 2 to 3 feet high, with an abundance of foliage, 



often yielding 2 to 3 tons per acre. Sow 1 bushel to the acre. Lb., 10 cts.; 



bv mail, 18 cts.; bu. (48 lbs.), (write for price). 

 Egyptian, or East India Pearl flillet (Pencillaria spicaia). Grows from 



8 to 10 feet high. When cultivated for fodder, sow in drills 3 feet apart, and 

 ,■ thin out in rows to 1 foot apart. Sow 3 to 5 pounds per acre. Lb., 12 cts.; 



by mail, 20 cts.; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



BIRD SEEDS. 



All recleaned and improved by special machinery. If 'vauted by mail, add % 

 cts. per lb. for postage 

 Canary (Sicilv). Lb., 10 cts.; \ peck, 40 cts ; peck, 70 cts.; bu. (60 lbs.), 



$2.50. 

 Hemp. Lb.. 10 ct* •. \ peck, 30 cts.; peck, 50 cts.; bu. (40 lbs.), $1.75. 

 French Bird flillet. ~ Lb., 15 cts. 



German Rape. Lb., 10 cts.; \ peck, 40 cts.; peck, 70 cts ; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.50. 

 Vetches for Pigeons. Lb., 10 cts.; \ peck, 40 cts ; peck, 70 cts.; bu. (60 



lbs.), $2 50. 

 flixed Bird Seed. Lb., 10 cts.; \ peck, 40 cts ; peck, 70 cts.; bu. (60 lbs.), 



$2.50. 

 Lettuce. Hz., 5 cts.; lb., 25 cts. 

 flaw. Lb.. 15 cts. 

 Unhulled Rice. Qt 

 Sunflower. Qt., 10 cts.; \ peck, 25 cts.; peck, 40 cts.; bu. (25 lbs.), $1.50. 



bushel per acre; if fibre is wanted, 

 sow at the rale of 2 to 3 bushels. The 

 • soil should be well cultivated. Peck, 

 85 cts.; bu., $300. 

 Kaffir Corn (Red). (See cut.) Ex- 

 cellent forage for horses and cattle. 

 and excellent food for poultry, either 

 fed in the grain or ground and cooked. 

 Use 4 to 5 pounds to acre. Lb., 10 

 cts.; bv mail, 18 cts.; bu. (60 lbs.), 

 $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.25. 



READ 

 DREER'S GRASSES and CLOVERS. 



Tells about the best grasses for 

 the farmer, also grains for use in 

 Silo and for Forage. Price, 25 cts., 

 by mail, postpaid. 





A— f. 



20 cts.; I peck, 60 cts.; peck, $1.00. 



