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DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



Selected Farm Seeds 



We make a specialty of the best and new improved varieties of Farm Seeds, and offer a select 

 list of Seed Corn, Potatoes, Grass and Clover Seeds, etc. All our Seeds are selected, recleaned with a 

 special care and of the finest quality possible. We only offer the highest grades of Grass Seed at 

 reasonable prices. 



PRICES: Owing to the unsettled condition of the market in the fall, when our Seed Catalogue 

 is prepared, no firm prices can be quoted on Clover, Grass, and Field Seeds. Will be pleased to 

 quote prices by mail at any time during the season on application. 



Will issue price list of Seed Corn, etc., later, unsettled now. 



SHIPPING: Everything that is quoted by the packet or pound is sent by mail prepaid. Larger 

 quantities are sent by freight or express, charges to be paid by the purchaser. No charge for bags, 

 boxes or delivery to depot. Always state which way you want Seeds shipped, giving name of railroad 

 or express company. 



Our Choice and Best Grades of Clover, Grass and Farm Seeds, meet fully the requirements of the 

 new Iowa Pure Seed Law, in purity and vitality, and had samples of it analyzed and tested by the 

 U. S. Experiment Station. 



BUCKWHEAT 



NEW JAPANESE. The kernel of this new buck- 

 wheat is nearly twice as large as the common 

 kind; the straw is stouter and heavier; it 

 branches more and does not need to be sown 

 as thickly ; the flour made from it is equal to 

 that from any other buckwheat ; it is a very 

 heavy cropper; farmers are enthusiastic in its 

 praises. It is less apt to blight than other va- 

 rieties. We consider the Japanese Buckwheat 

 to be far ahead of all other kinds. So far it 

 outyields the old Gray or Silver Hull two to 

 one. Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., not pre- 

 paid, pk. 75 cts., bu. $2.50. 



KAFFIR CORN 



An excellent fodder plant for the farmer. The 

 heads are long and perfectly erect, well filled with 

 white grain. The average height of growth on 

 good strong land is five to six feet. The seeds 

 grow from ten to twelve inches in length, and the 

 produce of grain on good land easily reaches fifty 

 to sixty bushels per acre. The whole stalk, as 

 well as the blades, cures into excellent fodder. 

 Can be sown broadcast at the rate of V2. bushel 

 per acre, but does best sown in drills three feet 

 apart, using 5 to 6 lbs. of seed per acre. Cover 

 seed an inch deep, sow when weather is settled 

 and ground is worm. Per pkt. 5 cts., lb. 10 

 cts., lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs., 50 cts.; by freight 10 lbs. 

 75 cts., 25 lbs. §1.25, 100 lbs. $4.00. 



AMBER CANE FOR 

 FODDER 



Dairy farmers and stock raisers find this a 

 most valuable fodder plant. It can be used as a 

 pasture crop for cattle, sheep and hogs, during 

 the summer season. As a fodder crop it furnish- 

 es an enormous quantity of rich succulent food 

 and it has been found excellent for milk produc- 

 tion. It can be sown as late as the middle of 

 July, but during June is the best time to sow, 

 broadcast 100 lbs., per acre. Have soil fine and 

 mellow and harrow in. Harvest as late as possi- 

 ble, but avoid hard frost for best results, let it 

 dry for a week or 10 days, after which it may 

 be put in shocks weighing from 400 to 500 lbs., 

 and allowed to stand until fed. 



Price 10 lbs. 75c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs., price 

 on application. 



BROOM CORN SEED 



IMPROVED EVERGREEN. One of the best for 

 general culture, ripens early ; grows 8 to 9 feet 

 high, finest brush, never crooked, good length. 

 Plant in hills 18 inches apart in the rows and 

 the rows three feet apart. Requires similar 

 land and later planting than corn. Per lb. 20 

 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. $1.00, bu. $3.50. 



SUGAR CANE SEED 

 Early Amber 



This popular variety has nearly taken the place 

 of all other sorts. It is the earliest variety, and 

 produces the finest quality of rich, clear amber 

 syrup. It succeeds well both North and South. 

 Culture and time of planting about the same as 

 corn, and may be planted as late as the middle of 

 June. It can be planted in hills, or drilled for 

 the heaviest crop. Cover seed about one inch 

 deep. Two or three pounds of seed are required 

 per acre. Select the thinnest soil and highest 

 part of your farm for sorghum. On this land it 

 is not so likely to fall down in wet seasons, and 

 produces the sweetest and clearest sorghum. 

 Clay soil is preferable. 



Pure Select Northern Grown Seeds for Sorg- 

 hum. Per lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 60 cts., by express, 

 10 lbs. $1.00, 25 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $6.00. 



LARGE QUANTITIES 



If large quantities of Field Seeds are needed, 

 send for special prices. Often later in the sea- 

 son if there should develop to be a surplus in 

 any line of seeds we may be able to make better 

 prices to advantage in such a case. 



