WALTER^ P. STOKES 219 Market Street, PfflbADELPHIA,PA. 



Speltz, or Emmer 



This grain has been grown for centuries in Russia near the Cas- 

 pian Sea. It is intermediate between wheat and barley, and it is one 

 of the greatest drought resisters known among grains. It does not 

 rust, blight or lodge; it makes the best of hay, when cut in the milk, 

 the straw resembling wheat straw. It frequently yields 56 to 80 bushels 

 per acre, and on poor land, stony ground, and land that is undesirable 

 for other crops, Speltz gives a good result. Thousands of bushels of 

 Speltz are now grown on our western prairies, as it is splendid food for 

 cattle and swine. 



Culture. — Prepare your ground as you would for wheat or oats, 

 sow at the rate of two bushels per acre. It is extremely hardy and can 

 be sowri earlier than spring wheat or oats, as light frost does not 

 affect it; it can be sown later, but early sowingis better. Price, per pkt. 

 5 cts., lb. 3octs.,by mail, postpaid ; qt. 15 cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75, 6 

 bus. lots and over $1.65 per bus., by freight or express. Write for 

 quotations in larger lots. 



Spring Rye 



Distinct from the Winter Rye, grain of finer quality and more pro- 

 ductive; can be successfully grown in any latitude, and is now being 

 largely grown in the Middle States in placeof oats, being a much more Speltz, or Emmer 



profitable crop on account of the production of nearly four times the 



straw, and also as a catch " crop where winter grain has failed. The ?traw is equally as valuable as that of the Fall or Winter Rye, stand- 

 ing stiff, 7 to 8 feet high. Produces 30 to 40 bushels of grain per acre. As it does not stool-like Winter Rye, not less than two-bushels to the 

 acre should be sown. Pkt. 5 cts., lb. 35 cts., 3 lb. $1, postpaid ; pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.50. Write for price in quantity lots. 



New Japanese Buckwheat 



The kernels are nearly twice the size of any other, of a rich dark brown color, and manu- 

 facture a superior flour. It has rapidly displaced all others, and is now more largelv planted 

 than any other, being about two weeks earlier. Pkt. 5 cts., lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 60 cts., postpaid; 

 by express, qt. 15 cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.25. 



SILVER HULL BUCKWHEAT. By express, qt. 15 cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.50. 



Weber's Improved Evergreen Broom Corn 



THE BEST IN CULTIVATION 



The high prices which have prevailed the past few years for Broom Corn brush indicates 

 that the demand has overtaken the supply, and farmers, where possible, should add it to their 

 crops. Weber's Improved is of a very bright green color, without the slightest reddish tinge. 

 It makes by far the best brooms of any corn grown and commands the very highest prices. Cus- 

 tomers who have grown this corn report yields of over 1,000 lbs. of brush to the acre. Height, 

 7 to 8 feet. Lb. 35 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts., postpaid; qt. 25 cts., pk. 80 cts., bus. $2.75 ; sack of 2 bus. 

 for $5. 



Evergreen Broom Corn 



This is an old standard variety, largely grown in many sections of the West, but not equal 

 to or as salable as the brush of the Weber's Improved. Qt. 20 cts., pk. 70 cts., bus. $2.25. 



Seed Barley 



jrins Rye, showing height and produc- 

 tiveness of straw 



STOKES' BEARDLESS BARLEY. Many farmers do not like to grow the bearded va- 

 rieties of barley on account of the disagreeableness of handling it, although it is a very profi- 

 table crop. This beardless barley is as easy to grow and handle as oats. It is the earliest 

 known variety to ripen ; grows medium height, very strong, stiff straw and will stand well up 

 on any kind of land. With good land and fair conditions yields 60 to 75 bushels per acre, and 

 in many instances has made the enormous yield of 100 to 120 bushels per acre. Look at our 

 very low prices, as compared with prices of other seedsmen. Pkt. 5 cts., pk. 60 cts., bus. 

 Si. 60, s-bus. lots at $1.50 per bus. 



WHITE HULLESS. Grows 2 l A feet high. Two or three weeks earlier than the ordinary 

 Barley. The heads are well filled with plump, heavy kernels, which are hulless like wheat 

 when threshed. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts., by mail, postpaid; by express, pk. 75 

 ds., bus. (48 lbs.) $2.50. 



MANSHURY. This is an earlv, six-rowed Barley; splendid yielder. Pk. 50 cts., bus. Si 50. 

 COMMON SIX-ROWED. Good clean seed. Pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.50. Write for prices in 

 quantitv lots. 



Spring Wheat 



SASKATCHEWAN FIFE. This wheat is pronounced by the great milling kings of the 

 Northwest the best. Fifty bushels to the acre is not an uncommon yield. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 35 

 cts., 3 lbs. S', postpaid ; by express or freight, pkt. 65 cts., bus. $2. 25, 5 bus. and over, $2 per 

 bus., bags included. 



MACARONI, or DURUM. This newly imported Wheat sent out by the Department of Agri- 

 culture has taken a strong hold in the West, where Spring Wheats are in vogue, and where it 

 outyields by far any other variety. It makes an excellent quality of flour for bread ; and it is 

 practically immune from rust. I would advise mr eastern growers to test it in a small way at 

 first. Lb. 30c, 4 lbs. $1, by mail, postpaid ; by freight or express, qt. 25c, pk. 85c, bus. $2. 75. 



Mammoth Russian Sunflower the giant of all sunflowers 



The best variety for the farmer. Grows to double the size of the common, and the yield of 

 seed is twice as great. One hundred and twenty-five bushels to the acre have been grown at a 

 less expense than corn. It is highly recommended for poultry. Oz. 5 cts., qt. 15 cts. (qt. post- 

 paid, 25 cts.), pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75, sack (2 bus.) $3.25 ; 5 bus. and over, $1.50 per bus. 



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