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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



SELECTED FARM SEEDS, 



We devote careful attention to the selection of the best Farm Seeds, and our list embraces 

 new improved varieties of special merit, and the unusual care exercised by us to secure the 

 finest quality and best varieties must prove of great value to our customers. It is selected, 

 well cleaned, and of the ti,jest quality possible. 



At prices jfiven we make no charge for bags, and deliver free to Freight depot or Express* 

 office. All freight charges 10 be paid by purcnaser on peck and bushel lots. Please state 

 whether seeds are to be sent by FREIGHT or EXPRESS. PLEASE ORDER EARLY. 



SEED OATS. 



THE LINCOLN. This splendid variety origi- 

 nated in Minnesota, and the introducers de- 

 scribe it as follows: THE LINCOLN OATS 

 were introduced by us in 1893, and they have 

 proven themselves the most popular of any 

 Oats yet introduced. We have had many 

 years' experience in the growth of all the 

 standard and newer varieties of Oats and we 

 thoroughly believe the LINCOLN OATS ARK 

 THE BEST NOW BEFORE THE AMERI- 

 CAN PEOPLE. A few special points of excel- 

 lence are as follows: First. The Lincoln Oats 

 are very productive, having in aH instances 

 yielded more to the acre than any other sort 

 grown in the same locality. Second. They 

 are very early. Third. They have thus far 

 proven themselves RUST-PROOF. Fourth. 

 They stand up better than any other sort. 

 Fifth. They are best for feeding on account 

 of their thin hull, heavy meat and soft nib. 

 Sixth. Thy are best for oatmeal or grinding 

 for the same reasons. The past season has 

 been very disastrous to the oat crop in the 

 west. But the Lincoln has stood the test 

 again in yield, stiffness of straw and being 

 near rust-proof. Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., 

 pk. 25 cts., bu. 70 cts., 5 bu. $3.00, 10 bu. 

 $5.00. 



NEW ZEALAND. This grand new variety was 

 first introduced in 1895 and has given remark- 

 able satisfaction, in one instance yielding 102 

 bushels per acre while other varieties in the 

 same vicinity yielded only 40 to 50 bushels. 

 It originated as follows: About eight yeaitr 

 ago a farmer living in New Zealand sent a 

 few grains of a new variety to a friend in 

 Dallas county, Iowa. They were planted in 

 his garden and the crop carefully selected 

 from year to year until he had siiflacient to 

 sow a good sized field and thus give them a 

 practical test in comparison with other sorts. 

 They have proved to be far superior in qual. 

 Ity and yield to any other kind and have been 

 grown on the same farm ever since, yielding 8 

 to 12 bushels more to the acre than any of his 

 neighbors, and weighing 36 to 45 pounds to the 

 bushel. It Is a side-oat with long, heavy, full 

 head. It averages a trifle higher than other 

 sorts, has very stiff, strong straw, never 

 known to lodge. It has never rusted and 

 does well on all kinds of soil. About one 

 week later in maturing than the common 

 round head oat, thus giving time to harvest 

 the hay crop. Tested 40 lbs. to the bushel 

 from the machine without recleaning, and 

 gives an extraordinary large yield. They stool 

 out remarkably well, and thus require less seed 

 to the acre. The New Zealand was the b-^st 

 oats grown In this locality last year and meets 

 all claims made for it, as to being rust-proof, 

 never lodges and large yield. The Zealand 

 and Lincoln Oats are bound to supersede all 

 the old varieties. Per lb. 20 cts.. 3 lbs. 50 

 cts., pk. 25 cts., bu. Or) cts., 5 bu. $2.75, 10 

 bu. $5.00. 



Enterprise, 111., March 9. 1804. 

 I buy all my seeds of you and am well pleased 

 with tbem, also with your fair and prompt deal- 

 ing. Makion Foster. 



BARLEY. 



NEW BEARDLESS. All barley groweis have 



experienced the annoyance occasioned by the 

 chafing and sticking of the beards while 

 threshing. This nuisance has been over 

 come in the NEW BEARDLESS BARLEY, 

 which is entirol.v free from beards. This 

 barley is six-rowed, the straw which grows 

 to a good height is stiff and strong and doe.*; 

 not readily lodge. The heads resemble 

 smooth wheat, with the exception of a small 

 duck bill on the point of each grain. This 

 comes off readily in threshing, leaving the 

 threshed grain looking like any other white 

 barley. Per lb. 20 cts.. 3 lbs. 50 cts., by 

 freight, pk. 25 cts., bu. 75 cts., 5 bu. $3.25. 

 10 bu. $6.00. 



WHITE HULLESS or IDEAL. There is a 

 growing demand for barley for feeding pur- 

 poses, used in the same manner as oats, 

 either to be fed alone or to be used in mixed 

 feeds. It is only of recent years that the 

 great value of barley as a feed has becom*^ 

 appreciated. The difficulty with most varie- 

 ties for feeding has been the beards, common 

 to most sorts. In the new White Hulless Bar- 

 ley this objection is overcome. It is not only 

 beardless but hulless, having a beautiful 

 white grain, weighing 60 to 65 pounds to the 

 measured bushel. The heads are about threp 

 inches long and are borne on top of a strong 

 strawcapable of sustaining+he weight of head 

 perfectly. It is what is known as a six-rowed 

 barley, very productive, and in feeding prop- 

 erties far exceed the common kind, as there is 

 no waste in the Hulless. Per lb. 20 cts.. 3 

 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 35 cts., bu. $1.25, 5 bu. $5.00. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



NEW JAPANESE. The k e r n a 1 s of this new 

 buckwheat are nearly twice as large as thn 

 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 enthu- 

 siastic in its praises. It is less apt to blight 

 than other varieties. We consider the Japan- 

 ese Buckwheat to be far ahead of all other 

 kinds. So far it outyields the old Oray or 

 Silver Hull, two to one. Per lb. 20 cts.. 3 

 lbs. 50 cts.. not prepaid, pk. 30 cts., bu. $1.00. 

 5 bu. $4.00. 



FIELD PEAS. 



Every year there is more inquiry by a number 

 of our 'best farmers for B'ield Peas. Peas stand 

 in the front rank as a fodder crop, especially for 

 hogs. Thev can be fed green or dry. As a fer- 

 tilizier thev come next to clover, to be plowed 

 under when thev commence to blossom; they 

 will grow on land that will not produce clover. 

 Sow IVo to 2 bushels to tbf ncre, or. If with 

 oats sow 1 bushel of each. Do not sow on rich 

 ground— will make too much vine. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS, WHITE. This Is a 

 standard sort; seeds white in color. Per pk. 

 30 cts., bu. $1.25, 5 bu. $5.50. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS, GREEN. Like aboje 

 except that color Is green. Per pk. 30 cts., bu. 

 $1.35, 5 bu. $6.00. 



