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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



SELECTED FARM SEEDS, 



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

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

 Kt^Samy and best vari^ must prove of great value to our customers. It is selected. 



"^'i?^;?fces'/i?en°'we'mL?^o"SLr^^^^ and deliver free to Freight depot or Express 



ffl^t All InfiJhf r.hnr^p^ to Psck and bushel lots. Please state 



w^efker^see'dl ^rl't'o'bY'sen^VFR^^^^^ or EXPRESS. PLEASE ORDER EARLY. 



SEED OATS. 



EARLY CHAMPION. This new variety of 

 Oats has increased in popularity every year 

 as one of the very best early dwarf Oats, 

 and is grown very largely in central part of 

 state, on rich, heavy loam, where other 

 varieties would grow to rank. This sort will 

 hardly ever lodge, as it has short, still" straw. 

 Ripens earlv; ready to cut just after winter- 

 wheat is finished, so it generally escapes the 

 hot, scorching weather. As a nurse crop for 

 sowing clover and timothy it is by far ^ 

 best, being ennal in this respect to winter 

 wheat. Farmers who sowed this variety tn 

 past season had a periect stand of clover, 

 while in the late oats it was poor on account 

 of the heavv rank growth. Many report a 

 yield of 40 bushels per acre of this variety 

 in a season when most all other sort.s 

 returned only a light yield. This variety is 

 worthy of a trial by every farmer. Per. lb. 20 

 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts.. post-paid: pk. 25 cts.. bu. 

 85 cts., 5 bu. $3.75, 10 bu. ^7.00. 



THE LINCOLN. This splendid variety origi- 

 nated in Minnesota, and the introducers de- 

 scribe it as follows: First. The Lincoln Oats 

 are very productive, having in aM 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 tesr 

 again in yield, stiffness of straw and being 

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

 pk. 25 cts., bu. 75 cts., 5 bu. $3.25, 10 bu. 

 $G.OO. 



NEW ZEALAND. This grand variety was first 

 introduced iu 18U5 and has given remarkable 

 satisfaction, in one instance yielding 102 

 bushels per acre while other varieties in the 

 same vicinity yielded only 40 to 50 bushels. 

 They have proved to be far superior In qual- 

 ity "and yield to any other kind and navr 

 yielded 8 to 12 bushels more to the acre, and 

 weigh 3G to 45 [louiids to the bu.shel. It 

 is a side-oat with long, heavy, full head. It 

 averages a trifie higher than other sorts, has 

 very stiff, strong straw, never known to 

 lodge. It has never rusted and does well on 

 ail kinds of soil. About one week later in 

 maturing Hum the common round head oat. 

 thus giving time to harvest the hay crop. 

 Tested 40 lbs. to the bushel from the machine 

 without rec:eaaing, and gives an extraor- 

 dinary largo yield. They stool out remark- 

 ably well, and thus require less seed to the 

 acri'. The Zealand and Lincoln Onts are 

 bound to supersede all the old varieties. Per 

 lb. 20 cts.. 3 lbs. .^»0 cts.. pk. 25 cts., bu. 70 

 cts.. 5 bu. $3.00, 10 bu. $5.00. 



BARLEY . 



SUCCESS BEARDLESS. All barley growers 



have experienced the annoyance occasioned 

 by the chafing and sticking of the beards 

 while threshing. This nuisance has been 

 overcome in the SUCCESS BEARDLESS 

 BARLEY, which is entirely free form beards. 

 This barley is six-rowed, the straw, which 

 grows to a good height, is stiff and strong 

 and does 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. 5 

 cts., by freight, pk. 35 cts., bu. $1.10, 5 bu. 

 $4.75, 10 bu. $8.00. 

 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 become 

 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 white graiu. 

 weighing GO to 65 pounds to the measured 

 bushel. The heads are about three incTies 

 long and are borne on top of a strong 

 straw capable 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. 40 cts., bu. $1.35, 5 bu. S6 00. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



HEW JAPANESE. The kernel of this new 

 buckwheat are 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 entlau- 

 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 Gray or 

 Silrer 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 Field Peas. Peas stand 

 in the front rank as a fodder crop, especially for 

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

 tilizer they come next to clover, to be plowed 

 under when they commence to blossom; they 

 will grow on land that will not produce clover. 

 Sow IVa to 2 .bushels to the acre, 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: si-eds white in color. Per pk. 



40 cts., bu. $1.50. 5 bu. $7.00. 

 CANADA FIELD PEAS GREEN. Like above, 



except that color Is green. Per pk. 40 cts, bu. 



$1.50, 5 bu. ?7.00. 



