H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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Field Seeds 



SUGAR CANE. 



Sorghum — Dairy farmers say that this Is 

 the must valuable fodder plant in existence 

 for their use. Notwithstanding its great 

 adaptability as a food for live stock.it is only 

 quite recently that the realvalue of Sorghum. 

 (Sugar Cane) has attracted general atten- 

 tion. Its great merit is now beginning to be 

 appreciated and the demand is increasing 

 about ten fold every year. It is profitably 

 grown anywhere from Manitoba to Mexico, 

 on any good corn ground, and does not ap* 

 pear to be affected by drought. Asa fodder 

 plant it is the most economical plant iu ex- 

 istence, and of the very best quality, being 

 sweet, tender, nutritious and greedily eaten 

 by cattle, horses and hogs. Dairymen find 

 that the cows will give more and richer milk 

 from its use, an<~ it is claimed that as high, 

 as 60 tons of theg r *en fodder have been grown 

 per acre. It car ie cut several times during 

 the season if not -llowed to get too high, and 

 makes a good, sweet hay. Sow % bushel per 

 SUUAR cane. acre for best results. Is a profitable crop, 



also, to grow for the seed, which is excellent for feeding poultry, and ia 

 frequently ground and substituted for buckwheat flour. 



Early Amber— This variety is successfully grown in our extreme 

 northern latitudes. It may be planted as late asthe 25th of June, and will be 

 ripe enough to manufacture in September. Three to four pounds are re- 

 quired per acre. Postpaid, lb. 20c; 8 lbs. 50c At buyer'* expense by 

 freight or expresa, bu. $1.25; 1-2 bu. 70c] 1-4 bo. 40c; 1-8 bu. 25c 



Early Orange— An exceedingly valuable variety, very large, of strong 

 and vigorous habit and does not fall down. It is early and often produces 

 240 gallons of beautifully-colored and highly-flavored syrup to the acre, 

 l'opttpald, lb. 20o.; 8 lbs. 50c At buyer's expense by freight or express* 

 bu. 91.25] 1-2 bu. 70c; 1-4 bo. 40c; 1-8 bu. 25c 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. 



Very valuable hay for stock raisers, and yields a good supply. It 

 should be cut when in bloom and the fiber will not be too woody for feed- 

 lng stock. Postpaid, lb 20c; 8 lbs. 60c. At buyer's expense, 1-8 bu. 

 25c; 1-4 bu. 40c; 1-2 bu. ~0c; bu. #1.25; 5 bu. #6.00. 



MILLET — Buckbee's California Beauty. 



(The Best Hog and Stock Millet.) 

 It is positively the most remarkable, leafy, bushy, 

 vigorous growing, earliest Millet in the world. Yields 

 as high as 15 tons or more of hay per acre. It will 

 make a magnificent crop of hay if sown immediately 

 after your oats or barley or rye or wheat is cut, as it 

 will ripen in from 60 to 90 days. It is positively the 

 Millet wonder, very, very leafy, prolifio and excep- 

 tionally fine for hay and food. Try it for 1902. This 

 ~ Millet, like no other Millet, stands the hot, dry winds of the 



Dakotas, the burning prairies of Kansas, and flourishes on the 

 semi-arid soils of Western Nebraska and Colorado. In fact, it grows where 

 no other Millet grows. It would be cheap at ten times the price. Sow H 

 bushel per acre. Postpaid, lb. 25c. At buyer's expense, 1-8 bu. 85c; 

 1-4 bu. 50c; 1-2 bu. 80c; bu. #1.50; 5 bu. + 1 00. 



Golden One of the beBt varieties. Quick growing and will produce an 



Immense amount of valuable fodder. It makes the best of hay. Postpaid, 

 lb. 20c At buyer's expense by express or freight, 1-4 bu. 80c; 1-2 bu. 

 55c; bu. #1.00. 



TEOSINTE. (Reana Luxurlans.) 



Somewhat resembles Indian corn in appearance, but the leaves aro much 

 longer and broader, and the stalks contain sweeter sap. In its perfection 

 it produces a great number of shoots, growing 12 feet high, very thickly 

 covered withleaves, yieldingeuch an abundance of forage that one plant is 

 considered to be sufficient to feed a pair of cattle for twenty-four hours. In 

 the South it surpasses either corn or sorghum as a Boiling or fodder plant. 

 Eighty-five stalks have been grown from oneseed, attaining a height of 11 

 feet. Be sure to try it. In this immediate vicinity, planted July 8d, it 

 produced from 1 seed 27 stalks, and attained a height of 1 feet by September 10th, making a luxuriant growth of leaves, which the horses and cattle 

 ate as freely as young sugar corn. About three pounds of seed are required per aore. Price of seed: Postpaid, or.. lOc; 1-4 lb. 80c; lb. $1.00; 8 lbs. 

 #2.70. 



BUCKBBB'S PROLIFIO COW PEA. 



rfHE COW PEA has proved to 



be one of the greatest fertil- 

 Brs of the age, and we doubt not — 

 if we make the statement that it 

 is richer in fertilizing matter, 

 more lasting, more beneficial, a 

 greater soil improver and a 

 , better soil enricher than the 

 fertilizer drawn out from the 

 barnyard — that many of our 

 farmer friends will feel like 

 challenging this statement; 

 but, nevertheless gentlemen, 

 it is a fact. It will take longer 

 'to enrich a thoroughly worn- 

 out piece of land by fertilizer 

 from the barnyard than by sow- 

 ing plenty of Cow Peas and plow- 

 ing them under. You can get two 

 ry creditable crops of Cow Peas 

 the same piece of land in one 

 by sowing them quite early in the 

 spring, after frosts are over, broadcast, at 

 the rate of 50 pounds per acre, or in drills 12 inches apart, and when these 

 have attained the height of 30 incheB plow them under and sow a second 

 crop at the same rate. This latter crop is ready to plow under the 1st of 



October or to cut for food, and then replow before frost. The next season 

 this land is fit for a corn, potato, oat or wheat crop. 



The Cow Pea is called by many an agricultural wonder on account of its 

 great prolincness, its wonderful vigor of growth, its adaptability to all 

 climates and soils, and its enormous yield of green forage. The Cow Pea in 

 many of its fertilizing qualities is equal to the mammoth Red Clover. It 

 has strong roots and heavy foliage, possessing great fertilizing powers. It 

 draws its nourishment very heavily from the air and returns it in a richer 

 measure to the soil, thereby enriching it to a degree that is remarkable. 

 It makes a magnificent fodder for cattle. The Cow Pea ranks high among 

 the best fertilizers, gathering immense quantities of nitrogen from the 

 atmosphere. The ripe Peas contain no less than 18M per cent, of digestible 

 protein. It is becoming known to the North, also, as a highly valuable 

 fodder and fertilizing crop. The seed or grain is ground and aeed for 

 cattle fodder; the leaves and stalks also make excellent fodder, fed green. 

 Poor, sandy land may be greatly improved by plowing under a crop of Cow 

 Peas, and thus make into a fertile loam. Plant in a thoroughly pulverized 

 soil. If wanted to plow under for manure, sow with a grain drill in drills 

 a foot apart. If grown for seed, plant feet apart and 1 foot in the row, 

 and cultivate thoroughly, using 25 pounds seed. Pontpuld, 1-2 lb. 12c.j 

 lb. 20c At buyer's expense, bu. #2.?5; 1-2 bu. $1.40; 1.4 bu. ?5c; 1-8 

 bu. 40c 



FIELD PEAS.— Sow broadcast or in drills, using 

 about 2 buBhels of seed to the acre. 



Canada Field, Common Bine, Common 

 White, Whippoorwill. Write for market prices. 



Worth its 

 Weight In Gold- 



BUCKBEE ALWAYS FURNISHES THE BEST SEEDS. 



