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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



Mil I FT BUCKBEE* S 

 rllljEjKj I CALIFORNIA BEAUTY 



THE "BEST HOG A.JVD STOCK MILLET. 



It is positively the most remarkable leafy, bushy, vigorous 

 growing, earliest Millet in the world. Yields as high as fifteen 

 tons or more of hay to the acre. It will make a magnificent 

 crop of hay if sown immediately after your oats or barley, rye 

 or wheat is cut, as it will ripen in from sixty to ninety days. It 

 is positively the Millet wonder — very leafy, prolific and excep- 

 tionally fine for hay and food. Try it for 1904. 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 one-half bushel per acre. (Fifty pounds to the bushel.) 

 Postpaid, lb. 25c. At buyer's expense, % bu. 35c; % 

 bu. SOc; }4 bu. 80c; bu. $1.50; 5 bu. $7.00. 



GERMAN or GOLDEN MILLET. 



One of the best varieties. Quick growing and will produce 

 an immense amount of valuable fodder. It makes the best of 

 hay. (50 lbs. to the bu.) Postpaid, lb. 20c. At buyer's 

 expense by expressor freight, bu. 35c; % ba. 60c; 

 bu. $1.10. 



JAPANESE MILLET (Panicum crus=galli). 

 OR BILLION DOLLAR. GRASS. 



This Millet is entirely distinct from any other, and is es- 

 pecially valuable for the northern states. It yields an enor- 

 mous crop of forage, which is greatly relished by stock. "When 

 cured it makes an excellent hay, its feeding value being much 

 superior to corn fodder. A splendid silage may be made by 

 mixing two parts Japanese Millet with Sand Vetch or Soy 

 Beans, forming a complete balanced ration for milch cows. 

 Sow the seed broadcast at the rate of 30 lbs. to the acre, or in 

 drills 12 to 18 inches apart, using 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. (36 lbs. to 

 the bushel.) Postpaid, lb. 25c. At buyer's expense by 

 express or freight, % bu. 50c; }£ bu. 75c; K bu. $1.25; 

 bu. $2.20. 



PEARL MILLET or PENCILLARIA. 



This quick growing forage plant has been longknown under 

 the names of Pearl Millet. East India or "Cat-tail Millet, but 

 has been recently sold at a high price as "Pencillaria." Sownin 

 drills four feet apart and cultivated like corn the plants attain 

 a height of eight to ten feet, with slender long-bladed leaves. 

 These stalks can be cured for winter use. and the seed makes 

 an excellent poultry food, but the best use of the plant is to cut 

 the stalk for green forage when about three feet high and allow 

 the plants to make a second growth for fall feeding or ensilage. 

 Five lbs. seeds are inquired per acre. Postpaid, lb. 30c. At 

 buyer's expense, 5 lbs. 75c; lO lbs. $1.25. 



HUNGARIAN GRASS >> Very Valuable Hay for Stock Raisers. 



Yields a good supply. It should be cut when in bloom and the fiber will not be too woody for feedingstock. Postpaid, lb. SOc; 

 3 lbs. 50c. By lreight or express, at buyer's expense, % bu. 25c; ^ bu. 40c; bu. 70c; bu. $1.25; 5 bu. $6.00. 



SOT BEANS. 



S<W RF ^ GUARANTEED 



JV1 DLHnj 4^ NORTHERN GROWN 



These beans should be raised on every farm, either as a grain crop or fodder 

 crop to feed green or for the silo. The grain is the richest known vegetable 

 substance. Planted in rows '2}< feet apart with 6 to S plants to the foot of row, 

 requiring about half a bushel of seed per acre. They yield 15 to 20 tons per acre 

 of fodder extremely rich as flesh formers. They are soil enrichers. gather- 

 ing nitrogen from the air in the same manner as does clover, the rocts being 

 crowded with tubercles, which give them their power. For the north it is ab- 

 solutely necessary that the Early Soy Beans be used. Another year has served 

 to emphasize the claims we have made for this wonderful Bean. It stands alone 

 as the most valu«ble agricultural acquisition of the 20th century. Thousands 

 are already growing Soy Beans, and in five jears it will be as universal as corn. 

 They can be sown broadcast or drilled. \y 2 bushels per acre, but experience 

 teaches us that the most satisfactory results are obtained by planting in rows. 



EVANS EARLY. 



Originated by Mr. Evans, the noted Soja Bean specialist, of Michigan. By 

 long odds the best variety for planting in the northern, eastern or western 

 states. Choicest Stock Seed (Northern grown). Postpaid, lb. 30c. 

 By freight or express at buyer's expense, % bu. 50c; % bu. 95c; % bu. 

 $1.80; bu. (of 50 lbs.) $3.50. 



YELLOW SOJA op SOY BEANS. 



Well known variety ; guaranteed northern grown Postpaid, lb. 25c. At 

 buyer's expense, 3sT)u.40c;^ bu 75c;^ba $1.40; bu.(of SOlbs )$2.75 



BUCKBEE SECURES LOW FREIGHT RATES TO ALL POINTS. 



