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H. W. BUCKBEE, BOCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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 

 i quite recently that the real value 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 com ground, and does not ap- 

 pear to be affected by drought. As a fodder 

 plant it is the most economical plant in ex- 

 istence, and of the very best quality, being 

 sweet, tender, nutritious and greedily eaten 

 by cattle, horses and hogs. Dairymen rind 

 that the cows will give more and richer milk 

 from its use, and it is claimed that as high 

 as oOtonsof thegreen fodder have beengrown 

 per acre. It can be cut several times during 

 the season if not allowed to get too high, and 

 makes a good, sweet hay. Sow K bushel per 

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



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

 frequently ground and substituted for buckwheat flour. 



liarly 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; 3 lbs. 50c. At buyer's expense 

 by freight or express, % bu. 30c.; % bu. 50c; M l>u. 80c; bu. 

 S1.50. 



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. 

 Postpaid, lb. 20c; 3 lbs. 50c. At buyer's expense by freight or 

 express, % bu. 30c; % bu. 50c; K bu. 80c; bu. $1.50. 



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- 

 ingstock. Postpaid, lb. 20c: 3 lbs 50c. At buyer's expense, M 

 bu. 35c; X bu. 60c; Y 2 bu. SI. 10; bu. S3. 00; 5 bu. S9-50. 



produced from 1 seed 27 stalks, and attained a height of 

 ate as freely as young sugar corn. About three pounds of seed 

 3 lbs. S3.00. 



MILLET — Buckbee's California Beauty, 



(The Best Hog a>~d 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, prolific and excep- 

 tionally fine for hay and food. Try it for 1602. 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. }-. bu. 35c; 

 U bu. 60c; H bu. SI. 10: bu. S2.00: 5 bu. S9.50. 



Golden— One of the best 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, % bu. 50c; 

 J; bu. 90c; bu. SI. 75. 



TEOSINTE. (Reana Luxurians.) 



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

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

 it produces a great number of 6hoots, growing 12 feet high, very thickly 

 covered with leaves, yielding such 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 soiling 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.plantedjuly8d.it 



et by September 10th. making a luxuriant grow th of leaves, which the horses :ind cattle 

 . are required per acre. Price of seed: Postpaid, oz. 10c; }i lb. 35c; lb. SI. 20; 



BUCKBEE'S PROLIFIC COW PEA. 



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HE COW PEA has proved to 

 be one of the greatest fertil- 

 5 of the age, and we doubt not — 

 we make the statement that it 

 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 

 'rom the barnyard than by sow- 

 g plenty of Cow Peas and plow- 

 them under. You can get two 

 creditable crops of Cow Peas 

 e same piece of land in one 

 sowing them quite early in the 

 spring, after frosts are over, broadcast, at 

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

 have attained the height of 30 inches 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 prolificness, 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 Ked 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 1$H 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 used 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 

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

 and cultivate thoroughly, using 25 pounds seed. Postpaid. H lb. 12c; 

 lb. 20c. At buyer's expense, 15 lbs. 75c; 25 lbs. S1.20; 50 lbs. 

 S2-20: 100 lbs. S4.20. 



FIEED PEAS.— Sow broadcast or in drills, using 

 about 2 bushels of seed to the acre. 



Canada Field, Common Bine, Common 

 White. Whippoorvrill. Write for market prices. 



■Worth its 

 Weight in Gold. 



BIICOEE ALWAYS FURNISHES THE BEST SEED. 



