ALFALFA. 



Al PAI PA Often called Lucerne 

 rvi^l /^l^l /A. QiQ^gj, rpj^g standard 



(See Cut.) and most valuable for- 

 age plant. Especially desirable in hot, dry 

 climates, and one of the most valuable of 

 all fertilizers when turned under green for 

 the improvement of dry, thin, sandy, grav- 

 elly, or worn out soils. A good stand once 

 secured will last in fine condition from 6 to 

 12 years, giving a good crop of nutritious 

 hay the first season, and 3 or 4 immense 

 crops each season afterward, easily yield- 

 ing 6 to S tons per acre. Cut vrhen in full 

 bloom. Sow 15 to 20 pounds to the acre. 

 If ground is very poor sow with care, and 

 keep the weeds cut or pulled the first surd- 

 mer. Too well known to need further de- 

 scription. Try it. Postpaid, Lb. 30c 



Medium Red " " 30c 



Crimson, Scarlet, or Italian, " " 30c 



Mammoth Red " "30c 



Alsyke, or Swedish " " 35c 



Wh'ite Dutch " "50c 



PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 



Write for Special prices in quantity. 



WILL MAKE 

 SPECIAL PRICES 



On anything described on 

 this page if desired 

 in large quantities. 



JERUSALEM CORN. 



(See Cut.) 



A New Forage Plant. 



Introduced from Palestine by a mission- 

 ary. One of the surest of all Forage Plants 

 for dry countries and seasons. Grows 3 to 

 4feet"high, produces many large heads 

 well filled with a valuable grain for stock 

 and chicken feed. Choicest stock seed. lb. 

 postpaid, 30c. By freight or express at 

 buyer's expense, 3^ bu. 4bc, }{ bu. 75c. 

 Xew Brazilian Flour Corn — A grand 

 stoolingsort ; each kernel produces sever- 

 al stalks; each stalk bears 2 to 3 beauti- 

 ful white ears, wliich makes a flour equal 

 to wheat. It produces an immense 

 amount of fodder for feeding stock. 

 Choicest stock seed, lb. postpaid 30c. By 

 express or freight at buyer's expense, 

 }4 bu. 40c, 3^ bu. 75c. 

 Kaffir Corn— A valuable speciesiof non- 

 sacharine sorghum, which produces a 

 wonderful amount of grain and fodder. 

 Choicest stock seed, lb. postpaid 30c. By 

 express or freight at buyer's expense, 3^ 

 bu. 40c, l{ bu. 75c. 

 Millo Maize— Excellent plant for feeding. 

 The grain is nice to feed fowls and stock. 

 Choicest stock seed, lb. postpaid 30c. By 

 express or freight at buyer's expense, 

 bu. 40c, }^ bu."75e. 

 Brown Dhoura Corn— This variety is 

 highly valuable because of its certainty 

 to pi'oduce heavy crops on poor, dry soil. 

 The gTain is superior food for fowls, and 

 as good as wheat and barley for horses. 

 As forage, the stalks are eaten greedily 

 by cowhand sheep. Choicest stock seed, 

 lb. postpaid 30c. At buyer's expense, 

 bu. 40c, }i bu. 75c. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



(See Cut.) 



A wealth producing plant. No entei"- 

 prising stock raiser can afford to be 

 without a sufficient acreage of Rape to 

 meet the requirements of his flock of 

 sheep and other stock. Those interest- 

 ed should send immediately to the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, Washing- 

 ton, D. C, for a free copy of the Farm- 

 er's Bulletin, The Rape Plant. To meet 

 the requirements of my customers I 

 have imported from Essex, England, 

 the home of this grand variety a very 

 select grade of stock seed, and am able 

 to offer at the following very low prices : 

 Lb. postpaid, 35c. At tuyer's expense 

 by express or freight in 25 to 100 lb. 

 lots at 20c per lb. Order early before 

 my stock is exhausted. 



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sACALiNE. ^'^^■(f.rcr)^'^"' 



n'hat U .■iaid ahaiit it : Prof. L. H. Pam- 

 rnell, of Iowa Agi-icultural College, wi'ites 

 in Garden and Foi-e.tt, under date of Octo- 

 ber 11, 1S94: "There never was a time 

 when the question of forage plants did not 

 merit consideration here. Portions of the 

 West have passed through a drought such 

 as we have not had for "years. There can 

 be no question that certain of our forage 

 plants have suffered seriously, and we shall 

 have a thin stand next year." It is certain 

 that Sacaline (Polygonum Sachilinese) will 

 prove valuable in many parts of the United 

 States, especially in the West. It is not 

 only perfectly hardy in Central Iowa, so 

 far as cold is concerned, but It stands the 

 dry weather remarkably well. We have 

 had no rain to speak of since the latter 

 part of July, but this plant is as green at 

 the end of September as it was in early 

 June. The root of this plant is sent out in 

 all directions. The original plant has been 

 in a dry place for many years, but in all 

 this time it has not been killed. It is a re- 

 markable grower, early in June many 

 stalks were 14 ft. in length. What is need- 

 ed in the West is a plant that can be used 

 in August and September, and would be 

 excellent for immediate use. Rape is now 

 used to some extent, but Sacaline would be 

 easier to grow, as it does not require re- 

 planting every year as rape does." 



Mr. John German, of Haddonfield. N. J., 

 writes: "I planted Sacaline in the dryest 

 spot on my farm, where clover and grass, 

 even, would not grow. Yet in three 

 months it made a solid bush 3 ft. high and 

 16 ft. in circumference. Xot a leaf wilted 

 during a drought of nearly ten weeks." 



AbriUiant future is predicted for this 

 gi-eat forage plant. I have been fortunate 

 enough to secure some very Choice Stock 

 Seed direct from the grower in Russia, 

 and oifer same as long as my stock lasts at 

 the following low price. Liberal packets 

 each 10c, 3 pkts. 25c. 12 for -?1. 00. 



HAMMOND S SLUG SHOT. 



Guaranteed to destroy potato bugs and 

 those on Tomatoes and EggPlants, Currant 

 Worms, Cabbage Lice and Worms, Fleas, 

 Beetles and Striped Bugs on Melons, Tur- 

 nips, Beets, Onions, etc . A lso a preventa- 

 tive of the 

 rose bug and 

 cut worm. 

 Use in mom- i 

 ing while! 

 dew is on. f 

 Postpaid lb. 1 

 2iX". Express 

 or freight at 

 buyer's ex- 

 pense, 5 lbs. 

 30c, 10 lbs., ^^'i 

 50c, 100 lbs. *4. 50, 1000 lbs. $40.00. Try H. 



