H. W. B U C K BEE, ROCKFORO. ILLINOIS. 



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TE0SINTE1- The World Beating 



FODDER 

 PLANT 



Here is a truly wonderful forage plant worthy of general 

 cultivation. It comes to us from the rich, fertile plains of the 

 Nile ; where, travelers tell us, the enormous yield of 300 tons of 

 green fodder per acre is not uncommon. This is what it does in 

 Egypt. What does it do in America? Almost equally as well. 

 Give it a rich, warm balmy soil, and it will yield from 100 to 150 

 tons of green fodder per acre. It is simply marvelous. Down in 

 Georgia, in Florida and North Carolina, its yield is all the way from 

 100 to 200 tons of green f odd er per acre. It grows to a h eight of 18 feet 

 in those states, while a single kernel will produce from 60 to 100 

 stalks of the most nourishing green fodder imaginable. Our test 

 in the North gives it an average yield of about 50 tons of green 

 fodder per acre. On our Rockford Seed Farms, where the soil is 

 sandy and warm, it yielded at the rate of fully 60 tons per acre, 

 sending forth from 20 to 60 shoots from one kernel of seed. It was 

 the most magnificent thing we had ever seen. 



We would advise sowing same in rows two feet apart, and the hills far apart enough to work. I* 

 wants plenty of sunshine and cultivation, and then it will grow so rapidly that it will soon cover a 

 whole acre and look like a dense forest. It can be cut with a reaper and fed in the green state, or it can be dried and makes 

 magnificent fodder for cattle during the long winter months. There are unlimited possibilites for our annual fodder plant. 

 Teosinte, and we know, if you will give it a trial, that it will more than pay you another year. Just try and grow this for 

 your hogs. You will be surprised how they relish it, and whac a tremendous amount of fodder and food you will get out of 

 an acre for them. About 3 pounds of seed are required per acre. PRICE OF SEED, postpaid .oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 

 At Buyer's Expense, lb. 65c. ; 5 pounds or more at 60c per pound. 



CULTURE 



.> THE VELVET 'BEAM ->> 



feature s Great Soil ^Restorer 



The velvet bean is a green manuring and foliage plant that is creating agreat sensation at the South, where it is dis- 

 puting for faror with the cow pea. It makes a strong growth at the North also, and is now widely recognized as a thing of 

 high value. The vines grow to a length of ten to thirty feet, and form a deep mass of nutritious fodder. The Florida Ex- 

 perimental station reports 16,680 pounds of green forage per acre, and it is said to cure in less time than the cow pea and to 

 make an equally valuable hay. At the South its use is for hay, for soiling, and for improving the character of the land. 

 At the north its place is with the cow pea as it will grow and nourish on poor land. It has a place in the flower garden as 

 well as in the field, for it bears showy clusters of purple blossoms, and being an excellent climber quickly covsrs arbors, 

 lattice work, poles, etc. Plant 12 quarts per acre in rows five feet apart. Postpaid, X lb. 10c. ; lb. 25c At Buye.'s Expense, 

 }£bu. 50c; M bu. 90c.;Kbn.S1.75;bn. S3. 25. 



Mand's Wonder Forage Plant. 



We know of no forage plant, and we believe there is none in existence, that will give as heavy yields of forage as will 

 Mand's Wonder Forage Plant. In all sections of this country where corn can be grown, this plant will succeed. It will cer- 

 tainly supplant as a forage plant, sorghum, kaffir corn and milo maize. It is easier to grow than corn or any other forage 

 crop, producing a large amount of fodder at a cost of less than one dollar a ton. We hope that every one of our friends will 

 give tnis wonderful new plant a trial. We knt/W it wilUgive satisfaction. 



Price, per pkt. 5c ; lb. 15c ; lb. 5 0c , postpaid. By express or freight at buyer's expense, 2 to 10 lbs. or more at 30 cts. per pound. 



Penci!laria==The Giant Wonder Forage Plant. 



This plant has received many strong advertisements and writeups in the past year; heralded 

 from one end o f the earth to the other as the greatest forage plant, as the most wonderful fodder 

 plant, as the most marvelous hay producer this side of the stars, indeed, several salesmen 

 have lauded the merits of this plant until one stands bewildered and asks, what next? On 

 our own farms it has done exceedingly well, and we recommend for same a thorough trial, 

 as it requires very little seed to give same a most thorough test. We know farmers who 

 have planted several acres, and who would not part with this wonderful forage plant. It is 

 a tremendous stooler and in its quality resembles our marvelously prolific forage plant, 

 Teosinte. It should be planted two or three feet apart in the row and the rows about 

 3}4 feet apart. Cultivate two or three times if possible, and by that time the sight will 

 astonish the beholder, and you will marvel at its luxuriance and you will dream that you ave 

 in the tropics, but your wonder will but then begin. As you watch it grow until it has 

 reached 12 or 14 feet and densely covered your land, you will surely believe that you are find- 

 ing your way througn a Central America tropical bottoms! Itwill average 40 rich, juicy, 

 leafy stalks to the plant, which will be covered with seed heads 12 to 24 inches long. The 

 seed makes good feed for poultry, and ground for cattle cannot be beat. Sow same as early 

 as you would Indian Corn. The usual way of growing it, however, is to mow the crop when 

 from 3 to 6 feet high, and it will immediately start again and can be mowed four to six times 

 du ring the season. If allowed tc srrow until the flower heads begin to develop before cutting, 

 it will yield the heaviest crop ot any fodder plant we know of, and it is greatly relished by 

 all kinds of stock, either in its green or dry state. Sow seed very thinly in drills 24 to 36 

 Inches apart. Every farmer, and in fact everyone who keeps cows, horses or hogs, should 

 try it if they wish to grow an immense crop of fodder cheaply on a small amount of ground. 

 Postpaid. \ lb. 15c; lb. 35c; 3 lbs. SI. 00. By express or freight at buyer's expense, lb. 25c: 

 5 lbs.*1.00; 25 lbs. $3.75 ; 100 lbs. $13.50. 



PENCILLARIA. 



Buckbee Always Furnishes The Best Seeds. 



