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The 

 Great 

 Soil 

 Improver 



Grown ewPEA^- 



Makes Poor Land Rich- 

 Makes Good Land More Productive. 



THE BEST NITROGEN RESTORER 



The Cow Pea was until very recently supposed 

 to be suited only to Southern conditions. Now it has 

 been demonstrated that where suitable varieties are 

 sown the crop can be gi-own with entire success in the- 

 North. The Cow Pea has proved to be one of the great- 

 est fertilizers of the age, and I doubt not that when \ 

 make the statement that it is richer in Jertihzing mat- 

 ter, more lasting, more beneficial, a greater and 

 quicker soil improver and a better soil enricher than 

 the fertilizer drawn out from the barnyard, many oS 

 my farmer friends will feel like challenging this state 

 ment, but nevertheless it is a fact. You can get two very 

 creditable crops of Cow Peas on the same jsiece of land in 

 one season by sowing them quite early in the Spring 

 after frosts are over, broadcast, at the rate of one bushet 

 per acre or in drills, twelve inches apart and when they have attained the height of thirty inches plow them under and sow a sec- 

 ond crop. It maKes a magnificent fodder for cattle. The seed, or grain, is ground and used for cattle fodder; the leaves and stalks 

 also make excellent fodder fed green. Plant in a thoroughly pulverized soil. If wanted to plow under for manure, sow one to 

 two bushels per acre with a grain drill in rows a foot apart. If grown for seed, plant three and one-half feet apart and six inch- 

 apart in the row. and cultivate thoroughly, using half a bushel of seed per acre. 



BU^KBEE'S EXTRA EARLY MICHIGAN FAVORITE— Here is a Cow Pea that will mature as far North as Canada. In 

 quality and productiveness, it is superior to any of the well known standard varieties; 8 to 12 tons of excellent fodder per 

 acre is" not an uncommon yield, and twenty to thirty busliels of seed per acre is often harvested. As a "turn under" or fertil- 

 izing crop, it has no equal; being exceedingly rich in nitrogen gathering qualities. My price for the very choicest home grown 

 "Full of Life" seed is very reasonable — order early. — Price, postpaid, \ lb. 15c.; lb. 2Sc. By express or freight, not prepaid 

 \ bu. 55c.; \ bu. 95c.; V bu. $1.75; bu. (56 lbs.) $3.25. 



PROLIFIC BLACK=EYE — .\lso called Lady Bountiful in the South where it is often used for table puiposes. Our Seed 

 Northern grown and acclimated and we honestly believe it to be one of the best Cow Peas ever grown. Price Postpaid, J lb. 15c.; lb. 25c 

 By Express or Freight, not prepaid, 4 bu. 50c.; \ bu. 90c.; \ bu. $1.60; bu. (56 lbs.) S2.95. 



IMPROVED \\ HIPPOORWTLL — Northern -grown and acclimated. One of the best and most popular sorts for all climates. Price, postpaid 

 \ lb. 12c.; lb. 20c. By express or freight, not prepaid, J bu. 40c.; i bu. 75c.; bu. $1.40; bu. (56 lbs.) $2.75. 



BUCKBEE'S 

 Northern Grown 



FIELD PEflS 



fln Exceedingly Valuable 

 Forage and Feeding Crop 



For the Northern, Eastern and Western States 

 there is no crop of greater value than Field Peas. 

 They are a profitable crop to grow, in that the Peas 

 when threshed are always marketable, and they 

 stand in the front rank as a fodder plant. They 

 should be sown in March or early April, one busliel 

 of Peas to two bushels of Oats to the acre. The Peas 

 should be sown first and harrowed under about 

 three inches deep; the Oats then sowed and harrow- 

 ed under. They will be ready for cutting about the 

 latter end of June, when the Oats are in milk and the 

 Pods formed on the Peas. Farmers who have never 

 sown this crop will be surprised at its large yield. It is a nutritious food and relished by all kinds of 

 farm animals. This crop also makes an excellent soil improver when turned under like Cow Peas 



BUCKBEE'S NEW EARLY SNOWFLAKE— By far the best Field Pea. Immensely pro- 

 ductive. Height of vine 3i to 4 feet. Dry Pea is of a beautiful pearly white color. Price, post= 

 paid, lb. 25c. By express or freight, not prepaid, J bu. 40c.; i bu. 65c.; \ bu. $1.20; bu. $2.25; 

 2 bu. S4.40; ia 10 bu. lots and over $2.15 per bushel. 



MPROVED WHITE CANADA FIELD— .\ well-known and standard variety of Field Peas. Price 

 postpaid, lb. 20c. By express or freight, not postpaid, i bu. 35c.; i bu. 60c.; \ bu. $i.lO;bu. $1.95; 

 2 bu. $3.80; in 10 bu. lots and over $1.85 per bushel. 



FRENCH JUNE — The foliage and habit of growth quite similar to Garden Peas. The Field Pea 

 is one of the best soihng crops at the North, and is largely used for that purpose and for tireen 

 manuring. It is sometimes grown alone, but the most satisfactory dairy results come from sowing 

 it with Oats, Rve or Barley. It makes good ensilage, and is an admirable food either green or 

 dry for cattle, being highly nutritious and lich in milk-producing elements. It is quite hardy 

 and may be sewn early in the Spring, and will be ready to cut in May or .Tune. The seed should 

 be sowri at the rate of 1 to \\ bushels per acre. Price, postpaid, lb. 25c. By express or freieht. not 

 prepaid, \ bu. 40c.; \ bu. 65c.; i bu. $1.15; bu. $2. 15; 2 bu. $4.20; =n 10 bu. lots or over $2.05 per 

 bushel. 



Buckbee's New Early Snowflake Field Peas. 



BUCKBEE'S "Full of Life" 

 FlflX SEED 



No. 25 or Primost Flax 



This is a pure bred Flax. It is selected 

 from a variety which came to the Minnesota 

 Experiment Station from tlie U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



In 1896 numerous individual plants were 

 selected from a bed of this Flax, some with 

 heavy busliy tops to be u.sed in breeding 

 for a larger yield of seed, others with tall, 

 slender stems for fibre. Eacli of these se- 

 lected mother plants was grown in the nur- 

 sery for several years, and the best of these 

 stocks selected for .seed is the Minnesota 

 No. 25, and named Primost. Our supply 

 of this seed is limited .Send your orders 

 early. Price, postpaid, pei lb. 20c. ; 3 Ib.s 

 50c. Bv express or freight, not prepaid 

 1 bu. 56c ; i bu 90c.; V bu $1.70; bu 

 (56 lbs.) $3.25; 2 bu. $6 45; 10 bu. o- more 

 at $3.20 per bu. 



