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BUCKBEE'S GREAT SAND VETCH 



The Wonderful Sand or Hairy Winter Vetch 



AS A PASTURH PLANT FOR LATE FALL AND EARLY SPRING IS WITHOUT AN EQUAL. 

 FURNISHING GREEN FORAGE DURING TWO PERIODS OF SCANTY VEGETATION. 



This Witch is, beyond doubt, one of the most valuable fodder plants for the West and Northwestern States, 

 owins to its adaptibility to withstand severe drought, heat and cold. The vines are very similar to pea vines, 

 but are more slender and nuich more thickly clad with leaves and side stems, which furnish nice, succulent feed. 

 Individual plants will make a ten-foot growth before going to seed. It is an annual, but drops its seeds freely, 

 and will come up year after year on the same ground. Tlie Washington Department of Agriculture estimates the 

 value of an acre of this Vetch plowed under equivalent to putting into the ground $16 to $4.5 worth of commer- 

 cial fertilizer. One important feature is that a sowing made in August or September covers the ground before 

 Winter sets in and prevents washing of the .soil during the Winter and early Spring, thus saving a great portion 

 of soluble mineral fertilizers contained ia soil, which otherwise would wash or leech out. It can also be sown in 

 April and will be ready to cut by the middle of .luly, the second growth affording excellent hog pasture during the 

 Summer. 



ROR A HAY CROP 



IT IS PAR-EXCELLENT. 



Make sowings in early Spring at the rate of 30 lbs. per acre, broadcast, with the addition of one-half bushel 

 Rye or Oats to furnish support for the \ ines. This latter method will give the best satisfaction. On good, rich 

 soil it yields enormous crops of green fodder, running from 10 to 15 tons to the acre; equal to 3 to 4 tons when 

 cured as dried hay. It is also a retnarkalile grower on sandy and thin land. Don't fail to try it. If you do you 

 will miss one of the great treats of your lifetime in farming, because we believe that our Sand Vetch will give you 

 results and a crop, such as you never had before. We are constantly in receipt of the most enthusiastic letters 

 from our customers who have grown it, and our sales are increasing largely each successive year. If your land 

 is poor and you wish to enrich it. Sand Vetch will do it as quickly and cheaply as anytiiing you ever tried. 



Our seed is the very choicest Northern=grown, and while we expect to have enough to fill all orders, would 

 advise early orders. Send to Buckbee for the Best seed. Postpaid, lb. 25c.; 3 lbs. 70c. By express or freight, not 

 prepaid, i bu. 75c.; i bu $1.35; J bu. $2.60; bu. (60 lbs. ) $4.95. 



SPRING VETCH 



(Viola 

 Villosa) 



This annual variety is extensively used for planting with Oats for Summer and Fall fodder. Grown ai?d 

 used in the same manner as Winter \'etch, though not so hardy, strong and vigorous. Postpaid, lb. 20c. ; 3 lbs. 50c. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, i bu. 50c.; i bu 90c.; i bu. $1.75, bu. (60 lbs. ) $3.35. 



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Buckbee's Sand Vetch. 



BUCKBEE'S "FULL OF LIFE " WHEAT 



MINNESOTA No. 169 BLUE STEM SPRING WHEAT 



A new distinct variety of Spring Wheat, which when green, has a beautiful blue bloom on it, similar 

 to the bloom on a grape, and which can be removed by passing the finger over the stem. This 

 bloom disappears as the Wheat ripens, and the stem and straw assume a beautiful golden-yellow 

 hue, and entirely free from rust. This variety has no beards and is especially adapted to the older 

 Wheat growing sections of the Northwest. The kernel is of the hard variety, similar to the Red 

 Fife: very productive; one of the best Spring Wheats for milling. Prices, postpaid, lb. 2Sc. ; 3 lbs. 60c. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, i bu. 40c.; i bu. 60c.; J bu $1.10; bu. (60 lbs.) $1.95: 2 bu. $3.80. 

 In 10 bu. lots and over $1.85 per busheL , 



RED FIFE SPRING WHEAT — Noted for its earliness, vigor and freedom from smut and all dis- 

 eases. Beardless. The kernels are hard and flinty, whereby it is recognized as an A No. 1 mill- 

 ing Wheat, adapted to all states where Wheat can be grown Prices, postpaid, lb. 2Sc.; 3 lbs. 60c. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, J bu. 40c.; i bu. 60c.; ^ bu. $1.10; bu. (60 lbs.) $1.95: 2 bu. $3.80. 

 In 10 bushel lots and over at $l.£5 per bushel. 



MACARONI OR DURUM SPRING WHEAT— It is not only true that Macaroni Wheat can be grown 

 in dry districts, but it must be grown there in order to produce the best quality of grain. Seeded 

 April 26, it was ripe, cut, threshed and in the granary August 6. The shorter the period required 

 for a Wheat to grow the more valuable it will be to a locaUty subject to summer droughts and 

 hot winds. This Bearded Wheat gives the best results on new land. In the field this Wheat grows 

 very strong and with surprising rapidity, so rapidly as to get well ahead of the weeds. It does 

 not shell or bleach and is also hail proof, owing to the tightness of the hull. The straw is very 

 strong. Prices, postpaid, lb. 25c. ; 3 lbs. 60c. By express or freight, not prepaid, i bu. 40c. ; i bu. 60c; 

 i bu. $1.05; bu. (60 lbs. ) $1.85; 2 bu. $3.60. In 10 bushel lots and over $1.75 per bushel. 



DAKOTA RELIABLE WINTER WHEAT— Dakota Reliable is one of the earliest; heads are large, 

 compact and well filled with large size red grains. It is beardless, with red chafT and holds grain 

 firmly, preventing scattering. The grain is heavy, plump and sound and its milling qualities 

 are all that can be desired. It is suited to a great variety of soils and adapted to a wide area 

 of cotmlry. Where an early Wheat is required, Dakota Keliable is the Wheat to sow. Prices, 

 postpaid, lb. 25c.; 3 lbs. 60c. By express or freight, not prepaid, I bu. 40c.; i bu. 60c.; * bu. $1.10; 

 bu. (60 lbs.) $1.95; 2 bu. $3.80. In 10 busiiel lots and over at $1.85 per bushel. 



RED WONDER WINTER WHEAT— Far superior to the improved Turkish R,ed Wheat. A most 

 valuable bearded variety and is adapted to a great many soils. It can be depended upon for an 

 abundant yield even in unfavorable seasons. It grows a little above medium height: straw jointed 

 and stocky. The straw is ver\' strong at base of head which accounts in a great measure for its 

 ability to withstand storms without lodging Prices, postpaid, lb. 25c.; 3 lbs. 60c. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, i bu. 40c.; i bu. 50-.; i bu. $1.05; bu. (60 lbs.) $1.85; 2 bu. $3.60. In 10 

 bushel lots and over, $1.75 per bushel. 



WILD RICE 



HInn. 169 Wheat. 



Valuable as an attraction for wild fowls. Sown in large quantities along the edges of ponds, 

 lake-s and streams. It can be successfully sown either in the Winter or Spring, but often the best 

 results are ootained when sown during the Fall months, generally about the middle of September. 

 It lies dorma.it aU Winter when sown in the Fall, and in the Spring commences to sprout as soon 

 as the weather becomes warm, reaching the surface generally the first part of June. It grows very 

 rapidly in one to eight feet ot water, ripening late in August or early in September. The best plan 

 is to sow it broadca.st from a boat in 2 or 3 feet of water having a mud bottom. Its value to the 

 sportsman as a bait for fowl is being realized more each year. The seed of Wild Rice is used for 

 food by the Indians, who parch it. and they prefer it to any other cereal food. It is also much 

 esteemed by the white men who had the opportunity of te.sting it. Price, postpaid, lb. 40c. By ex- 

 press or freight, not prepaid, 10 lbs. $2.75; 25 lbs. $6.25; SO lbs. $12.00; 100 lbs. $22.00. 



Our 



Seed Wheat 

 is grown on our 

 own farms in North ] 

 Dakota and is 

 the best ob- 

 tainable 



Macaroni Wheat. 



