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ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 70.) 

 ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots 



excellent for feeding stock, especially hogs. 



Qt., 25c; peck, SI. 25; bush., $4.00. 

 AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre. 



A valuable forage plant for dry situations and 



alkali soils. Oz., 15c; lb., SI. 25; 10 lbs., @ 



$1.15. 



BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2% bush, per acre. 



New White Hulless. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 

 ordinary Barley, grows about same height, and 

 the grain will not shell out in the field. Peck 

 80c; bush. (48 lbs.), S2.50; 10 bush. @ S2.40 



Beardless. Large heads of large grain; big 

 yielder. Entirely free from beards. Peck 

 80c; bush. (48 lbs.), S2.50; 10 bush., @ S2.40 



Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; hardy, pro- 

 lific and earlv. Peck, 80c; bush. (48 lbs.), 

 S2.50; 10 bush., © S2.40. 



BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Burlingame Medium. Handsome white Beans 

 medium sized; prolific. (Crop failed.) 



Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early 

 hardy and prolific. (Crop failed.) 



Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 

 ordinary variety. (Crop failed.) 



White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively 

 grown as a shell Bean. (Crop failed.) 

 BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 



Early Green Soja. This produces enormous 

 crops as far north as Canada. It grows about 

 4 ft. high and yields ten to twenty tons of 

 green fodder per acre, or 20 to 40 bushels of 

 Beans. 



It is especially valuable for ensilage in com- 

 bination with fodder Corn or Japanese Millet 

 (two parts of Millet to one part of Soja Beans) , 

 thus furnishing a complete balanced ration. 

 Soja Beans are great soil enrichers, adding 

 humus and extracting nitrogen from the air. 

 Sow 3 pecks per acre. 



Price, peck, SI. 75; bush. (60 lbs.), S5.25 

 10 bush., @ S5.15. 



elvet. (Muctma ufilis.) Sow 1 bush, per acre 

 Late; valuable in the South for plowing under 

 Peck, SI. 50; bush. (60 lbs.), S5.00. 

 BEET. Mangel Wurzel. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 



Colossal Long Red, Henderson's. A valuable 

 improved and distinct variety. Extra large, 

 long roots; blood-red, very nutritious. J^ 

 lb.. 15c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., © 50c lb. 



Champion Yellow Globe, Henderson's. Smooth, 

 large, round roots; yello%v flesh. % lb., 15c; 

 lb., 55c; 10 lbs., © 50c lb. 



Giant Intermediate, Henderson's. Big yielder; 

 handsome, large ovoid roots. }4 lb., 15c; 

 lb., 55c; 110 lbs., @ 50c. lb. (See engraving.) 



Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing 

 from other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy 

 yielder. M lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 10 lbs., @ 

 55c lb. 



Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of ex- 

 cellent quality. M lb., 15c; lb., 50c; 10 

 lbs., @ 45c lb. 



Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red only 

 in color. 14, lb., 15c; lb., 50c; 10 lbs., @ 

 45c lb. 



Half-long Sugar. New breed of Mangel. Flesh 

 white, solid and highly nutritive. }i lb., 

 15c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., @ 50c lb. 



Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good 

 keeper; adapted for shallow soils. J4 lb., 

 15c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., @ 50c lb. 



BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per 

 acre. Valuable both for producing sugar and 

 stock feeding. 



White Sugar. Grows to a large size; very nutri- 

 tious. £ lb.,- 15c.; lb.. 50c; lOlbs., © 45c. lb. 



Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the 

 highest percentage of sugar; also valuable 

 for stock. }i lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 10 lbs. @ 

 55c lb. 



Lane's Imperial. An improved variety; very 

 hardy and productive. \± lb., 15c; lb., 55c; 

 10 lbs., @ 50c lb. 



Klein Wanzleben. Heavy yielder and easy to 

 dig. M lb., 15c; lb., 55c; 10 lbs., © 50c lb. 

 BEGGAR-WEED. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. A 

 valuable forage and soil-improving plant for 

 the South, growing 2 to 6 ft. high; sow broad- 

 cast 10 to 12 lbs. per acre; price, }i lb., 20c; 

 lb., 75c 



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BROOM CORN. Evergreen. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per 

 acre. Free from crooked brush and remains 

 green. Lb., 10c;- 100 lbs., S7.00. 

 BUCKWHEAT Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 (See page 73.) The best of all; early, large 

 grain; enormous yielder. Bush. (48 lbs.) . 

 $3.00; 10 bush., @ S2.90. 

 CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the Castor Oil 

 of commerce is produced. J4 lb., 20c; lb., 50c 

 CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 

 large roots; good keeper. M lb., 50c; lb., 

 S1.50. 

 Danvers. Good-size, handsome, stump-rooted; 



big yielder. M lb., 60c; lb., S2.00. 

 Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very 



productive. \i lb., 40c; lb., 81.25. 

 Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fleshed 

 roots; good keeper. }| lb., 40c; lb., SI. 25. 

 White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily 

 harvested; heaviest cropper. ]4. lb., 40c; 

 lb., S1.25. 

 CLOVER. (See page 70.) 



CORN, DENT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per 



acre. In ten-bushel lots or over, deduct 10c. 



per bushel on Dent and Flint Corns. 

 Long's Champion Yellow Dent. (See page 72.) 



Qt., 25c; SI. 00 peck; $3.50 bush. 

 Eureka, Henderson's. (See engraving.) Qt., 



20c; peck. 90c; bush., S3.25. (See page 72.) 

 Wood's Northern White Dent. (See page 72.) 



Qt., 20c; peck, 90c; bush.. S3.25. 

 Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yellow 



Dent. Qt.. 20c; peck. 80c; bush., S2.75. 

 Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; very pro- 

 ductive. Qt., 20c; peck, 80c; bush., S2.75. 

 Extra-early Huron. Very early; may be grown 



North and in Canada. Qt., 15c; peck., 75c; 



bush., S2.50. 

 Queen of the Prairie. (Pride of the North.) 



Early Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt.. 



15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 

 Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long grains, 



small cob. Qt.. 20c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 

 Learning Improved. Low-set ears of good size; 



golden grain, productive. Qt., 20c; peck, 



80c; bush., S2.75. 

 White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 



grain yellow, tipped white. Qt., 20c; peck, 



_80c; bush., $2.75. 

 Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob of any 



white Corn. Late; maturing south of New 



Jersey. Qt., 20c; peck, 80c; bush., S2.75. 

 CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. 



per acre. 

 Extra-early Yellow Flint. A ninety-day Corn. 



The best eight-rowed Yellow Flint in culti- 

 vation. For detailed description see our 



Farmers' Manual. Qt., 25c; peck, $1.00; 



bush., $3.50. 

 Longfellow. A large, 8-rowed Yellow Flint; 



ripens as far north as Massachusetts. Qt., 



20c; peck. 80c; bush., $2.75. 

 Compton's Early. Earliest Yellow Flint, ripen- 

 ing in from 76 to 85 days. Qt., 20c; peck, 



80c; bush., $2.75. 

 Large White Flint. Large, handsome, well-filled 



ears. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 

 Large Yellow Flint. (Early Canada Yellow.) 



Largely grown in the North. Qt., 15c; peck, 



_75c; bush., S2.50. 

 King Philip. Coppery-red, very early, large 



handsome ears. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush.. 



$2.50. 

 CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow 



broadcast 2 bush.; in drills, 1 bush, per acre. 

 Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower; 



especially valuable for ensilage. Bush.. $2-75; 



10 bush.. @ $2.65. 

 Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 



than above, and better suited for fodder and 



ensilage in Northern States. Bush., $3.00; 10 



bush., © $2.90. 

 Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 



both grain and ensilage; suckers yielding 



enormously. Qt., 15c; peck, 80c; bush.. 



$2.75; 10 bush., © $2.65. 

 Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, sweeter and 



more digestible than the ordinary. Peck, 



$1.00; bush.. $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 

 Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious for 



feeding green. Peck, 85c; bush., $2.90; 10 



bush., © $2.80. 



^undTbT Peter Henderson in 1847 j 



.Zhksou Charles Henderson ^It* Peter and Howard M. Henderson 



