24 P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



High Grade Grass Seeds 



All Prices on Application 



TIMOTHY (Phleum Pratense). — A field and not a pasture grass, as it will not endure close and frequent 

 cropping; but for a hay crop on strong soils it will produce more than any other sort. One-quarter to one-half 

 bushel per acre. Bushel, 45 pounds. 



ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis Glomerata). — One of the very best pasture grasses, as it is exceedingly palatable 

 to stock, and will endure a good deal of cropping. One and a half to two bushels per acre. Bushel, 14 pounds. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. — Is the most nutritious, hardy and valuable of all northern grasses. For meadow 

 or pasture, sow about 28 pounds per acre. Sow earlv in the spring or in October or November. Bushel, 14 pounds. 



BUCKWHEAT 



NEW JAPANESE. — This new sort has proven to be much earlier and more productive than any other variety. 

 Grains very large and rich brown color. It excels all in yield and earliness. 



GERMAN, or GOLDEN MILLET. — Medium early forage plant, prolific in stalk and grain. Twenty-five 

 pounds to an acre. Bushel, 50 pounds. 



RED TOP FANCY. — (Cleaned from chaff.) It is a good, permanent grass, .standing our climate well, and makes 

 good pasture when fed close. Is valuable for low, wet meadows, producing a large return in good hay. Sow in spring 

 and fall, eight to ten pounds per acre. Bushel, 14 pounds. 



CLOVERS 



Inoculate this 

 Seed with 



MuLFORD Culture 



MEDIUM RED (Trifolium Pratense). — Excellent for pasture or hay; valuable as a green manure, and should 

 be in all grass mixtures. Eight to ten pounds per acre when sown alone. 



ALSIKE, or SWEDISH (Trifolium Hybridum). — Thrives in rich, moist soil. Does not succeed on high, dry 

 land. Six pounds per acre. 



SCARLET, or CRIMSON (Trifolium Incarnatum).— Most valuable crop for green manuring, soiling, hay, 

 pasture and ensilage. It is an annual and must be sown every year. Improves worn out and poor soils, and is the 

 cheapest and best fertihzer. Being a winter crop, it should be sown in August and September. Sow 10 to 15 pounds 

 per acre. Bushel, 60 pounds. 



ALFALFA, or LUCERNE (Medicago Sativa). — Where this succeeds it is the most valuable of all the clovers; 

 requires a very fine, mellow deep soil. Sow 20 pounds to the acre. 



MAMMOTH RED (Trifolium Pratense). — Used largely for plowing under for manure. By judicious use 

 exhausted lands can be reclaimed, as it will grow where common clover will fail. Eight pounds to the acre. 



WHITE (Trifolium Repens). — Valuable to mix with lawn grass. Should be in every mixture for permanent 

 pasture. 



SORGHUM 



EARLY AMBER CANE. — The earliest, and makes the finest quality of forage or sj-rup. Best seed. 



COW PEAS— Will Make You Rich! 



sow THEM. — For forage crops. ,\fter grain crops. On vacant land. Last working of corn. Put Cow Peas 

 in every available piece of land you have — thej' will wonderful!}- increase the value and productiveness of your 

 entire farm. 



BEST VARIETIES TO PLANT 



Clays, Whip-poor-wills, New Era, Mixed, Black Cows, Black E.yes, Canada Field Peas, etc. All our Cow Peas 

 are fancy re-cleaned, free from hulls. Write for our lowest prices. Catalogue FREE. 



SOY or SOJA BEANS 



WILSON EARLY BLACK. — A very prolific variety, and one of the best where a quick, early variety is desired. 

 Average height on good land is about three feet. 



MAMMOTH YELLOW. — The latest yet the most extensively grown for both beans and forage, both of which 

 it yields in great abundance. It grows more than 3 feet high and can be cut with a mower. Particularly valuable 

 for Virginia and farther south for both beans and forage. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE.— This crop is very highly recommended for pasturage for sheep and cattle, furnishin<; 

 most rich and nutritious pasturage within six to eight weeks from the time of sowing. The fattening properties of 

 Rape are said to be very much better than those of clover. Sow three to five pounds per acre in drills, six to eight 

 pounds per acre broadcast. 



HAIRY, or WINTER VETCH.— This is one of the most valuable forage crops for the South, but requires to 

 be sown in the fall for best results. Can be sown any time from July to October. Succeeds admirably sown at the 

 last working of corn or cotton with winter oats or wheat. Should be sown at the rate of 20 to 30 pounds to the acre 

 ■with one bushel of oats or three-fourths bushel of wheat. The oats or wheat help to hold the \'etch off the ground, 

 enabling it to make a better growth. 



WHITE SPRING OATS.— Sow at the rate of two bushels per acre in February, Miirch or .Vpril— the earlier 

 the better. Special prices on larco lots 



SELECTED SEED CORN 



BOONE COUNTY WHITE.— A large-eared variety of White Corn. It has deep, soft and very white gnuns; 

 it is a vigorous grower and has become very popular, and has probably taken more premiums than any other variety 

 of corn for the last few years. Being a soft corn, it is excellent for stock feeding, but it is more liable to rot on the 

 stalks in a bad. wet season than harder varieties. Our seed is grown from ])reinium stock. 



COCKE'S PROLIFIC— -V very valuable wliite variety, making enormous yields on rich land. Especially 

 adapted to river bottoms or lands subject to overflows; on account of its flintiness it can be shocked and harvested 

 early and will not rot in the shock; grains white and flintv; superior for meal and hominy. 



"GOLDEN BEAUTY.— A broad-grained, large-eared variety, maturing in about 1'2() days; cob is small; grain 

 very heavy, and of a beautiful golden yellow color. 



