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:i/EM.¥TSI2HG FOR THE GAIRDEM^Fs^s^m S®©ds 



POP CORN. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. The Pop 

 Corns we offer are shelled; 10 lbs. and over 

 will be supplied at the 100-lb. rate. 



" White Pearl. Smooth, large white grains. 

 Lb., 14c.; 100 lbs., S12.00, ., 

 Amber Pearl. Very early; 8 to 10-inch ears; 

 amber-colored kernels; popping white. Lb., 

 loc; 100 lbs., S12.00. - - ^ - . 

 White Rice, or Rat Tooth. ' Early, white- 

 pointed kernels. . Lb., 14c.;. 100 lbs., S12.00. 



DOURA. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder 



plant; may be cut several times. Lb., 16c.; 



100 lbs., S12.00. .. 



Yellow Branching. - Earlier and taller than 



above, but does not etool out so much. Lb., 



16c.; 100 lbs:, S12.00. - -- ■ 



HITNGARIAN GRASS. (See MiUd, helow.) 



JERUSALEM CORN. Sow 5 lbs. per acre. The 

 surest forage crop for dry, hot sections, and 

 foi dry seasons, often producing a crop when 

 other forage plants perish; grows about 5 

 feet. Lb., 18c.; 100 lbs., S14.00. . 



KAFFIR CORN. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



White. Excellent fodder plant, green or dried, 

 and the grain is valuable for feeding poiiltfy 

 4 to C feet.- Lb., 14c.; 100 lbs., SIO.OO. - 



Red. Taller than white; leafy an4 juicy; grain 

 good for poultry. Lb., 14c.; 100 lbs., §10.00. 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA. {See Clovers.) 



MANGEL WURZELS. (See Beets.) 



MILLET. Sow 1 bushel per acre. 



Golden, Northern Grown. This variety is 

 considerably larger than Hungarian and 

 yields a much heavier crop, but is later and 

 not so quick growing, so cannot be sown 

 after the fourth of July in this latitude. To 

 maintain its heavy cropping character, seed 

 of this variety needs to be specially culti- 

 vated. Our seed is specially, sown and se- 

 ' lected. (See engraving.) Bushel (50 lbs.), 

 S4.00; 10 bushels and upwards, @ S3.90. 



Hungarian. The quickest of catch crops for 

 hay; may be sown up to August. Valuable 



» when hay is short, or to follow other crops. 

 Bushel (48 lbs.), S3. 50; 10 bushels and up- 

 - wards, @ 83.40. - ' ' -. ' 



Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Lb., 18c.; 

 10 lbs., S1.50; 100 lbs., S12.00.- 



Pearl. Sow 8 lbs. per acre. - Not as hardy as 

 other Millets, but enormous cropper. Lb., 

 30c.: 100 lbs., S25.00. - -,. 



OATS. Sow 3 bushels per acre. Those marked (*) 

 are Side Oats. (See also page 76.) 



♦Long's White Tartar. Peck, 70c.; bushel 

 (32 lbs.), S2.10; 10 bushels. @ S2.00; 100 

 bushels," @ SI. 90. (See page 76.) ' ■ 



Clydesdale, Henderson's. Peck, 75c.; bushel 

 (32 lbs.), S2;25; 10 bush., @S2.15. 100 bush., 

 @ S2.00. (See page 76.) - ^ 

 Early Newmarket. A grand new breed of 

 English pedigree Oats of wonderfully; vigorous 

 growth, producing very early a. heavy crop 

 of large, plump Oats, remarkable for their 

 thinness of husk, which greatly adds to their 



- feeding value. The straw is, tall and strong, 

 withstanding unfavorable weather well, and 

 it is practically immune from rust. Sow 3 

 bushels per acre. Rushel (32 lbs.), S2.00; 10 

 bushels, @ .SI. 90; 100 bushels, (2) $1.80. 



♦Black Tartarian. Early and most prolific 

 straw /ong" and strong. Bushel (32 lbs.), 

 S2.10; 10 bushels, @ S2.00. ■ 



♦Storm King. This is a true White Tartarian or 

 side oat. It is a hea^^,^ cropper and the grain 

 is short, plump, thin-skinned and of the highest 

 feeding value. The straw, as its name "Storm 

 King" implies, is very strong, enabhng it to 

 resist the most severe weather. ■ The weight 

 of thi; grain per 'measured bushel is 46 lbs. 

 Sow 3 bushels per acre. Peck, 75c.; bush. (32 

 lbs.), .52.25; 10 bush.,® S2.15, 100 bush $2.00. 

 Swedish Select. Recommended by the U. S. 

 Dept. of Agriculture. Strong grower, grain 

 short, plump and heaw. Bushel (32 lbs.), 

 S2.00; 10 bushels, @ $1.90; 100 bushels, @ 

 $1.80. 



Winter or Turf Oats. For, fall sowing; hardyas 

 ■ far north as Pennsylvania. Peck, 70c.; bushel, 

 (32 lbs.), §2.10; 10 bushels, @ §2.00. 



HENDERSON'S 



Tested Farm Seeds 



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Golden or German Millet 



PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green-Manuiing. 



Sow 3 bushels per acre. 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. 



Peck, S1.50; bushel (60 lbs.), §5.40; 10 bushels, 



@ S5.40. 

 Cow Peas, Black Eye. Sow 2 bushels per acre. 



After May Isi for green summer feeding and 



plowing under. Bushel (60 lbs.), §6.50; 10 



bushels, @ S6.40. 

 Cow Peas, New Era. An extra-early variety 



adapted for late planting. Bushel (60 lbs.), 



$5.50; 10 bushels, @ $5.40. 



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POTATOES. (See pages 64 and 72.) 



PUMPKIN. (See page 73.) 



RAPE. Dwarf Essex. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 

 (See page 80.) Lb., 15c.; bushel (50 lbs.), 

 §7.00; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. Sow 2 to 

 3 lbs. per acre. 



Improved American Purple Top. The popular 

 standard for stock feeding; hardy, produc- 

 tive; good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb., §2.00. 



Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred 

 from American Purple Top; nearly double in 

 size; a ,big yiclder and good keeper; flesh 

 yellow. Lbs., §2.00. 



Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. 

 A white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb.. 

 §2.00. 



RYE, SPRING. Sow 11^ bushels per acre. 



A variety produced by planting Winter Rye in 

 the spring for several years, and selecting the 

 seed until the type is fixed. It is an excellent 

 "catch-crop" where fall-sown grain has been 

 winter-killed, and also for fodder and grain. 

 §4.00 per' -bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lota, 

 S3. 90 per bushel. 



RYE, WINTER. 



For winter varieties see our Fall Wheat and 



Grain Circular issued post free in September. 



We offer the following vareties: 

 Henderson's New Invincible. 

 Giant Winter. 

 Rosen. 

 Winter. 

 We can take orders at any time at prices ruling 



at time of shipment. 



SORGHUM, or SUGAR CANE. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. 

 per acre. 

 Early Orange. Valuable for green fodder; of 

 I large, heavy growth, but later than Amber. 



' Lb., 16c.; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 

 plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 

 Earlier than Orange; may be grown in 

 Northern States. Lb , 16c.; 100 lbs., §12.00. 



SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 lb,s. per acre. 

 Very productive; large heads of large seeds. 

 Valued for feeding fowl. Lb., 15c.; 100 lbs., 

 §12.00. 



TEOSINTE. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. Resem- 

 bles Corn, but more leafy, and tillers enor- ■ 

 mouslv; fine for green fodder. J^ lb., SOc; 

 lb., 81.50. 



TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even 



as far north as Canada. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 50c.; 



M lb., §1.75. 

 Zimmer's Spanish. The earliest and best 



American-Spanish, and a favorite cigar 



variety, increasing in demand and culture 



every year. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 50c.; 14, lb., 



§1.75. 

 Havana, Imported. Pkt., 15o.; oz., 80c.; H 



lb., §2.75. 

 Havana, Domestic. Pkt., 15c.; oz., £0c.; 14 



lb., §1.75. 

 Sumatra, Domestic. Crop failed. 

 Connecticut. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 50c.; 14 lb., S1.73. 

 Kentuckj. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 50c.; M lb., S1.75. 

 Virginia. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 50c.; M lb., $1.75. 



VETCH. 



Spring Vetch, or Tares. Sow 2 bushels per acre. 

 Species of Pea, grown for soiling, or sown 

 with Oats for feeding green. Lb., 12c.; bush. 

 (60 lbs.), §5.50; 10 bushels, @ §5.40. 

 Winter, or Sand Vetch. (See page 80.) 



WHEAT, SPRING. Sow IH bushels per acre. 

 Blue Stem (Beardless.) A favorite Wheat for 

 spring somng; visorous and productive. 

 Bushel (60 lbs,), §4.00; 10 bushels, @ §3.90. 

 Marquis (Beardless). Enorm.ously productive, 

 hard, dark-amber kernels; earlv. Bushel, 

 (60 lbs.), §4.25; 10 bushels, @ §4.15. 



WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 

 hybrids described in Henderson's "Wheat 

 Circular" (ready in August Qnd sent free on 

 application). Orders /booked now for fall 

 delivery. 



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