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COMPLETE LIST OF FARM SEEDS 



ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 81.) 



ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots, 

 excellent for feeding stock, especially hogs. 

 Qt., 25c; peck, S1.25; bush., $4.00. 



AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre 

 A valuable forage plant for dry situations and 

 alkali soils. Oz.. 15c; lb., S1.25; 10 lbs., <§, 

 SI. 15. 



BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2H> 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. 

 1.00; bush. (48 lbs.). S3.50; 10 bush. <g S3. 40. 



Beardless. Large heads of large grain; big 

 yielder. Entirely free from beards. Peck 

 85c; bush. (48 lbs.), S3.00; 10 bush.. (5 S2.90 



Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; hardy, pro- 

 lific and early. Peck. 85c; bush. (48 lbs.) 

 $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 



BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early, 



hardy and prolific. (Price on application.) 

 Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 



ordinary variety. (Price on application.) 

 White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively 



grown as a shell Bean. (Price on application.) 



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 , ecks v>er acre. 



Price, peck, $2.50; bush. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 

 10 bush., @ $8.90. 

 Velvet. (Mucuna utilis.) Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 Late; valuable in the South for plowing under. 

 Peck, $2.50; bush. (60 lbs.), S9.00. 



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



Colossal Long i- ed, Henderson's. A valuable 

 improved and distinct variety. Extra large, 

 long roots; blood-red, very nutritious. )4 

 lb., 75c; lb., $2 <I0; 10 lbs., @ S1.90 lb. 



Champion Yellow Globe, Henderson's. Smooth, 

 large, round roots; yellow flesh. J4 lb., 75c; 

 lb. $2.00 ; 10 lbs.. @ $1.90 lb. 



Giant Intermediate, Henderson's. Big yielder; 

 handsome, large ovoid roots. J4 lb., 75c; 

 lb.. $2.00; 10 lbs., @S1.901b. (See engraving.) 



Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing 

 from other varieties, sheep prefer it; heavy 

 yielder. M lb.. 75c; lb., $2.00; 10 lbs., (u, 

 $1.90 lb. 



Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of ex- 

 cellent quality. M lb., 75c; lb., S2.00; 10 

 lbs., @ $1.90 lb. 



Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Rec only 

 in color, yi ib., 75c; lb., $2.00; 10 lbs. @ 

 $1.90 lb. 



Yellow Globe. Large globu'.ir roots; good 

 keener; adapted for shallow soils. }^ lc , 

 75c:; lb., $2.00; 10 lbs., @ $1.90 lb. 



BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. As seea of the differ- 

 ent varieties of <=ugrr beet is almost unprocur- 

 able this season <ve would recommend planting 

 for stock feeding the improved breed of New 

 Sugar Mangels offered below. 

 New Half Long Sugar Mangel. By analysis it 

 shows a nearer approach to sugar beet than 

 any other mangel. The flesh is white, very 

 solid and rich in sacchari.-e. 



Half Long Red, per ^ lb . 75c; lb., $2.00; 



10 lbs., @$1.90 1b. 

 Half Long White, per % lb , 75c: lb., $2.00; 

 10 lbs., ©$1. 90. 



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

 valuable forage and soil-improving plant for 

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

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

 lb.. 75c. 



HENDERSON « EUREKA YET low DENT CORN 



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 MANUAL 



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



acre. Free from crooked brush and remains 



green. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs.. $12.00. 

 BUCKWHEAT Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



(See page 84.) The best of all; early, large 



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



$4.00; 10 bush., @ $3.90. 

 CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 



large roots; good keeper. J4 lb., SI. 00; lb., 



S3. .50. 

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



big yielder. M lb.. SI. 25; lb., $4.00. 

 Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very 



productive. M lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 

 Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fleshed 



roots; good keeper. \i lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 

 White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily 



harvested; heaviest cropper. J4 lb., 60c; 



lb.. $2.00. 

 CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the CastorOil 



of commerce is produced. 34 lb.. 20c; lb., 50c. 

 CLOVER. (See page 81.) 

 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 83.) 



Qt., 30c; S1.50 peck; S5.50 bush. 

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



30c; peck. SI. 50; bush.. S5.50. (See page 83.) 

 Wood's Northern White Dent. The earliest 



large White Dent ears 10 to 12 inches long. 



Qt., 30c; peck, SI. 50; bush.. $5.50. 

 Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yellow 



Dent. Qt.. 25c; peck, $1.40; bush., $5.00. 

 Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; very pro- 

 ductive. Qt., 25c; peck, S1.40; bush., $5.00. 

 Extra-early Huron. Very early; may be grown 



North and in Canada. Qt., 25c; peck, $1.40; 



bush., $5.00. 

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



Early Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt., 



25c; peck. S1.40; bush.. $5.00. 

 Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long grains, 



small cob. Qt., 25c; peck, $1.40; bush., $5.00. 

 Learning Improved. Low-set ears of good size; 



golden grain, productive. Qt., 25c; peck, 



$1.40; bush., $5.00. 

 White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 



grain yellow, tipped white. Qt., 25c; peck, 



$1.40; bush.. $5.00. 

 Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob of any 



white Corn. Late; maturing south of New 



Jersey. Qt., 25c; peck, $1.40; bush.. $5.00. 

 CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. 



per acre. 

 Allison's Twelve Rowed White Flint. New. (See 



page S3). Qt., 35c; peck. SI. 75; bush, $6.00. 

 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., 30c; peck, $1.50; 



bush.. S5.50. 

 Longfellow. A large, 8-rowed Yellow Flint; 



ripens as far north as Massachusetts. Qt., 



25c; peck. S1.40; bush.. S5.00. 

 Large White Flint. Large, handsome, well-filled 



ears. Qt.. 25c; peck. SI. 40; bush.. S5.00. 

 Large Yellow Flint. (Early Canada Yellow.) 



Largely grown in the North. Qt., 25c; peck, 



$1.40; bush., $5.00. 

 King Philip. Coppery-red, very early, large 



handsome ears. Qt.. 25c; peck. SI. 40; bush.. 



$5.00. 

 CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow 



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

 Southern Horse Tooth. A large, le3t"y grower; 



especially valuable for ensilage. Bush.. $5.00: 



10 bush., la $4.90. 

 Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 



than above, and better suited for fodder and 



ensilage in Northern States. Bush., $5.00; 10 



bush.. @ $4.90. 

 Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 



both grain and ensilage; suckers yielding 



enormouslv. Qt., 25c; peck, $1.40; bush.. 



$5.00; 10 bush.. @ $4.90. 

 Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, sweeter and 



more digestible than the ordinary. Peck, 



$1.75; bush.. $6.00; 10 bush.. @ $5.90 

 Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious for 



feeding green. Peck, $1.40; bush.. $5.00; 10 



bush.. @ $4.90. 



Note. — Prices of Farm Seeds are subject to change without notice 



