AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 



MANGEL WURZEL or STOCK BEETS 



Mangels are the most important of "all root crops for feeding and form the best winter 

 feed for cattle and hogs. They increase the flow of milk when fed to milch cows and yield 

 enormous crops, as much as 50 tons having been grown on one acre. They may be grown 

 in any part of the American continent on fairly good farm land; all that is necessary is 

 good cultivation. The best soil for Mangels is loose, friable loam and deep plowing. Follow 

 the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay the extra trouble. The 

 soil should be well enriched, and the seed sown in May in drills 24 inches apart in light 

 soils, and 30 inches apart in strong, rich land; thin out the plants with a hoe to 9 inches 

 apart in the former and 12 inches apart in the latter. 6 to 8 lbs. of seed are used per acre if 

 sown with a drill, or double that quantity by hand. 



HENDERSON'S COLOSSAL LONG RED. This is a distinctly fine breed of this 

 popular Mangel. The roots are smooth and regular, of the largest size and blood-red color. 

 The quality is exceedingly nutritious, and in all respects this variety is most distinct and 

 valuable. 



Price, M lb., 45c; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., S9.50. 



GOLDEN TANKARD. The roots are handsome in shape, with deep orange colored skin. 

 The flesh is bright golden-yellow, and in this respect differs from most other varieties, 

 which cut white. Sheep have a preference for this sort over other Mangels; it is said that 

 they will pick out every piece of Golden Tankard before touching others. It yields under 

 the best cultivation 75 tons per acre. 



Price, M lb., 45c; lb., S1.00; 10 lbs., S9.50. 



DANISH SLUDSTRUP. Price, M lb., 45c; lb., SI. 00; 10 lbs., $9.50. 



SUGAR BEETS 



VILMORIN'S IMPROVED WHITE. A greatly improved variety of Sugar Beet. The 

 proportion of sugar in the roots, under ordinary circumstances, amounts to 18 to 20 percent, 

 and is unequalled for feeding cows and young stock. 



Price, M lb., 45c; lb., S1.00; 10 lbs., S9.50. 



BARLEY 



Sow 2 to 2 J4 bushels per acre. 



Alpha. A two-rowed variety heavy cropper 

 used extensivelv in Eastern States with success. 



Price, peck. S1.00; bushel (48 lbs.), S3.25; 

 10 bushels, S3. 15 per bushel. 



Oderbrucker. This is a stiff-strawed, heavy- 

 yielding, six-rowed, bearded variety; kernels very 

 plump. Oderbrucker is early, prolific and hardy. 



Price, peck, $1.00; bushel (48 lbs.), $3.25; 

 10 bushels, at $3.15 per bushel. 



BIRD SEED, Fancy 



Canary Seed. Recleaned. 

 Price, lb.. 25c; 10 lbs., S2.00; 25 lbs., S4.50; 

 100 lbs., S 16.00. 



"Wild Bird Seed" Mixture. Feed your 



feathered friends during the winter when food is 

 scarce with this mixture. 



Price, lb., 20c; 10 lbs., SI. 75; 25 lbs., $3.75; 

 100 lbs., S12.00; transportation paid. 



BROOM CORN 



Evergreen Selected. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 

 Free from crooked brush and remains green. 

 Price, lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. 



BUCKWHEAT, JAPANESE 



( Henderson's) 



Introduced by Peter Henderson years ago, has 

 proven a bonanza to Buckwheat raisers in this 

 country- It is of strong, branching growth, stands 

 up well and produces from two to four times as 

 much grain as any other variety under same con- 

 ditions. It is also fully a week earlier. 



Our seed is grown from the largest Japanese type 

 imported by us for stock seed. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 25c; 10 lbs., S2.00; 50 lbs., $3.25; 

 100 lbs., S6.00. 



DOURA 



Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Yellow Branching. Very productive fodder 

 plant. 



Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., S15.00. 



GREEN MANURING SEED MIXTURE 



A combination of various rapid-growing legumes 

 which will add humus and nitrogen to the soil. 

 Plant early in the fall for turning under in the 

 spring. Mixture may be broadcast, or sow at the 

 rate of 1 lb. per 1,000 square feet. 



Price, lb., 50c; 10 lbs., S3. 75; 25 lbs., $8.00; 

 100 lbs., $30.00; transportation paid. 



KAFFIR CORN 



Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



White. Fodder plant; the grain is valuable 

 for feeding poultry; 4 to 6 feet. 



Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. 



Red. Taller than white; leafy and juicy. 

 Price, lb.. 30c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., S15.00. 



MILLET 



Golden (Northern Grown). Millet is a dry 

 weather, summer catch crop, supplementing other 

 early summer maturing crops, and of value to 

 succeed crops that fail. Sow 50 pounds per acre 

 not later than July in this latitude. 



Price, lb., 25c; 25 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



Japanese. Valuable in the Northern States as 

 a quick-growing forage and ensilage crop, attain- 

 ing a height in good soil of 6 to 8 feet and yielding 

 from 10 to 18 tons of green fodder per acre. Sow 

 from May to July. Sown broadcast 15 lbs. per acre, 

 or if in drills use 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 25c; 25 lbs., S3.00; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



Hungarian. Hungarian Millet is one of the 

 quickest and earliest catch crops for hay and can be 

 successfully grown when sown up to the middle of 

 August. Fairly drought resistant. Sow 50 pounds 

 per acre. 



Price, lb., 25c; 25 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs., S8.00. 



Pearl. This has been cultivated in the Southern 

 States, under the names of African Cane, Egyptian 

 Millet, Cattail Millet and Horse Millet. It grows 

 with tropical luxuriance in strong, loamy soil. Is 

 not so hardy as the other varieties, and succeeds 

 best in latitudes south of New York. Sown in 

 drills, 5 to 6 lbs. per acre; if broadcast, 8 lbs. per 

 acre. 



Price, lb., 30c; 25 lbs.. $4.75; 100 lbs.. $18.00. 



RAPE 



Dwarf Essex. In the North, sow from May to 

 the end of August for fall pasturing, but as it 

 thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown 

 in the Southern States until September or October 

 for winter pasture. In the latitude of New York, 

 July or August is the best time to sow. Sow 4 lbs. 

 per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. 



Price, lb., 35c; 10 lbs., S3.00; 25 lbs., $7.00; 

 100 lbs., $25.00. 



RUTA BAGA or Russian Turnip 



Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. (See page 45.) 



RYE, Spring 



Sow 1 H 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. 



Price, SI. 10 per peck; $3.50 per bushel of 56 lbs.; 

 10-bushel lots, $3.40 per bushel. 



2% CERES AN 

 IMPROVED 



Cereal disinfectant. Controls 

 smut and seed-borne scab. 



Price, lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.00; 

 25 lbs., $13.25. 



RYE, Winter 



Sow 1 J-2 bushels per acre. 



For winter varieties, see our Fall Wheat and 

 Grain Circular sent to you in August. 



Rosen. Thrives as well on all soils. 

 Price, qt., 30c; Y. peck, 60c; peck. Si. 00; 

 bushel. S3. 50. 



Winter. Grown for cover crop . or plowing 

 under as green manure, also cultivated for straw 

 or cutting green. 



Price, qt., 30c; }4 peck, 50c; peck, 90c: 

 bushel, S2.50. 



SHALLU or EGYPTIAN WHEAT 



Heads are similar to Broom Corn, very large 

 yields of grain and fodder. Excellent feed for 

 Cattle, Chickens, etc. Sow 5 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 30c; 25 lbs., S5.00; 100 lbs., S18.00. 



SUNFLOWER 



Mammoth Russian. Very productive; large 

 heads of large seeds. Valued for feeding fowl. 

 Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., S4.50; 

 100 lbs., S16.00. 



TEOSINTE 



Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. Resembles Corn, but 

 more leafy and tillers enormously; fine for green 

 fodder. 



Price, lb., S1.25; 10 lbs., S10.00. 



SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 

 plant, yielding several cuttings in a season.- Sow 

 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $15.00. 



VETCH 



Sand or Winter, Vicia Villosa. It is perfectly 

 hardy, remaining green all winter, and should be 

 sown during August and September, mixed with 

 Rye, which serves as a support for the plants, or 

 in spring with Oats or Barley. 



Sow 60 lbs. per acre, with J4 bushel of Oats or 

 Barley. 



Price, lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs.,$12.50; 

 100 lbs., $20.00. 



SPRING VETCH, or Tares 



Sow 120 lbs. per acre. Species of Pea, grown for 

 soiling, or sown with Oats for feeding green. 



Price, lb.. 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs., $5.00; 

 100 lbs., $18.00. 



WHEAT, Spring 



Marquis (Beardless). An early variety and 

 enormous cropper; kernels hard and dark-amber 

 color. Sow 1 Yi bushels per acre. 



Price, peck, $1.25; bushel (60 lbs.), $4.00; 

 10-bushel lots, per bushel, S3.90. 



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