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FORAGE AND SILO SEEDS. 



FOR YEARS we have taken special care In the selection of the various 

 sorts of Grass and Clover Seeds for field cu lture, and in consequence 

 our trade in this line has rapidly increased. 

 Purity of stock and high germinating quality we consider essential. 

 As we handle very large quantities of these seeds, we are enabled to 

 supply the best quality at lowest prices. 



CRIMSON CLOVER. 



THE GREAT NITROGEN GATHERER. 



THE best crop for Hay, Silage and green manuring — all winter and 

 spring pasturage. For Hay, It must be cut before it comes Into full 

 bloom, as otherwise it may cause hair-balls to form in the animal's 

 stomach. It Is used on poor and rich land. It is seeded in this country 

 in June, July, August, September and October, and will produce an enor- 

 mous crop early in the following spring, suitable either for consumption 

 as green food or for hay. Fifteen or twenty pounds should be sown to the 

 acre, according to quality of ground. 10c. per Lb. ; by mail, 30c. Askfor 

 prices in quantities. 



EARLY AMBER SUGAR. CANE. 



It grows 10 to 12 feet high and yields large crops of fodder, which is 

 relished by all kinds of stock. It will produce two cuttings du'ing the 

 summer. Culture same as Corn. Sow 3 or 4 quarts per acre broadcast or 

 1 bushel per acre for hay. Lb., 10c. By mail, 20c. Bus., (50 Lbs.,) $3.00. 



TE051NTE. 



A most valuable and enormous yielding, continuous cuting forage crop; 

 but should be planted very early to succeed well. Good to use as green 

 food, and also makes an excellent dry fodder. It branches as many as 50 

 stalks from one seed, Plant in May or June in rows i to 5 feet apart each 

 way. Oz., 15c. X Lb., 35c. Lb., $1.00, postpaid. 



COW PEAS. 



THE GREAT SOIL ENRICHER. MAKES POOR LAND RICH. 

 MAKES GOOD LAND BETTER. 

 Prices on application. 



BLACK COW PEA. — It is a splendid land improver and most valuable 

 as a forage crop, making an enormous yield of rich, nutritious feed. Sow 

 in May or June at the rate of one bushel per acre for seed, or 1 bushels for 

 soiling. 



BLACK EYE COW PEA— The Black Eye Peas are very prolific and bring 

 a good price on our market. 



WHIPPOORWILL PEA.— Makes a splendid forage pea. Vines stay 

 green longer than other varieties; pods ripen earlier. 



WONDERFUL, OR UNKNOWN. — This makes an enormous and re- 

 markable growth of vines, but requires the full growing season to make 

 its crop. In yield and growth of vines it surpasses any of the varieties of 

 Cow Peas, and it produces very largely of the shelled Peas. This 

 variety should be planted in May in order to come to full maturity. 



Dwarf Essex 

 Rape 



It can be sown all through 

 the season, being perfectly 

 hardy, withstands the 



drought, and will produce a crop in any soil by sowing broadcast at the 

 rate of five pounds to the acre, or 2 to 3 lbs. in drills. It is unequaled as a 

 pasture for sheep, and as a fattening food for all kinds of live stock it is 

 without a rival. Lb.. 10c. By express, 10 Lbs, and over, 8c. Lb., not pre- 

 paid. $7 par 100 Lbs. If wanted by mail ad d 8c. per pound for postage. 



SOJA BEANS. 



The Great Drought-Resisting 

 Forage Crop, unsurpassed in 

 nutritive value for feeding : 

 also makes a splendid soil 

 Im prover. 



THE DRY BEANS, roasted 

 and ground resemble and 

 taste like coffee, hence it has 

 been advertised as German 

 Coffee Berry. Its great value, 

 however, is as a forage crop 

 and for fertilizing the soil 

 and for pasturing or feeding 

 the green fodder. 



Sow broadcast one-half 

 bushel to the acre, or it may 

 be planted in drills three feet 

 apart and one foot between 

 plants. 



Price on application. 



FLAX SEED. 



Lb., 10c. 5 Lbs., 35c. 



Bus., $2.50. 



Flax Seed Meal. 



For horses and cattle 

 Lb., 10c. 6 Lbs., 25c. 



In quantities at market 

 prices. 



BROOM CORN— 50 lbs. to Bushel.— To grow Broom Corn 

 successfully, the ground should be rich and well prepared. Plant seeds 

 in rows 3 feet apart by 18 inches. The plants should be cultivated as soon 

 as they are out of the ground. Harvesting should be done when the seed 

 is in a soft, milky condition. 



IMPROVED EVERGREE N.— This is the favorite sort ; has a fine 

 brush, yields well, and keeps green. Height, 8 to 9 feet. 



Lb., 25c, postpaid. Peck, 75c. Bus . $2.50. 



VETCHES OR TARES. -spring vetches (vicia 



sativa.) — Clt.sely associated with Peas in charactrr. Highly valuable for 

 soiling or f.»r green manuring. Sometimes grown with oats, for mowing 

 and feeding to stock. Ur>e tw • to three bushels to the acre. Sow in spring, 

 while ground is co..l and moist, or in early autumn. Bushel of 60 pounds. 

 Write for prices. 



WINTER VETCHES (Vicia villiosa.)— Also called Sand Vetch, or Hairy 

 Vetch. Recommen !ed f' i- fall sowing with ryi-, as in many localities in 

 the North it is hardy, remaining green all winter. A valuable food for 

 stock in early spring. Use one to two bushels per acre. Bushel of 60 

 pounds. Write for prices. 



RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER <. rowing to double the 



size of the common Sunflower and the yield of seed is twice as great. It 

 Is highly recommended for poultry — the best erg producing food known. 

 Lb., 8c; by mail 15c. 4 Lbs., 25c. 10 Lbs., 50c 



CANADA 

 FIELD PEAS. 



Sown in February, March 

 or April, with a small quan- 

 tity of oats, they make a 

 large yield of forage. Sow 

 one to one and one-half 

 bushels per acre broadcast 

 with half a bushel of oats. 

 Cut for hay before the Peas 

 mature. Per Peck, 50c. 

 Per Bushel, $1.65. 



Write for special prices if 

 a quantity is required. 



KAFFIR CORN 



The heads contain small 

 white seeds, which make an 

 excellent flour. They are 

 greedily eaten by horses 

 and cattle, and make fine 

 feed for poultry, either fed 

 in the grain or ground and 

 cooked. Use four to five 

 pounds to acre. Lb., 10c. 

 10 Lbs., 60c. 100 Lbs., 

 $3.00. 



Red Kaffir Corn 



Lb., lOc. 10 Lbs. 65c. 

 100 Lbs., $3.25. 



ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



