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EVE^YTHIHG FOR THE GARDCH^Fas-m Seeds 



COMPLETE LIST OF FARM 



ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 68.) 



ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots 

 excellent for feeding stock, especially hogs 

 Qt., 25c.; peck. SI. 25: bush., S4.00. 



AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre 

 A valuable forage plant for dry situations and 

 alkali soils. Oz., 15c.; lb., SI. 25; 10 lbs.. @ 

 SI. 15. 



BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2V^ bush, per acre. 



New White HuUess. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 



ordinary Barley, grows about same height, and 



the grain will not shell out in the field. Peck. 



SOc; bush. (481bs.), S2,50; 10 bush. @ S2.40. 

 Beardless. Large heads of large grain; big 



yielder. Entirely free from beards. Peck 



70c.; bush. (481bs.),S2.00; 10 bush., @ S1.90. 

 Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; hardy, pro 



Irfic and early. Peck, 70c.; bush. (48 lbs.), 



82.00; 10 bush.. @ S1.90. 



BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Burlingame Medium. Handsome white Beans 

 medium sized; prolific. (Crop failed.) 



Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early, 

 hardy and prolific. (Crop failed.) 



Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 

 ordinary variety. (Crop failed.) 



White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively 

 grown as a shell Bean. (Crop failed.) 

 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 pecks per acre. 



Price, peck. ST. 75; bush. (60 lbs.), 85.25 

 10 bush., @ So. 15. 



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

 Late; valuable in the South for plowing under 

 Peck, SI. 50; bush. (60 lbs.), S5.00. 

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



Colossal Long Red, Henderson's. A valuable 

 improved and distinct variety. Extra large, 

 long roots; blood-red. very nutritious. H 

 lb.. 15c.; lb.. 55c.; 10 lbs.. @, 50c. lb. 



Champion Yellow Globe, Henderson's. Smooth, 

 large, round roots; yellow flesh. J-l lb., 15c. 

 lb., 5.5c.; 10 lbs., @ SOc. lb. 



Giant Intermediate, Henderson's. Big yielder 

 handsome, large ovoid roots. }i lb., 15c. 

 lb., 50c.; 10 lbs.. @ 45c. lb. 



Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing 

 from other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy 

 yielder. (See engraving.) J^ lb., 15c.; lb., 

 55c.: 10 lbs.. @ 50c. lb. 



Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of ex- 

 cellent quality. M lb., 15c.; lb., 50c.; 10 

 lbs., (a 45c. lb. 



Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red onlv 

 in color. M lb., 15c.; lb., 50c.: 10 lbs., (g 

 45c. lb. 



Half-long Sugar. New breed of Mangel. Flesh 

 white, solid and highly nutritive. 14 lb-, 

 15c.; lb., 55c.; 10 lbs.. @ SOc. lb. 



Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good 

 keeper: adapted for shallow soils. 14 lb., 

 15c.: lb.; SOc; 10 lbs.. @ 45c. lb. 

 BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per 

 acre. Valuable both for producing sugar and 

 stock feeding. 



White Sugar. Grows to a large size; verv nutri- 

 tious. 14 lb., 15c. ; lb.. 40c.: 10 lbs.. (3) 35c. lb. 



Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the 

 highest percentage of sugar; also valuable 

 for stock, li lb., loc; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs. @ 

 40c. lb. 



Lane's Imperial. An improved variety; very 

 hardv and productive. M lb-. 15c.; lb., 45c.; 

 10 lbs., (g, 40c. lb. 



Klein Wanzleben. Hea^^y yielder and easy to 

 dig. li lb., 15c.; lb.. 45c.; 10 lbs.. @ 40c. lb. 

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

 valuable forage and soil-improving plant for 

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

 cast 10 to 12 lbs. per acre; price, 14 lb.. 20c.: 

 lb., 75c. 



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BROOM CORN. Evergreen. Sow 8 to 10 lbs 



acre. Free from crooked brush and rerrfc 



green. Lb.. 10c. ; 100 lbs., S7.00. 

 BUCKWHEAT Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per : 



(See page 71.) The best of all; early. 1 



grain; enormous yielder. Bush. (48 1 



S2.C0; 10 bush., © S1.90. 

 CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the Casto 



of commerce is produced. J^ lb., 20c.; lb., 

 CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielde 



large roots; good keeper. }4 lb.. 40c.; 



SI. 25. 

 Danvers. Good-size, handsome, stump-roc 



big yielder. ]4 lb., 60c.; lb., S2.00. 

 Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; 



productive. M lb., 40c.: lb., SI. 25. 

 Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fle 



roots: good keeper. }4 lb., 40c.: lb., S 

 White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, e 



harvested: heaviest cropper. 14 lb 



lb., SI. 25. 

 CLOVER. (See page 68.) 

 CORN, DENT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts 



acre. In ten-bushel lots or over, deduct 



per bushel on Dent and Flint Corns. 

 Long's Champion Yellow Dent. (See page 



Qt., 25c.; SI. 00 peck; S3. 25 bush. i 



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



20c.: peck, 80c.: bush., S2.75. (See pag^itt 

 Wood's Northern White Dent. (See pagei 



Qt.. 20c.: peck, 80c.; bush.. S2.75. ^i 



Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yc' 



Dent. Qt.. loc; peck, 75c.: bush., S2..-| 

 Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; veryi ( 



ductive. Qt., loc; peck, 75c.; bush., S:i 

 Extra-early Huron. Very early; may be g jd 



North and in Canada. Qt., 15c.; peck., 3 



bush., S2.25. 

 Queen of the Prairie. (Pride of the Ni: 



Early Yellow Dent, maturing North, 



15c.: peck, 75c.: bush., S2.25. 

 Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long gi 



small cob. Qt.. 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., S 

 Learning Improved. Low-set ears of good 



golden grain, productive. Qt., loc; 



75c.: bush., S2.S0. 

 White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light 



grain yellow, tipped white. Qt., ISc; 



_75c; bush., S2.50. 

 Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob o 



white Corn. Late; maturing south of 



Jersey. Qt.. 15c.; peck, 75c; bush., i 

 CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to IC 



per acre. 

 Extra-early Yellow Flint. A ninety-day 1 



The best eight-rowed Yellow Flint in 



vation. For detailed description see 



Farmers' Manual. Qt., 20c.; peck, 



bush., S3.00. . 

 Longfellow. A large, 8-rowed Yellow I 



ripens as far north as Massachusetts 



15c.; peck, 7Sc; bush., S2.S0. 

 Compton's Early. Earliest Yellow Flint, r 



ing in from 76 to 85 days. Qt., 15c 



7.5c.; bush.. S2.50. 

 Large White Flint. Large, handsome, well 



ears. Qt.. loc; peck. 75c.: bush., S2 

 Large Yellow Flint. (Early Canada K. 



Largely grown in the North. Qt., 15c.; \ 



75c.: bush., S2.50. ^ 



King Philip. Coppery-red, very early,! 



handsome ears. Qt., loc; peck, 75c.; t 



S2..50. ( 



CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. 



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

 Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy gn 



especially valuable for ensilage. Bush., ? 



10 bush., @ S2.20. 

 Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks e"^^ 



than above, and better suited for fodde'i " 



ensilage in Northern States. Bush., S2.5i|^' 



bush.. @ S2.40. 

 Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuab 



both grain and ensilage: suckers yie 



enormously. Qt., 15c. ; peck, 75c.; 1 



S2.50: 10 bush., @ S2.40 

 Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, sweete 



more digestible than the ordinary. 



Sl.OO; bush., S2.90; 10 bush., @ S2.80 

 Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutrition 



feeding green. Peck, 75c.; bush., $2.7iT^f 



bush;, '@ S2.65. 



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