PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— BUCKWHEAT AND MILLET. 



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FOR SUMMER SOWING. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



Introduced into cultivation by us in 1887. 



This variety has superseded all others and is now almost univer- 

 sally grown in preference to the common black and Silver Hull 

 varieties. The kernels are at least twice the size of those of any 

 other variety, and of a shape peculiar and distinct. The color is also 

 most distinct, being a rich dark shade of brown. The straw is 

 heavier, it branches more, and does not need to be sown as thickly as 

 the other kinds. Flour made from it is greater in quantity and 

 equal in quality if not superior to that of any other Buckwheat, and, 

 as the yield shows, it is enormously prolific. It ripens a week 

 earlier than the Silver Hull, and yields two or three times as much. 

 (Seecut.) $1.40 per bushel. 10 bushel lots $1.30 per bushel. 



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JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



Sow broadcast half to one bushel per acre, 



M ILLET. 



{Prices subject to variation.) 

 Millets withstand droughts remarkably, generally remaining green 

 when other vegetation is parched up, and being annuals of rapid 

 growth, are valuable as "stolen" crops, as they can be sown and 

 put into condition for hay in six weeks' time, and can be sown after 

 early crops have been taken off, and should be cut green, 

 from May 1st to August 1st. 



German Or Golden Millet — Our seed is pure and southern grown and yields much heavier crops 

 than degenerate northern and western grown seed. Price $2.00 per bushel of 48 lbs. ; 10c. per lb. ; $4.00 per 100 lbs. 



Hungarian Millet Or Hungarian Grass.— Furnishes an abundance of green fodder, often yielding 

 two or three tons of hay per acre. $1.75 per bushel of 48 lbs. ; 10c. per lb. ; $3.50 per 100 lbs. 



Crimson or Scarlet Clover. 



The value of Scarlet Clover is now so thoroughly established 

 that we have no hesitation in recommending that all lands from 

 which crops have been harvested during the summer and fall 

 should be sown with Scarlet Clover for plowing under the 

 following spring. Authorities who have made a careful estimate 

 state that plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equi- 

 valent to 20 tons of stable manure per acre, and even if the 

 Clover be harvested or pastured, the benefits derived from the 

 wonderful nitrogenous root formation will alone many times repay 

 the cost of seed and labor. The quality of the hay and fodder 

 is superior to that of Red Clover, being more digestible and 

 much richer in protein. 



It may be sown among corn, tomatoes, turnips, etc., at time 

 of last hoeing, or after potatoes, melons, cucumbers, etc. have 

 been harvested or on grain stubble and harrowed in. When sown 

 in July and August, Dwarf Essex Rape may also sown along 

 with it at the rate of 4 or 5 lbs. per acre for pasturing sheep in 

 the fall. The clover will be but little damaged by pasturing the 

 Rape and will grow rapidly the following spring. 



When sown in July and early in August, it has proved hardy 

 as far north as Michigan and Canada. In the latitude of New 

 York time of sowing may extend from July 1 5th to September 30th, 

 and further South even later. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Choice 

 American grown new crop seed, ready July 1st, 10c. lb.; $7.50 

 100 lbs. 



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CRIMSON CLOVER. 



