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EVERYTIHIHMG FOR THE GARDIEM-Fairsm 



COMPLETE LIST OF FARM SEEDS 



r ALFALFA. - (See Clovers, page'J8.) 



ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots, 

 excellent for feeding stock, especially hogs. 

 Qt., 25c; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00. 



AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre. 

 A valuable forage plant for dry situations and 

 alkali soils. Oz., 15c; lb., $1.25; 10 lbs. @ 

 $1.15. 



BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2V 2 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, 

 S1.50; bush. (48 lbs.), S5.00; 10 bush. © $4.90. 



Beardless. Large heads of large grain; big 

 vielder. Entirely free from beards. Peck, 

 85c; bush. (48 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush, at $2.90. 



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.) 

 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 feet 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, $2.50; bush. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 

 10 bush. @ $8.90. 

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

 Late; valuable in the South for plowing under. 

 Peck, $2.50; bush. (60 lbs.), $9.00. 



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, verv nutritious. 14 

 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; 10 lbs., @ $1.40 lb. 



Champion Yellow Globe, Henderson's. Smooth, 

 large, round roots; vellow flesh. Li lb., 50c; 

 lb., $1.50; 10 lbs. @ $1.40 lb. 



Giant Intermediate, Henderson's. Big yielder; 

 handsome, large, ovoid roots. Li lb., 50c ; 

 lb., $1 50; 10 lbs., @ $1.40 lb. (See engraving ) 



Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing 

 from other varieties, sheep prefer it; heavy 

 yielder. Li lb., 50c; lb., $.150; 10 lbs., @ 

 $1.40 lb. 



Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of ex- 

 cellent quality. Li lb., 50c; lb, $150; 10 

 lbs., @ $1.40 lb. 



Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red only 

 in color. Li lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; 10 lbs., @ 

 $1.40 lb. 



Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good 

 keeper; adapted for shallow soils. Li lb., 

 50c; lb., $1.50; 10 lbs., @ $1.40 lb. 



BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. As seed of the differ- 

 ent varieties of sugar beet is almost unprocur- 

 able this season we 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 saccharine. 



Half Long Red, per Li lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; 



10 lbs., @ $1.40 lb. 

 Half Long White, per Li lb., $50.; lb., $1.50; 

 10 lbs., @ $1.40. 



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, Li lb., 20c; 

 lb., 75c 



HENDERSON b EUREKA YELLOW DENT CORN 



HENDERSON'S 



FARMERS' 

 MANUAL 



AN UP-TO-DATE CATALOGUE 



DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATED, 



OF HIGH-GRADE 



- FARM SEEDS 



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BROOM CORN, Evergreen. Sow 8 to 10 lbjjper 

 acre. Free from crooked brush and remains 

 green. Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



BUCKWHEAT, Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 (See page 81.) The best of all; early, largo 

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

 $4.50; 10 bush., @ $4.40. 



CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 



large roots; good keeper. Li lb., 75c; lb., 



$2.50. 

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



big yielder. ' 4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50 

 Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very 



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

 Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fleshed 



roots; good keeper. Li lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 

 White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily 



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



lb., $2.00. 



CASTER OH. PLANT. From which the Castor Oil 

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



CLOVER. (See page 78.) 



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; $ 175 peck; $6.50 bush. 

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



25c; peck, $1.65; bush., $6.00. 

 Wood's Northern White Dent. The earliest 



large White Dent ears, 10 to 12 inches long. 



Qt., 30c; peck, $1.75; bush., $3.50 

 Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yellow 



Dent. Qt., 25c; peck, $1.50; bush., $5 50. 

 Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; very pro- 

 ductive Qt., 25c; peek, $1.50; bush., $5 50. 

 Extra-early Huron. Verv early; may be grown 



North and in Canada. Qt., 25c ; peck, $1.50. 



bush., $5.50 

 Queen of the Prairie. (Pride of the North) 



Early Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt., 



2.5c ; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.50. 

 Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long grains, 



small cob. Qt., 25c; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.50. 

 Learning Improved. Low-set ears of good size, 



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



$1.50; bush., $5.50. 

 White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 



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



$1.50; bush., S5.50. 

 Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob of any 



white Corn. Late; maturing south of New 



Jersey Qt., 25c; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.50. 



CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. 

 per acre 



Extra-early Yellow Flint. A ninety-day Com. 

 The best eight-rowed Yellow Flint in culti- 

 vation For detailed description see our 

 Farmers' Manual. Qt., $30c; peck, $1.75; 

 bush., $6.50. 



Longfellow. A large, 8-rowed Yellow Flint; 

 ripens as far north as Massachusetts. Qt., 

 25c; peck, $1 65; bush., $6.00. 



Large White Flint. Large, handsome, well-filled 

 ears. Qt., 25c; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.50. 



Large Yellow Flint.. (Early Canada Yellow.) 

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

 $1.50; bush., $5.50. 



CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow 



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

 Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower; 



especially valuable for ensilage. Bush., $5.00; 



10 bush., @ $4.90. 

 Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 



than above, and better suited for fodder and 



ensilage in Northern States. Bush., $5.50; 10 



bush , @ $5 40. 

 Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 



both- grain and ensilage; suckers yielding 



enormously Qt., 25c; peck, $1.50; bush., 



$5.50; 10 bush., @ $5.40. 

 Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, sweeter and 



more digestible than the ordinary Peck, 



$1.50; bush., $5.50; 10 bush., @ $5 40. 

 Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious for 



feeding green. Peck, $140; bush., $5 00; 10 



bush., (3- $4.90. 



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



