Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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RAPE 



Dwarf Essex 



This plant is extensively grown in Europe and 



Canada for forage, especially for sheep, and for 



green manure, for which purposes there is perhaps 



no plant better adapted where a quick, rank 



growth is desired. Farmers who raise much stock 



and drsire to get young ca'.tle, sh ep or lambs 



inlo favorable condition to be sold advantageously 



in the fall, can do it mo-t cheaply by growing this 



rape. Prepare the ground as for turnips, sow in 



June or July, with a turnip drill, in rows two and 



one-half feet apart, at the rate of two and 



one-half paunds of seed per acre, or may be sown 



broadcast at the rate of five pounds, per acre. It 



is also well adapted for a catch crop, where crops 



have failed, as it makes most of jts growth late 



in the season. Can be sown on stubble land or 

 in corn at the las 1 plowing. Per ^4 lb. 10 cts., 

 lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts., "net prepaid, 5 lbs 50 

 cts., 10 lbs. 80 cts., 25 lbs. $1.75, 100 lbs. $6.50. 



KAFFIR CORN 



An excellent fodder plant for the farmer. The 

 heads are long and perfectly erect, Avell filled with 

 white grain. The average h ight of growth on 

 good strong land is five to six feet. The seed 

 heads grow from ten to twelve inches in length, 

 and the produc of grain on good land easily 

 reaches fifty to sixty bushels per acre. The whole 

 stock, as well as the blades, cures into excellent 

 fodder. Can be sown broadcast at the rate of % 

 bushel per acre, but does best sown in drills three 

 feet apart, using 5 to 6 lbs. of seed per acre. 

 Cover seed an inch deep, sow when weathtr is 

 settled and ground is warm. Per pkt. 5 cts., % 

 lb. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., by freight, 

 pk. 40 cts., bu. $1.25, 2 bu. $2.25. 



SUGAR CANE SEED 



Early Amber 



This popular variety has nearly taken the place 

 of all other sorts. It 18 the earliest variety, and 

 produces the finest quality of Pich, clear amber 

 Syrup. It succeeds well both North and South. 

 Culture and time of planting about the same as 

 corn, and may be planted as late as the middle of 

 . I une. It can be planted in hills, or drilled for 

 the heaviest crop. Cover seed about one inch deep. 

 Two or three pounds of seed are required per 

 acre. Select the thinnest soil and highest part of 

 your farm for sorghum. On this land it is not 

 so likely to fall down in wet seasons, and pro- 

 duces the sweetest and clearest s rghum. Clay 

 soil ' preferable. 



Select Seed for Sorghum. Per lb. 2.0 cts., 3 

 lbs. 50 cts., by express, 10 lbs. 60 cts., 25 lbs. 

 $1.25, 100 lbs. $4.00. 



EARLY ORANGE. About 12 days later than 

 the Amber. Grows heavier crop and as 'desir- 

 able for sorghum. Price same as the Amber. 



Amber Cane for Fodder 



Dairy farmers and stock raisers find this a most 

 valuable fodder plant. It can be used as a pasture 

 crop for cattle, sheep and hogs, during the sum- 

 mer season. As a fodder crop it furnishes an 



enormous quantity of rich succulent food and it 

 has been found ex e'lent for milk produc' ion. It 

 can be sown as late as the midJlj of July, but 

 during June is the best time to sow, broadcast. 

 100 lbs. per acre. Have soil fine and mellow and 

 harrow in. Haiwest as late as possible, but avoid 

 hard frost for best resul's, let it dry for a week 

 or 10 clays, after which it may be put in shocks 

 weighing from 400 to 500 lbs., and allowed to 

 stand until fed. 



Price, 10 lbs. 40 cts., 25 lbs. 75 cts., 50 Us. 

 $1.35. 100 lbs. $:?.50. bags fr?e. SPECIAL 

 RATES ON LARGE QUANTITIES. 



SPANISH PEANUTS 



A very desirable variety because it is early and 

 a good bearer; the peas hang to the root and can 

 be rapidly gathered. The pra is sma ler than the 

 Virginia Peanut, but fills out well. This vari.tv 

 can be grown IN THE NORTH and has yielded 

 abundantly. Plant as soon as the ground becomes 

 warm, from two to three feet apart each way, 

 four or five to the h'll, covering two or throe 

 inches. The soil should be deep and mel ow, and 

 well broken up so as to bs ready for planting 

 soon after frost is ov.r. April is a suitable time. 

 They produce 25 to 70 bushels per acre, and are 

 as easily cultivated as corn. Per pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. 



SUNFLOWER SEED 



MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Sunflower seed is the 

 best egg-producing food known for poultry ; 

 they eat it greedily, keeping them in fine con- 

 dition, and fatten well on it. It is also being 

 planted in low ground and around drains as a 

 preventive of malarial fevers. It can be planted 

 on any waste piece of ground from first of May 

 to first of July. Plant in hills 3 feet apart. 

 Oz. 5 cts., lb. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts , by express. 

 10 lbs. $1.00. 



