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Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



SCHROCK-KAFFIR-SORGHUM 



A New Forage Plant which will no doubt prove of great value in many sections. It has 

 made good in the Southwest for the last few years where it has been thoroughly tested. 

 The stalks are sweet. Cattle eat it down to the roots. It is uniform in height, Zy 2 to 4 feet; 

 it makes fine leafy hay when sown broadcast and can be handled with the wheat binder or 

 cut with a mower. All kinds of stock like the ensilage of this fodder plant. 



It matures earlier than Cane and Kaffir, seldom yields less than 50 bushels of seed and 

 three tons of hay per acre. Is very stalky and a great stooler. Great drouth resister. 



The seed should be sown in rows 3 feet apart; 3 lbs. of seed is sufficient to plant an acre. 

 For best results it should be planted as early as corn. If planted early it will make many 

 more stalks and heads on every plant. Plant the seed 2 inches deep. If cultivated be sure 

 to run cultivator shallow. 



Mr. Schrock, the introducer, has never seen it dry enough to burn it up. Let this grain 

 stand until frost. The seed from ripe heads will not shatter nor the stalks fall or lodge. 

 For forage it can be sown broadcast at the rate of 50 lbs. per acre. Will not heat in the 

 stack. 



Price by mail, prepaid, per lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts.; by express, 10 lbs. $1.00, 25 lbs. $1.50, 

 100 lbs. $'5.00. 



FETERITA 



A new variety of the Durra group, introduced from Soudan, Africa, by the United 

 States Agricultural Department. It produces a stalk of medium height in size, bearing ten 

 to twelve leaves and a large head well filled with bluish white seed. 



The grain is larger than Milo and softer than Kaffir. Its feeding value is equal to either 

 Kaffir or Milo. Feterita is an excellent drouth resister. It stands erect, branches out 

 from the root and matures 2 to 3 weeks ahead of Kaffir, yields from 40 to 60 bushels per 

 acre. Feterita is bound to become one of the most important crops of this western country. 



Per pkt. 5 cts., % lb. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts:, postpaid, by express or freight, 

 10 lbs. 75 cts., 25 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $4.00. 



KAFFIR CORN 



An excellent fodder plant for the farmer. 

 The heads are long and perfectly erect, well 

 filled with white grain. The average height 

 of growth on good strong land is five to six 

 feet. The seed heads grow from ten to 

 twelve inches in length, and the produce of 

 grain on good land easily reaches fifty to 

 sixty bushels per acre. The whole stalg, as 

 well as the blades, cures into excellent fod- 

 der. Can be sown broadcast at the rate of V 2 

 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 

 weather is settled and ground is warm. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., % lb. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 

 cts.; by freight, 10 lbs. 75 cts., 25 lbs. $1.25, 

 100 lbs. $4.00. 



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 summer season. As a fodder crop 

 it furnishes an enormous quantity of rich 

 succulent food and it has been found excel- 

 lent for milk production. It can be sown as 

 late as the middle of July, but during June 

 is the best time to sow, broadcast, 100 lbs. 

 per acre. Have soil fine and mellow and 

 harrow in. Harvest as late as possible, but 

 avoid hard frost for best results, let it dry 

 for a week or 10 days, after which it may 

 be put in shocks weighing from 400 to 500 

 lbs., and allowed to stand until fed. 



Price, 10 lbs. 75 cts., 25 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. 

 $3.00, bags free. SPECIAL RATES ON 

 LARGE QUANTITIES. 



SUGAR CANE SEED 

 Early Amber 



This popular variety has nearly taken the 

 place of all other sorts. It is the earliest 

 variety, and produces the finest quality of 

 rich, 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 June. 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 sea- 

 sons, and produces the sweetest and clearest 

 sorghum. Clay soil is preferable. 



Pure Select Northern Grown Seeds for 

 Sorghum. Per lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 60 cts., by 

 express, 10 lbs. $1.00, 25 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. 

 $8.00. 



LARGE QUANTITIES 



If large quantities of Field Seeds are need- 

 ed, send for special prices. Often later in 

 the season if there should develop to be a 

 surplus in any line of seeds we may be able 

 to make better prices to advantage in such 

 a case. 



