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Cole's Seed Store, Pel la, Iowa 



Selected Farm Seeds 



We make a specialty of the best and new improved varieties of Panu Seeds, and ofer a 

 select list of Seed Com, Potatoes, Grass and Clover Seeds, etc All our Seeds are selected, 

 recleaned with special care and of the finest quality possible. We only offer the highest 

 grades of Grass Seed at reasonable prices. 



PRICES: Owing to thfe unsettled condition of the market in the Fall, when our Seed 



Catalogue is prepared, no firm prices can be quoted on Clover, Grass, and Field Seeds. Will 

 be pleased to quote prices by mail at any time during the season on application. 

 Will issue price list of Seed Corn, etc., later, unsettled now. 



SHIFPmG: Everything that is quoted by the packet or pound is sent by mail prepaid. 

 Larger quantities are sent by freight or express, charges to be paid by the purchaser. No 

 charge for bags, boxes or delivery to depot. Always state which way you want Seeds ship- 

 ped, giving name of railroad or express company. 



Our Choice and Best Grades of Clover, Grass and Farm Seeds, meet fully the require- 

 ments of the new Iowa Pure Seed Law, in purity and vitality, and had samples of it analyzed 

 and tested by the U. S. Experiment Station. 



BUCKWHEAT 



NEW JAPANESE. The kernel of this new 

 buckwheat is nearly twice as large as the 

 common kind; the straw is stouter and 

 heavier; it branches more and does not 

 need to be sown as thickly; the fiour made 

 ^ from it is equal to that from any other 

 buckwheat; it is a very heavy cropper; 

 farmers are enthusiastic in its praises. It 

 is less apt to blight than other varieties. 

 We consider the Japanese Buckwheat to 

 be far ahead of all other kinds. So far it 

 outyields the old Gray or Silver Hull two 

 to one. Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., not 

 prepaid, pk. 75 cts., bu. $3.00. 



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 V2 

 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., 14 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. Price 

 on application. 



BROOM CORN SEED 



IMPROVED EVERGREEN. One of the best 

 for general culture, ripens early; grows 8 

 to 9 feet high, finest brush, never crooked, 

 good length. Plant in hills 18 inches apart 

 in the rows and the rows three feet apart. 

 Requires similar land and later planting 

 than corn. Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 

 11.00. bu. $3.50. 



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. 

 $6.00. 



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. 



