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MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS-co„ti„ued 



^iiriflrfc'^AT'iar large Russian. This has large 

 fcJUlUlCrWd heads borne at top of a single un- 



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branched stem with much more and larger seed than the 

 common sorts. It is used extensively for feeding poultry. 

 Sow as soon as ground is fit for planting corn, in rows five 

 feet apart and ten inches apart in row. Cultivate same 

 as corn. When the seed is ripe and hard, cut off the heads 

 and pile loosely in a rail pen having a solid floor or in a 

 corn crib. After curing so that they will thresh easily, flail 

 out or run through a threshing machine and clean with 

 fanning mill. This variety will yield 1,000 pounds or more 

 of seed per acre. Some species are planted largely in the 

 flower garden for ornament. {See Sunfloiver, page 88) 

 Pkt. 5c; ^ Lb. 10c; Lb.20c; postpaid; for larger quanti- 

 ties inquire for price. 



Rape, Dwarf Essex 



¥> DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. There is 



IX ^06 ^^^ ^°® variety of Rape that has proven 

 * ^'-^^^^i' profitable to sow in America and that is the 

 Dwarf Essex. Do not be deluded into buying inferior 

 grades offered by unscrupulous dealers through exagger- 

 ated advertisements. Such seed is often more or less 

 mixed with the annual variety which is not only worthless 

 as forage, but once planted is "likely to become a pernicious 

 vi^eed. There is no plant that will give as heavy a yield 

 of forage at such a small cost as this and its general culti- 

 vation w^ould add largely to the profits of American farms. 

 Especially valuable for green manuring and pasture. 

 When fed off by sheep, it will probably do more to restore 

 and make profitable exhausted soils than any other plant. 

 Biennial. 



Ground should be prepared same 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 pounds of seed 

 per acre. It may be sown broadcast, either with other fall 

 forage crops or by itself, using from one to five pounds of 

 seed per acre. Lb. 35c, postpaid. By freight or express, 

 at purchaser's expense, 10 Lbs. $1.25; 100 Lbs. $7.00 



0___ Qf-kfirscr -A-^though this grain is often planted es- 

 rvyCj Opring pecially for paper makers, who prefer it 

 to any other, its principal value is as a "catch"' crop to 

 sow where winter grain has failed. The straw is shorter 

 and stiff er than the winter variety and is always easily se- 

 cured, while the grain, although smaller, is of equal value. 

 3 Lbs. 50c, postpaid. For larger quantities inquire for 

 prices. 



V*»f r»Vi<»c e\v Tnf *»c SPRING ( Vicia sativa) A per- 



Y CL^iico v#i 1. CX.I CO ennial pea like plant grown as 

 an annual in the north. Desirable as a forage plant and 

 valuable as a cover-crop for orchards. Culture same as 

 field peas. Sow tv/o bushels per acre. Lb. 25c, postpaid; 

 for larger lots inquire for prices. 



V<*frK*»c SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (F/cza wHosa) 



V CiCllCd A very hardy forage plant growing well on 

 soils so poor and sandy that they will produce but little 

 clover. The plants, when mature, are about forty inches 

 high and if cut for forage as soon as full grown and 

 before setting seed, they will start up again and furnish 

 even a larger crop than the first. Seed round, black and 

 should be soM^n one and one-half bushels to the acre. 

 Lb. 30c; for larger lots inquire for prices. 



Sugar Cane (Sorghum) 



AIHauP'fi Farlv '^^ ^®^^ early variety and the one 

 r^iuckugii M^a.iiy which we especially recommend for 

 the north where the season is short. It is practically as 

 early as the old Early Amber and yields much more per 

 acre either of syrup or seed. The plant is large, of strong, 

 vigorous and erect habit and stands up much better than 

 Early Amber. It may be planted as late as the 1.5th of 

 June and will be in condition to harvest for syrup in Sep- 

 tember. Cane seed should not be planted before the 

 weather is warm in the spring. Three to four pounds of 

 seed are required per acre. Lb. 30c, postpaid; 

 100 Lbs. $6.00, by freight or express, at purchaser's 

 expense. 



Earlv Oranffe ^^ exceedingly valuable variety; very 

 ^ ciiigc large, of strong and vigorous habit ana 



does not fall down. It is early and often yields as much as 

 240 gallons of very beautifully colored and highly flavored 

 syrup to the acre. We recommend it highly to all desiring 

 a superior cane. Lb. 30c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $6.00, by 

 freight or express, at purchaser's expense. 



Imnerial '^^^^ ^®^ variety is particularly valuable for 

 r* **** feeding stock. The plants do not grow as tall as 

 Early Orange or Albaugh Early but show a decided tend- 

 ency to stool, or send up shoots. The cane is very leafy 

 and comparatively slender and practically the entire plant 

 is suitable for feed. Our seed is northern grown and should 

 not be confused with the inferior western and south 

 western grown cane. Lb. 30c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $6.00, 

 by freight or express at purchaser's expense. 



BIRD SEEDS 



Canary. 

 Hemp,. 

 Rape... 



Prices, by mail or express, prepaid. 

 Lb. 25c, 3 Lbs. 60c Maw . . . .Lb. 26c, 3 Lbs. 60c 

 " 20c, 3 " 60c Millet .... " 20c, 3 " 60c 

 " 20c, 3 " 50c Lettuce.. " 40c. 

 Mixed Bird Seeds, Lb. 20c, 3 Lbs. 60c. 



Sugar ^S 



Cane 



