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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 



FARM SEEDS FOR SUMMER SOWING 



PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 

 Write for Samples and Prices on any Field Seed wanted and not offered on this page 



VETCH 



Winter Vetches, or Tares (Vicia Villosa). Also -called Sand 

 Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing with rye, 

 which serves as a support. It is perfectly hardy in all parts of 

 the country, and maturing fully four weeks earlier than Scarlet 

 Clover, it can be harvested or plowed under and the ground 

 used for the usual spring crops. It is the best green-manure crop 

 that can be grown. Lb., 45 cts., postpaid. Write for Leaflet 

 and price. 



ALFALFA (Medicago Sativa) 



It is an established fact that Alfalfa sown during August will 

 prove more satisfactory than when sown during the spring, especi- 

 ally if American-grown seed is sown. After onceiestablished it will 

 produce three to four heavy cuttings in a season, making a total of 

 from three to six tons of nutritious hay per acre. We handle only 

 high-grade American Grown Seed of Alfalfa, and will be pleased to 

 send sample and price on application. We have a Leaflet on 

 Alfalfa, which tells how and when to prepare the land, sow seed, 

 cure and harvest the crop. A copy mailed free on request. 



CRIMSON or SCARLET CLOVER 



Crimson Clover has become wonderfully popular both for pasture 

 and hay crop, also as a green manure for plowing in. It can be 

 seeded at any time from June to October at the rate of 15 to 20 lbs. 

 per acre, and makes the earliest possible green pasture, blooming 

 the latter part of April or May, and for feeding as hay should be 

 cut just before coming into full bloom. One acre grown at the New 

 Jersey Experimental Station yielded, May 31, 6997 pounds of 

 organic matter, 312 pounds of nitrogen, 52 pounds of phosphoric 

 acid and 186j pounds of potash. The nitrogen alone was fully 

 equal to that found in 20 tons of stable manure, and at such a small 

 cost. It not only builds up worn out soils, when turned under, but 

 rich soils are kept up to their fertility with less cost than by any 

 other means. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid. Write for special circular 

 and price of seed per bushel. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 



Japanese. Earlier, and yields nearly double the weight per acre 

 of other sorts. The grains are nearly twice as large as those of 

 Silver Hull and of a much better color. This variety is always in 

 demand and is preferred by the millers, who claim that it makes 

 the best grade of flour. 75 cts. per peck; $2.50 per bushel of 

 48 lbs! Sow about the middle of June, broadcast, at rate of 

 1 bushel to the acre or i bushel in drills. 



MANGELS and SUGAR BEETS 



By mail By express 



Oz. 



lb. Lb. 



10 lbs. 



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$5.00 

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Mangel Wurzel- 



Mammoth Long Red 10 



Red Globe 10 



Golden Tankard 10 



Yellow, or Orange Globe 10 



Sugar Beets — 



Klein Wanzleben 10 



Lane's Improved White Sugar 10 



MILLETS 



Golden Millet (Pankum Germankum). A valuable annual hay 

 and fodder crop. Grows 4 to 5 feet high. Sow 1 bushel to acre. 

 Write for price, stating quantity wanted. 



Hungarian Millet {Pankum Hungariensis). An annual forage 

 plant, early and productive, growing 2 to 3 feet high, with an 

 abundance of foliage. Sow 1 bushel to the acre. Write for price, 

 stating quantity wanted. 



Japanese Barnyard Millet (Pankum Crus-galU) An excellent 

 fodder plant; grows 6 to 8 feet high. Sow between middle of 

 May and end of July. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs., $1.50; 50 lbs., $6.00; 

 100 lbs., $10.00. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



A foliage plant of highest value. For fall crop sow in July, 

 August and September. It is sown broadcast, 10 lbs. to the acre, 

 but is better drilled, in which case 5 lbs. to the acre will suffice. 

 In few weeks from time of sowing, sheep, hogs or cattle can be 

 turned on it. Per lb., 35 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $1.50; 50 lbs., $6.00. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS 



Valuable for Northern climates for cattle-feeding and for green 

 soiling, and is also used in large quantities for feeding pigeons. 

 Sow 2J to 3 bushels per acre. $1.50 per peck; $5.25 per bushel of 

 60 lbs. 



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