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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



SELECTED FARM SEEDS 



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

 and offer a select list of Seed Corn, Potatoes, Grass and Clover Seed, 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: On account of going to press with our catalogue so early in the sea- 

 son, about December, prices are subject to important market changes and may 

 vary on some items of being higher or lower later in the season. For large quant- 

 ities we are always ready to quote prices on application. 



SHIPPING: 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 shipped, giving name of railroad or express company. 



SEED OATS 



EARLY CHAMPION. This variety of 



Oats has increased in popularity every year as one 

 of the very best early dwarf Oats, and is grown 

 very largely in central part of state, on rich, 

 heavy loam, where other varieties would grow too 

 rank. This sort will hardly ever lodge, as it has 

 short, stiff straw. Ripens early; rtady to cut just 

 after winter-wheat is finished, so it generally es- 

 capes the hot. scorching weather. As a nurse crop 

 for sowing clover and timothy it is hy far the best, 

 being equal in this respect to winter wheat. Farm- 

 ers who sow this variety will in^'ariably have a 

 better stand of clover than with the rank, late 

 oats. It has yielded with us 50 bushels per acre 

 when the late oats was almost a failure. This 

 variety is worthy of trial by every farmer. Per 

 lb. 20 cts., .3 lbs. 50 cts, post-paid; pk. 25 cts., 

 bu. 75 cts., 21/2 bu. $1.85, 5 bu. $.3.40; 10 bu. 6.50. 



THE LINCOLN. This splendid variety 



originated in Minnesota, and the introducers de- 

 scribe it as follows: First, The Lincoln Oats are 

 very productive, having in all instances yielded 

 more to the acre than any other sort grown in the 

 same locality. Second. They are very earh-. Third. 

 They have thus far proven themselves RUST- 

 PROOF. Fourth. They stand up better than any 

 other sort. Fifth. They are best for feeding on 

 account of their thin hull, heavy meat and soft 

 nib. Sixth. They are best for oatmeal or grind- 

 ing for the same reasons. Since the introduction 

 of this A-ariety several years ago, the Lincoln has 

 stood the test in vield, stiffness of straw and being 

 near rust-proof. Northern grown seed. Per lb. 20 

 cts., 3 lbs, 50 cts. pk, 30 cts., bu. 90 cts., 21/2 bu. 

 $2.00, 5 bu. $3.85, 10 bu. $7.50. 



SEED WHEAT 



BLUE STEM, or VELVET CHAFF. This 



varietj' of semi-hard spring wheat is one of the best 

 now grown throughout Iowa. It yields good crops 

 almost free from rust. The millers here pay better 

 prices for it than for any otlier sort. Pk. .35 cts., 

 bu. $1.25. As price is variable, ask for latest quot- 

 ation if quantity wanted. 



EARLY JAVA. For description see 



2nd page of cover. Per pk. 50 cts., bu. $1^50. 



SPRING RYE 



This variety is invaluable as a catch crop for sow- 

 ing where winter wheat has failed. It is valuable 

 either for grain, green fodder, pasturing or as a 

 nurse crop for grass and clover, as it matures earlj'. 

 It has succeeded wherever tried. Tlic straw is shorter 

 and stififer than the winter varietv. Bv mail per lb. 

 20 cts., 3 lbs. .50 cts.; by fricglit, pk. 50 cts., bu. 

 $1.60, 2 bu. or more $1.50 bu. 



BARLEY 



SUCCESS BEARDLESS. All Barley 



growers have experienced the annoyance occasioned 

 by the chafing and sticking of the beards while 

 threshing. This nuisance has been overcome in the 

 SUCCESS BEARDLESS BARLEY, which is entirely 

 from from beards. This barley is six-rowed, the 

 straw, which grows to a good height, is stiff and 

 strong and does not readily lodge. The heads re- 

 semble smooth wheat, with the exception of a 

 small duck bill on the point of each grain. This 

 comes off easily in threshing, leaving the threshed 

 grain looking like any other white barely. Per lb. 

 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts.; by freight, pk. 35 cts., bu. 

 SI. 25. 5 bu. S65.7.5, 10 bu. SRil.OO. 



WHITE HULL ESS. There is a growing 



demand for barley for feeding purposes, used in the 

 same manner as oats, either to be fed alone or to be 

 used in mixed feeds. It is only of recent years that 

 the great value of barley as a feed has become ap- 

 preciated. The difficulty with most varieties for 

 feeding has been the beards, common to most sorts. 

 In the nev.- White Hulless Barley this objection is 

 overcome. It is not only beardless but hulless, hav- 

 ing a white grain, weighing 60 to 65 pounds to the 

 measured bushel. The heads are about three inches 

 long and ai-e borne on top of a long straw cap- 

 able of sustaining the weight of head perfectly. It 

 is what is known as a six-rowed barelj', very pro- 

 ductive, and in feeding properties far exceed the 

 common kind, as there is not waste in the Hulless. 

 Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 50 cts.. bu. $1.7-5. 



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 aa 

 thickly; the flour made from it is equal to that 

 from any other buckwheat; it is a very heavy crop- 

 per; fsrmers are enthusiastic in its praises. It is 

 less apt to blight than other varieties. We consider 

 tlie .Tapanese 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. 40 cts., bu. $1.50. 



FIELD PEAS 



Every year there is more inquiry by a number of 

 our best farmers for Field Peas. Peas stand in tlie 

 front rank as a fodder crop, especially for hogs. They 

 can bo fed green or dry. As a fertilizer they come 

 next to clover, to be plowed under when they com- 

 mence to blossom; they will grow on land that will 

 not produce clover. Sow IVz to 2 bushels to the acre 

 or, if with oats sow 1 bushel of each. Do not sow on 

 rich g -'>nnd — will make too much vine. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS WHITE. This 



is a standard sort; seeds white in color. Per pk. 

 (iO cts.. bu. $2.10. 5 bu. $10.00. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS GREEN. This 



above except that color is green. Per pk. 60 cts., 

 bu. $2.10, 5 bu. $10.00. 



