COLE'S FARM SEEDS 



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SPELTZ 



A wonderful new grain that is now attracting great 

 attention. It was brought to this country from East- 

 em Russia several years ago and has been found 

 to be of extraordinary value for growth on poor 

 soil and in drouthy sections. It is a wonderful stool- 

 er and robust grower, frequently yielding 60 or more 

 bushels per acre. Farmers in Dakota are praising it 

 very highly, as it is unequaled as feed for any kind 

 of stock. The grain is intermediate between wheat 

 and barlej% the spikelets being separated from each 

 other in such manner that the crop is not readily 

 injured by the weather. The chaff adheres to the 

 grain when thrashed. We believe it will prove of 

 mufh value for milling as well as for feeding. Will 

 grow and produce immense crops on poor soil, and 

 the dry weather appears to have no effect on it. It 

 is sown early in spring like wheat at the rate of 1% 

 bu. per acre. It will pay farmers to test it. Per pkt. 

 : 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., by mail, post- 

 i paid. By freight per pk. 40 cts., bu. $1.15., 5 bu. 

 i $5.00. 



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 lb., 

 50 cts., pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.50. 



CALIFORNIA GOLDEN. An excellent 



standard variety, grows a very fine brush of good 

 length, and is free from the large center stem. 

 Bleaches very easily, even in the sun. Per lb. 20 

 cts., 3 lbs. 50'cts.,'pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.50. 



DWARF EVERGREEN. This is a very 



popular variety on account of its not being so liable 

 to blow down and lodge as the taller varieties. 

 Heads are very brushy and make a fine yield. 

 Grows from 3 to 4 feet high, with straight, smooth 

 brush; principally used for making whisks and 

 brushes. Per lb. 20 cts., 8 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 75 

 cts., bu. $2.00. 



A treatise entitled "Broom Corn and Brooms" and 

 its cultivation for 50 cts. 



SPANISH PEANUTS 



A desirable variety because it is early and a good 

 bearer; the peas hang to the root and can be rapidly 

 gathered. The pea is smaller than the Virginia Pea- 

 nut, but fills out well. This varietv can be grown 

 IN THE NORTH and has yielded abundantly. Plant 

 as soon as the ground becomes warm, from two to 

 three feet apart each way, four or five to the hill, 

 covering two or three inches. The soil should be 

 deep and mellow, and well broken up so as to be 

 read}^ for planting soon after frost is over. April is 

 a suitable time. They produce 25 to 70 bushels per 

 acre, and are as easily cultivated as corn. Per pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. 



SUNFLOWER SEED 



MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Sunflower seed 



is the best egg-producing food known for poultry; 

 they eat it greedily, keeping them in fine condi- 

 tion, and fatten well on it. It is also being planted 

 in low ground and around drains as a preventive of 

 malarial fevers. It can be planted on any waste 

 piece of ground from first of May to first of July. 

 Plant in hills 3 feet apart. Oz. 5 cts., Vi lb. 10 

 cts., lb. 25 cts., by express, 10 lbs, $1.00. 



Soja or Soy Beans 



SOJA OR SOY BEANS 



This plant is giving great satisfaction to many 

 farmers, as a builder up of poor thin soil and as a 

 rich fodder plant. It is from Japan similar to clover 

 in its habit of growth as a soil enricher and gathering 

 nitrogen from the air. They grow from 2 to 4 feet 

 high, heavih' podded with nutritious beans, yielding 

 from 25 to 40 bushels per acre, and from 10 to 15 

 tons of fodder per acre. It is very valuable fodder 

 either for curing, feeding green or for the silo, ex- 

 tremely rich as flesh formers. Plant when ground is 

 warm, in drills 2% feet apart dropping seed about 

 3 inches apart, or broadcast using about % bushel 

 of seed per acre. 



EARLY YELLOW or COFFEE BERRY. 



Beans medium, very productive, grows 2* to 314 

 ft. One of the earliest. Per pkt. 5 cts., i/4 lb. 

 10 cts., lb. 30 cts., by freight, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.50. 



MEDIUM EARLY. Beans large, grows 



21/^ to 4 feet. Good cropper. Popular in the west. 

 Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., by freight, pk. $1.00. 

 bu. $3.50, 2 bu. $6.50. 



COW PEAS 



This plant is becoming known to the north, as & 

 highl}' valuable fertilizing crop. It can probably be 

 grown as a second crop after wheat in the north. 

 If desired the pods may be harvested for the grain, 

 and the plants plowed under to fertilize the soil. 

 The seed or grain is ground and used for cattle fod- 

 der; the stalk and leaves also make excellent fodder, 

 fed green. Poor, sandy land may be greatly improv- 

 ed by plowing under a crop of Cow Peas. Plant in 

 thoroughly pulverized soil. If wanted to plow under 

 for manure, sow with a grain drill in drills a foot 

 apart. If grown for fodder or the seed, plant three 

 and a half feet apart and cultivate thoroughly. The 

 seed must not be sown until the soil has become 

 thoroughly warm. Sow from one to one and a half 

 hushf^ls per acre. 



V/HIPPOORWILL. A favorite early 



bunch-growing variety. This varietj^ is a prime fa- 

 vorite in the North and West on account of its 

 early maturity and habit of growth. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., lb, 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 70 cts., bu. 

 $2.50. 



