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Farm, Field, Forage and Silo Seeds. 



We give special attention to the quality of all our Farm Seeds, and send out only recleaned stock. It is our aim to send 

 out absolutely pure stock, true to name. For green manures, we recommend sowing thickly, Scarlet Clover, Sugar Cane, 

 Tares, Field Peas, Rye and Oats, and plowing under when six to eight inches high. 



Owing to market fluctuation, impossible to quote prices. When 

 pleased to send samples and quote lowest market Prices. 



in need, state quantity, and we will be 



Kentucky Blue Grass. —Perennial. Height, 

 10 to 15 inches. This valuable grass is suited 

 to a variety of soils, from an average dry one to 

 moist medows, and as a pasture grass is indispen- 

 sable. It is very productive, unusually early, and 

 presents a beautiful green appearance in early 

 spring, while other grasses are yet dormant. It 

 makes a splendid lawn grass, forming a thick turf, 

 and being of very even growth, producing only one 

 flowering stem a year, while many other grasses 

 continue to shoot up flower stalks throughout the 

 season, Kentucky Blue grass also makes hay of 

 excellent quality, but the yield for this purpose is 

 not equal to some other grasses. Sow (if alone) 

 40 pounds per acre ; weight per bushel, 14 lbs. 



Orchard Grass. — Perennial. Height, 5 feet. 

 It blossoms about the same time as Red Glover, 

 making it, on that account, a desirable mixture 

 with that plant. It is exceedingly palatable to stock 

 of all kinds, and its power of enduring the cropping 

 of cattle commend it as one of the very best pasture 

 grasses. Sow 35 pounds to the acre ; weight per 

 bushel, 14 lbs. 



Red Top, or Herd's Grass. — Perennial. 

 Height, 1 to 2 feet. Valuable either for lawn mix- 

 tures, mixing in hay, or permanent pasture grasses; 

 is common throughout the country ; succeeds 

 almost everywhere, but reaches its highest stage 

 of perfection in a moist, rich soil, in which it attains 

 a height of 2 to 2}i feet. Sow (if alone) 45 pounds 

 per acre ; weight per bushel, 14 lbs. 



Fancy Pure Seed. — Weight about 32 lbs. per 

 bushel. Sow 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. 



Red Clover Medium. — The common variety, 

 used with other grasses for either pasture or 

 meadow. 



Red Clover— Mammotli, or Pea Vine.— 

 Grows 5 or 6 feet high, with large, coarse stalks, 

 and is largely used for plowing under for manure' 



Crimson, or Scarlet Clover. — This is a 

 variety in common use in the South for feeding 

 green. The yield in fodder is immense, and after 

 cutting, it at once commences to grow again, and 

 continues until severe, cold, freezing weather. In 

 warm climates, four or five cuttings are made dur- 

 ing the season. It grows about 1 foot high, blos- 

 soms long, pointed, and of a very deep red or car- 

 mine color. Makes good hay. 



MILLET. 



Golden, or German. — This is a valuable for- 

 age plant, and yields very heavy crops ; grows from 

 2 to 4 feet high, heads single and similar to Hun- 

 garian, though large and with bright yellow oval 

 seeds. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Japanese. — The straw is heavier, it branches 

 more, and does not need to be sown as thickly as 

 the other kinds. 



Silver Hull.— A heavy yielder ; the berry is of 

 a light silvery-gray color. 



Timothy. — A well-known grass, and on some 

 soils it will produce a larger crop than any other 

 variety. We carry a large stock of this seed, which 

 is graded as ''Prime," "Strictly Prime," and 

 "Choice." 



Aliske, or Hybrid Clover.— Even clover- 

 sick lands will produce a good crop of this ; peren- 

 nial and very hardy. It is very valuable both for 

 pasturing and soiling ; very productive, sweet and 

 fragrant. The flowers are a distinct light pink, and 

 much liked by bees. Sow in spring or fall ; 6 lbs. 

 to an acre. 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne. — One of the best varie- 

 ties, succeeding in almost every situation. Will 

 bear cutting three or four times during the season. 

 For bringing up poor land it is the best of the 

 clovers, as it not only produces large masses of 

 foliage, but forces its roots down fully three feet 

 into the earth. Sow in the spring to secure a good 

 stand before winter. If to be used for pasturage or 

 curing, sow 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. 



SOUTHERN COW PEAS. 



The Great Land Renovator. 



Their value as a fertilizing crop exceeds that of clovei-, 

 for in addition to being a larger Nitrogen gatherer than 

 clover, they draw from the subsoil to the surface large 

 amounts of both Potash and Phosphoric acid, thus putting 

 the soil in most excellent condition for following crops. 



Sow 1% to 1% bushels per acre, on land thoroughly pul- 

 verized, and disk or plow with a cultivator or double shovel 

 plow. If wanted for hay, cut when peas are forming, cure 

 as clover. If peas are for fertilizer, sow same quantity as 

 for hay, turn under when peas are in bloom. 



SORGHUM, OR SUGAR CANE. 



Plant in drills three-quarters to one bushel ; broadcast, 

 I to ij^ bushels to the acre. 



Sorghum is being used extensively as a general food for 

 cattle, horses and mules; it is a sure crop, being a great 

 drought resister and an immense yielder, producing many 

 tons of most nutritious green fodder to the acre. Specially 

 fine for food for milch cows when pasture is short. 



Early Orang'e Cane. — A strong grower ; 

 much more juicy than any other variety. The stalk 

 is heavier, and a little later than the Amber. 



Early Amber Cane. — This popular and well- 

 known variety is the earliest, and makes the finest 

 quality of both sugar and syrup. 



FIELD CORN. Feld Korn 

 Kaffir Corn. — Produces two to four heads from 

 a single stalk. Stands drought wonderfully, and 

 yields paying crops of grain or forage, even in dry 

 seasons when corn has utterly failed. The whole 

 stalk, as well as blades makes excellent fodder, 

 and all stock eat it greedily. Sow in rows three feet 

 apart, 5 lbs. per acre ; broadcast, 15 lbs. per acre. 

 Golden Beauty. — A large, broad grained yel- 

 low corn, with ears of perfect shape and very small 

 cob. The richness of color and quality of the grain 

 makes it a very superior variety. Ear well filled 

 ap^ very productive. Qt. 10c. Pk. 50c. Bu. SI. 25. 

 'Hickory King*. — A large, broad grained white 

 corn, and undoubtedly the smallest cob of any white 

 corn ever produced. Qt. 10c. Pk. 50c. Bu. $1.25. 



SEED WHEAT, RYE AND OATS. 



Write for special prices on Clover and Grass Seeds. 



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