SELF-HUSKING CORN.— This new field 

 corn is not only one of the very earliest 



prown, ripening 10 day* before the Early 

 Yellow Canada, and throe weeks earlier 

 than the Longfellow, but also has the mosl 

 desirable quality of stripping Itself, when 

 ripe, of Its husk, which all will admit is in- 

 deed a most desirable feature. Planted 

 largely last season in many sections of the 

 country, it attracted considerable attention, 

 so much so that the demand this year 

 promises to be very large; hence, I advise 

 early orders. It is of dwarf growth, yet ears 

 are straight and large ; eight rowed, 10 Inches 

 or more in length, well filled out to the 

 end, while cob is extremely small. It is 

 very productive, frequently producing three 

 ,>> ears to the stalk. Pkt.. 15 cts.; lb., 7.5 cts.; 3 

 I lbs., 81.50; post-paid. 



PRIDE OP THE NORTH One of tHc 



earliest Dents In cultivation, and has 

 been grown further North than any other 

 Golden Dent 1 know of, and matured a 

 crop'. Planted on the fourth dayof.Iuly,it 

 has fully matured before frost, and it itlso 

 has been planted as a second crop after 

 wheat harvest, and yielded a full, well- 

 ffl ripened crop. In addition, it is very pro- 

 I line, 100 bushels per acre having frequently 

 been grown ; will grow wonderfully well on 

 poor soil, and makes no suckers. It Is just 

 the variety for all of my customers to plant, 

 who desire a first-class extra early. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.00, post-paid; by 

 express or freight, quart, 25 cts.; % peck, 60 

 ^, . . „ cts.; peck, Sl.iiU; bush., $2.2-5; 2 bush., $4.00. 



PARMER'S FAVORITE GOLDEN DENT CORN This variety 



produced after eight years skillful selection and careful cultivation by 

 one of our most scientific and practical corn growers, was first intro- 

 duced by us to public notice, being confident that it would prove worthy 

 of a place m the front rank of the best and most popular varieties of field 

 corn. The grains are very deep, the cobs bright red, extremely small 

 and well filled. It is easily shelled. The corn does not get too hard for 

 feeding, but is easily digested, and very nutritious. The allowed standard 

 for corn on the cob is 70 pounds, but 70 pounds of ears of this variety 

 will average six to eight quarts more than a measured bushel of shelled 

 corn. Farmers who desire an early and prolific com, cannot fail 

 to be snited with tile " Parmer's Favorite." Lb., 50 cts.- 3 lbs $1 (III 

 post-paid; quart, 25 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; % bus., $1.25; bus., $2.25; 2 bus! 

 sack, $1.00. 



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SELF-HUSKING CORN. 



FOR THE WONDERFUL FLOUR CORN, 



A CORN THAT MAKES FLOUR AS GOOD AS WHEAT, 



SEE SPECIALTIES FOR 1887. 



MAMMOTH RUSSIAN 



THE BLACK GIANT 

 SUNFLOWER. — This 

 magnificent Sunflower 

 produces even larger 

 heads than the Mam- 

 moth Russian. Every 

 raiser of poult ry, wheth- 

 er for pleasure or profit, 

 needs at least a few 

 plants of this variety, 

 for as a poultry food, it 

 can be used most profita- 

 bly. Seeds are short, un- 

 usually plump and tilled 

 full of meat, while on 

 account of t lie thinness 

 of the shell, it is at once 

 more easily eaten by the 

 fowls than other varie- 

 ties. Another good qual- 

 ity Is that the seeds are 

 held very tightly in the 

 flower, and are not as 

 easily shelled or as read- 

 ily eaten by birds as 

 other sorts. Few fully 

 appreciate the value of 

 Sunflower seed as a food 

 for poultry. There is 

 nothing more healthy 

 or that will so cheaply 

 increase egg production. 

 Pkt., 15 cts.; pint, 50 cts., 

 post-paid. 



MAMMOTH RUS- 

 SIAN SUNFLOWER 



This is one of the best egg- 

 producing foods known 

 for poultry, keeping them 

 in fine condition and 

 largely increasing the 

 supply of eggs. It can 

 be sown any time up to 

 the middle of July. It 

 should be grown by every 

 poultry breeder, who has 

 the opportunity to raise 

 only a few staiks even. 

 It may be set in any soil 

 where other fruits and 

 vegetables can not be con- 

 veniently raised, or any- 

 where where the soil is 

 not easily cultivated. 

 The flowers are double 

 the size of the common 

 variety, and as a bearer 

 it far excels the latter. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 35 cts.; 

 qt., fiO cts., post-paid ; by 

 sunflower, express, $1.25 per peck. 



WELCOME OATS. 



Nothing like them ever seen before In Productiveness, Weight 

 or Fine Appearance. No oat has ever been so extensively advertised 

 as Welcome, nor been distributed more extensively in all sections of the 

 country. Weighing as high as 50 lbs. per level bushel, it surpasses all 

 others, while it is also remarkably productive, over 10 bushels having 

 been grown In 1883 from -Z ozs. of seed. It is unusually handsome, 

 straw standing almost (i ft., and I have 

 seen heads over 24 Ins. in length. The 

 grain is very large and handsome, very 

 <V*v plum]) and full, with thin, white, close-fit- 

 ting husk. The Welcome Onts stool 

 heavily, with strong, straight straw of 

 good height, stand up well, and crowned 

 with long, beautiful, branching, well-filled 

 heads; with good cultivation, they will 

 yield SO to 125 legal bushels per acre'; this 

 may seem almost h< j ond belief, but will 

 be easily understood when it is considered 

 that each measured bushel weighs more 

 i Jin ii one and one-half bushels of any 

 ordinary oats. 



I offer direct headquarters stock ; 

 don't be led to purchase, by reason of low 

 prices, spurious seed, but obtain the gen- 

 uine of MAi'LE, of Philadelphia. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; Hi., 50 cts.: 3 lbs.. SI. no, postpaid; 

 peck. .VI cts.; bus., $1.50; 10 bus.. S12.50. 



WHITE BELGIAN OATS. — Pound 

 after five years trial to hold its own in all 

 sections of the country, and warranting 

 me in stating I consider it, next to Wel- 

 come, THE BEST OAT IN CULTIVA- 

 TION. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.00, 

 post-paid. By express or freight, peck, 

 50 cts.; bus., $1.25; 10 bus.. $11.00. 



PEERLESS WHEAT. 

 I regret to say that my grower has al- 

 lowed his crop of Peerless Wheat to become 

 badly mixed, so that I will have no seed to 

 offer my customers this year. 



This cut represents a single stool of Saskatchewan 

 Fife Wheat. 

 SASKATCHEWAN FIFE WHEAT. 



This new Spring wheat is considered in the 

 Northwest, the best No. 1 Hard Amber Wheat, and 

 the most valuable for milling. Mr. E. D. Bowen, one 

 oflhcbest posted wheat men In Minnesota, thus re- 

 ports concerning this now famous variety for the 

 benefit of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce: 

 " After the most thorough examination of it, I 

 would recommend it to the consideration of this 

 Chamber for their endorsement for the following 

 reasons: 1st. Its Purity ; 2d. Its Th RIOTTNESS OF 

 Growth; 3d. Eari.iness of Maturity; Itli. Its PrOIiXFICNESS. The 

 beads were filled clear to the very tips, while the berry was remarkably 

 large and plump. I should Judge that the yield would be twice that of 

 common Scotch Fife grown side by side with it. Its general dissemi- 

 nation would be an untold blessing to both farmers and millers." 



Having secured a limited supply of this profitable variety, I take Plea- 

 sure in offering it to mv customers as follows: Lb., 50 cts.; 8 lbs., 81.00, 

 postpaid. Pkt., 10 els.: ib., 50 cts.; 3 lbs., S1.00, post-paid. Peck, $1.00; 

 bus., $3.00. 



Early Amber Sugar Cane. — Sorghum raising has unquestionably 

 greatly increased during t no last few years. Tills is the best and most 

 profitable variety I know of. Pkt.. 10 cts.; %'lb., 25 CtS.; lb., 40 cts., post- 

 paid ; 10 lbs., by express, 75 cts.; 50 lbs., $2.50. 



I can also at all times furnish many other varieties of Field 

 Seeds not given in this Catalogue. Write for what you 

 want, and I will be pleased to quote prices. 



