As my wife remarked the other day, "it's a pity more women raising families dont raise vegetables" 



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Maule's Field and Grain Seeds 



Mammoth Russian Sunflower. 



S56 Mammoth Russian 



Flowers 18 to 20 inches in diameter. Very 

 showy, but mostly grown for the large amount 

 of seed produced. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 35 cts.; 

 qt., 40 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, qt., 30 cts.; pk. t 

 85 cts.; bn, (35 lbs. i, $3.00. 



Sunflower 



Sunflower seed is one of the best egg produc- 

 ing foods for poultry; the leaves make excellent 

 fodder, being relished by all kinds of stock. 

 The seed is a good food for hogs, and yields 

 a fine quality of oil. The stalks, which grow 

 very large, make excellent fire wood. It can 

 be sown any time before the middle of July. 

 Plant in hills, allowing 3 to 4 plants to each hill, 

 to 4 feet apart each way; or In drills, 6 quarts 

 will sow an acre. Cultivate the same as corn. 



855 Black Giant 



This magnificent sunflower produces even 

 larger heads than the Mammoth Russian, pro- 

 ducing more seed per acre than any other 

 variety. The seeds are short, plump, well filled 

 with meat, and have a thin shell. Specimens 

 have been grown measuring 6 feet in circum- 

 ference. It is something wonderful and is 

 extremely profitable to grow. An acre is good 

 in which to let hogs and cattle run in summer 

 for shade and nourishment if not wanted for 

 seed. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; 

 quart, 50 cents, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not px-epaid, quart, 40 cents; 

 : peck, $1.00; bushel (35 lbs.), $3.50. 



Inoculate Vetch with Farmogerm 



This remarkable grain partakes somewhat of the nature of wheat 

 and somewhat of the nature of barley. It has been grown for centuries 

 fin Russia, near the Caspian Sea. It was recently brought to this coun- 

 try by an emigrant, and has already attracted very wide attention on 

 account of its merits. The grain is intermediate between wheat and 

 4>arley. The chaff adheres to the grain when threshed, and is fed in 

 that condition to stock. It is adapted for milling purposes, as well as 



Speltz orEmme r 



A Wonderful Grain 

 and Forage Plant 



for feeding, making a grade somewhat similar to rye. The straw resem- 

 bles wheat straw. It grows large crops — 40 to 80 bushels per acre — on 

 comparatively poor soil, and it is said to give full double the crop of 

 bariey. It resists drought successfully, and is adapted to Northern 

 latitudes. Sow in the spring or in the fall at the rate of two bushels 

 per acre. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 30 cts.; 3 pounds, 75 cts., post- 

 paid. By ex. or fgt., not prepaid, pk., 75 cts.; bu. (40 lbs.), $3.50. 



JAPANESE t!i BUCKWHEAT. 



789 Japanese Buckwheat 



The best and most profitable variety. From 

 y„ bushel of seed sown a crop of 40 bushels has 

 been harvested. Flour is superior to that from 

 any other variety. Ripens early. Sow % bushel 

 in drills or 1 bushel broadcast to an acre. Pkt.. 

 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 

 »i.00; bushel, $3.50; 10 bushels, $34.00. 



783 White Hulless Barley 



Grows 2% feet high. Heads well filled; beard- 

 less. Plump, heavy kernels, which are hulless 

 when threshed. Ripens early and yields well. 

 Sow broadcast 2 to 2% bushels to the acre. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 Beck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50; 3 bus., $6.75. 



THOUSAND HEADED KALE. 



83i Thousand Headed Kale 



Belongs to the cabbage family. It produces 

 plants growing :l to 4 leet high, covered with 

 large leaves which form small heads. It is a 

 heavy cropper. Animals, especially sheep, eat 

 it greedily. Hardy and will thrive on most 

 any soil. Sow the seed in rows or broadcast, 

 using 2 pounds of seed per acre. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 



787 Imp. Evergreen Broom Corn 



The best. Brush firm, of good length and 

 bright green color. Sow in drills, using 10 to 12 

 pounds seed to the acre. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 30 

 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, pk., $1.35; bu.', $1.00. 



849 Spring Rye 



Used with profit as a catch crop where grain 

 has winter killed. Quite commonly employed 

 within recent years. Sow 1% to 2 bushels to 

 the acre. Pkt., 10c; lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 75c, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 

 paid, peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50. 



863 Marquis Spring Wheat 



A wonderful new -variety which has become 

 very popular and met with wide spread inter- 

 est. It is remarkably early and exceedingly 

 productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 

 75 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 I not prepaid, pk., $1.35; bu., $4.00. 



860 Hairy or Winter Vetch 



This useful plant (vicia villosa) is noted for 

 Its extreme hardiness. As a winter cover crop, 

 to prevent leaching, as well as for forage and 

 fertilizing purposes, it 

 is one of the best. If 

 sown in September it 

 will make excellent 

 forage the following 

 spring. The top 

 is small and 

 conspicuous 

 the start, 

 the root sys- 

 tem is ex- 

 tensive 

 from the be- 

 ginning. 

 The plant i 

 valuable nit 

 gen gather 

 Forage yiel 

 1% to 4 tons j 

 acre. Excelle 

 for dairy stoi 

 and for poult: 

 pasturage. U 

 1% bushels 

 seed per acr 

 or 1 bushel 

 vetch and 

 bushel of 

 rve. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; 

 lb., 45 cts.; 

 3 lbs. ,$1.35 

 pos t paid. 

 liy exp. or 

 frgt., not 

 p r e p a 1 d , 

 peck, (15 

 lbs.) $4.00; 

 bushel, (60 

 lbs.)$15.00. 



HAIRY OR WINTER VETCH. 



86i Spring Vetch 



This vetch (vicia saliva) is not hardy and 

 must, therefore, be sown in the spring during 

 May or June. It possesses the same desirable 

 features as the Winter Vetch. Use l 1 ^ bushels 

 per acre alone, or with spring wheat, spring rye 

 or oats for support. Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c^ 3 lbs., 

 $1.00, postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, pk., $3.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.00. 



