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FARM 



(continued.) 



cow PEAS. 



THE GREAT SOIL ENRICHER. 



MAKES POOR LAND RICH, 

 MAKES GOOD LAND BETTER. 



Prices on Application, 



There is no surer or cheai'er 

 means of improving' poor soil than 

 by sowing- Cow Peas. Nitrogen or 

 ammonia in commercial fertilizers 

 is valued at fifteen cents per 

 pound. The Cow Pea, to a greater 

 extent than any other leg'uminious 

 crop, has the power to extract this 

 costly nitrogen or ammonia from 

 the atmosphere. 



Black Cow I»ea.— This is 

 quicker to mature than the Black 

 Eye Pea, and is better adapted for 

 late planting or for growing in dis- 

 tricts further North than Virginia. 

 It is a splendid land impraver and 

 most valuable as a forage crop, 

 making an enormous yield of rich, 

 nutritious feed. Sow in May or 

 June at the rate of one and a half 

 bushels per acre. 



Black Eye Cow I*ea.— 



The Black Eye Peas are verj' pro- 

 lific and bring a good price on our 

 market. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS. 



These are a most popular and satisfactory forage 

 and hay crop. Sown in February, March or April, 

 with a small quantity of oats, they make a larg-e 

 yielu of forage, greatly relished by all kinds of 

 stock. Cures easily, making a splendid hay. 



Sow one to one and a half bushels per acre broad- 

 cast with half bushel of oats. Cut for hay before 

 the Peas mature, jrer peck, 40 cents; bushel, about 

 $1.25. Write for special prices if a quantity is re- 

 quired. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE is considered indispensa- 

 ble by the sheep and cattle farmers of Great Bri- 

 tain, and is fast coming into use in this country on 

 account of its rapid growth, being ready to feed in 

 ten weeks from sowing, and producing twenty-five 

 to thirty tons of green forage to the acre. It grows 

 to a height of three feet and covers the surface 

 so densely as to smother out all weeds and to kill 

 quack and other objectionable grasses. It can be 

 sown all through the season, being perfectly hardy, 

 withstands drought, and will produce a crop in any 

 soil by sowing broadcast at the rate of five pounds 

 to the acre, or in drills or rows two feet apart at the 

 rate of three pounds per acre. While unequaled as 

 a pasture for sheep, as &, fattening food for all 

 kinds of live stock, it is without a rival in point of 

 cheapness or effectiveness. Pound, by mail, 20 

 cents; by express or freight, 5 pounds, 50 cents; 50 pounds 

 and over, 8 cents per pound. 



If wanted by mail, add 8 cents per pound for 

 postage. 



KAFFIR CORN. 



(Red or White.) 



One of the best things offered of late years for a 

 forage plant. The heads contain small white seeds 

 which make an excellent flour. They are greedily 

 eaten by horses and cattle, and make excellent food 

 for poultry, either fed in the grain or ground and 

 cooked. Use four to five pounds to acre. Pound, 

 10 cents; 10 pounds, 75 cents; 100 pounds, $5.00, 



OATS. 



(Thirty-two pounds to the bushel.) 



CIjYDESDALE.— A very early and productive 

 variety of extraordinary weight. 



Per bushel, (32 lbs.) $1.00. 



WHITE RUSSIAN.— per bushel, 90 cents. 



WELCOME.— An excellent variety, very produc- 

 tive and heavy. 



Per bushel, (32 lbs.) 80 cents. 



CHOICE BLACK OATS. 



Per busiiel, (32 lbs.) 75 cents. 



GOOD SEED OATS,— At market prices. 



WINTER OATS, 



These are quite distinct from Spring Oats, and 

 are now being quite largely grown in Southern 

 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland 

 and Virginia. They are sown in the fall. 



At Market Prices. 



SEED BUCKWHEAT. 



JAPANESE.— The plants are large and vigorous, 

 maturing their seed early, and resisting drought 

 and blight remarkably well, while the grain is 

 much larger and at the same time has a thinner 

 hull than the common or the Silver Hull. Owing to 

 its branching character, only one-half the seed is 

 required per acre, while the straw is much stiffer 

 and stands up better. We recommend this espe- 

 cially for well-drained or sandy land, and the dry 

 climate of the Western plains. 



At Market Prices. 



SILVER HULL.— This improved variety is much 

 better than the old sort. It is in bloom longer, ma- 

 tures sooner, and yields double the quantity per 

 acre. The husk is thinner, the corners less promi- 

 nent, and the grain of a beautiful light grey color. 

 At Market Prices. 



FLAX SEED. 



I^b> lo cts. 6 lbs. 25 cts. Bu- $2.00. 



FI^AX-SEEO ]»IHAI^.— For horses and cattle. 



10 cts. per lb. 6 lbs. 25 cts. In quantities 

 at market prices. 



EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE. 



Tne saccharine matter of this early and pro- 

 ductive variety is of the first quality, and produces 

 a fine sugar or syrup. It grows ten or twelve feet 

 high, and yields large crops of fodder, which is 

 relished by all kinds of stock. It will produce two 

 cuttings during the summer. Culture same as 

 corn. Sow three or four quarts per acre. 



Pound, by mail, 30 cents; peck, 1.00 cents; bushel, of 56 

 pounds, $3.50. 



NEW BEARDLESS SPRING 

 BARLEY. 



The earliest barley known; if sown about the 

 20th of March, will ripen about the 28th of June. 

 The straw is about the height of the common bar- 

 ley, but better, and will stand up on any land. Sow 

 as early as you can; frost does not hurt it. Being 

 beardless, it handles as easy as oats, and makes a 

 stronger feed. 



Price, (postpaid)— Lb. 30 cts. 3 lbs. 50 cts. By Express 

 or Freight-- Peck, 40 cts. Bu. $1.35. 



SPECIAL PRICES TO GARDENERS AND FARMERS, IN liARGE QUANTITIES. 



