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G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Desirable Grasses and Clover Seeds 



Timothy 



FOR THE FARM 

 Prices Subject to Market Changes— "Write for I,atest Quotations. 



Perennial Rye Grass ^^e'/.-^Xwe 



for permanent pasture, in mixture with other pasture 

 grasses. 1^2 to 2 bushels per acre. Bushel, 24 lbs. 



iPhleum pratense) A field and no: a 

 pasture grass as i: will not endure 

 close and fre<iuent cropping; but for a hav crop on 

 strong soils it will produce more than any other 

 sort. to bushel per acre. Bushel, 45 pounds. 



(TDactylis glomerata) One 

 of the Terr best pasture 

 grasses, as i: is esceedins'lv palatable to stock, and 

 will endure a gCK>i deal of cropping, l--^ to 2 bushels 

 per acre. Bushel, 14 pounds 



Is the mos 

 nutritious. 



nardy and valuable of all northern grasses. For 

 meadow or pasture, sow about 2S pounds per acre. 

 Sow early in the spring or in October or November. 

 Bushel, 14 pounds. 



Orchard Grass 



Kentucky Blue Grass 



German, or Golden Millet ^t^^^ 



forage plan:, proline in stalk and grain; 50 pounds 

 to an acre. Bushel. 50 pounds, 



Rf^H Tnn Pfinr\/ ^Cleaned from chaff* 

 tXea 1 OPf rancy it is a good, perma 

 nent grass, standing our climate well and makes good 

 pasture when fed close. Is valuable for low, wet 

 meadows, producing a large return in good hay. Sow 

 in spring and fall, eight to ten pounds per acre. 

 Bushel, 14 pounds. 



Clover Seeds 



Special quotations for large quantities. 



Medium Rfd Trifonum pretense Excel- 

 ifiCUlUlll r\CU i^^. foj. pasrare or hay: valu- 

 able as a rtT-r: mantire, and should be in all grass 

 mixrures. E .ri: ::> ten pounds per acre when sown 

 alone. Markr: crii-e. 



Alsike, or Swedish ^^fvli^- rS.'mSSi 



sr.il. I>:.es Ec: ^/.--^^i ca high dry lands. Six lbs., 

 per acre. Mar>^: 



Scarlet, orCrimsonl^'-^.. 



en^iiage I: a- a-rial and nius: be s:.wn every 

 year, improves worn out and poor soils, and is the 

 cheapest and best fertilizer. Being a winter crop it 



should be sown in August and September. Sotv 10 to 

 15 pounds per acre. Bushel. 60 pounds. Market price. 



'Medicago sativa). 

 Where this suc- 

 Le mos: valuable of all the clovers; re- 

 zne, mellow, deep soil. Sow 20 lbs., to 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne 



Mammoth Red 



pratensel. Used 

 ::r plowing under 

 for niannre. Br :iid:c:ous use esnausted lands can 

 be reclaimed, as it will grow where common clover 

 will fail. Eight pounds to the acre. Market price. 

 W^hltP 'Trifollum repens'. Valuable to mix with 

 rr iiii^ lawn grass: should be in every mixture 

 for permanent pasture. Market price. 



Miscellaneous Farm Seeds 



Cow Peas 



Throughouf the south this pea has always been val- 

 uable for the improvement of the soil, "being :o the 

 south what clover is to the n :r:h^ Tli- =-ei is 

 ground and used for cattle Tne .:n; and 



leaves make exr-ellen: f-^ai-r :ea r:een, I: is 



also highly : : :a:nvi e ^ : : : -:>:;; ::t ~nen niixea in 

 silo with green . . a =::.;as. In "_e n:::n i: i> - 

 sidered super::-: :t :i:~er ::: -;:~:nr nnaer as a 

 preparation for wheat, a- i: :n':a:T- ^'l- nrst y~^ear 

 from seeding. Poor sanap s::! n:a- 'z- nraae into a 

 fertile loam by plowing und-r a ::cn or Cow Peas. 

 Plant seed in a thoroughly pulverized warm soil. If 

 wanted to plow under for manure, sow in drills one 

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

 three and one-half fee: apart and cultivate thoroughly. 



Early Amber Sorghum 



Fumishes>'a large yield of most nu:r::ive forage, 

 which can be fed ei:her green or cured, and will vield 

 two or three cuttings a year, stoolins out thicker each 

 rime it is cut. This saccharine matter is of the first 

 quality, and it ais: ::: luces a fine sngar or svrup. 

 It grows 10 to 12 :-e: high. Sow broadcast for for- 

 age at the rate :: 1 ::- l^-^ bushels per acre. When 



sown in drills, sow a: the rate of 1 peck per acre in 

 drills 3-2 to 4 feet apart. 



Buckwheat 



For a late summer crop. Buckwheat is very desir- 

 able and profitable, especially in mountainous sec- 

 tions. It is eariiv gr:- n, niaire? splendid fiower food 

 r:r bees and a large pieia :: grain, which can usually 

 be sold for reninneratiTr rr::e;, It is also valuable 

 for turning under a; an inirrt- er of the soil. Even 

 when grown for tire grain tr:;. Buckwheat is not 

 considered exhanstive to the soil. As a smothering 

 crop, where the land is full of ob:e;-ti:nable weeds, 

 it is very desirable, and it puts the soil in admirable 

 condition for any crop that is desired to succeed, it. 

 Sow at the rare of 1 bushel per acre broadcast in 

 June, July or in early Angus;. 



White Spring Oats 



Sow at the rate of 2 bnshels per acre in February. 

 March or April — the earii'^-r the better. Price of my 

 Trade-Mark Brand liheavlest and cleanest quality), 

 about i^l' c:s.. per bushel, bags included: choice qual- 

 ity of White Spring Oats, about 75 cts., per bushel, 

 bags included. Special prices on large lots. 



Cahoon Broadcast Seed Sower 



For Sowing Seed, Grain, Clover Seed, Etc. 



The best seeder manufactured, and sows all kinds of grain seeds, 

 etc., rapidly and evenly. A person entirely unused to seeding can, 

 by following the simple directions sent with machine, sow from four 

 to six acres an hour at a common walking gait. It sows more uni- 

 formly, and saves four-fifths in labor by its use. Every farmer should 

 have one of these sowers. Circulars giving full information and direc- 

 tions given with every machine. Price, $3.00. 



