PRICES QUOTED ON FARfl SEEDS. 

 By the pound include the prepayment of 

 postage by us. Farm Seeds by the peck, 

 bushel or bag, we do not deliver free, but 

 are sent by express or freight, customers 

 paying transportation charges, in ail cases 

 we secure the cheapest rates, making no 

 charge for packing, cartage, bags or delivery 

 to any railroad station or express office in 

 St. Paul. 



MARKET CHANQES. Owing to the unsteady condition 

 ©f the markets this season, prices are constantly changing. 

 The prices given here are those ruling at the time when 

 this catalogue was published, Jannary ist. Should our 

 prices on any item seem high, we would consider it a 

 favor if our customers in making up their order for Farm 

 Seeds in large quantities would write us, and we will be 

 pleased to quote prices ruling at the time received, or we 

 will fill all orders at lowest market prices, as it is our inten- 

 tion to meet the competition of all reliable firms. 



NOTE. — We pay particular attention to 

 this department of our business. These 

 seeds are selected with special reference to 

 their quality. Customers may rely on our 

 exertions to furnish all seeds fresh, pure 

 and free from noxious or foreign seed. The 

 seed we offer is all re=cl,eaned by the best 

 up=to=date machinery. 



Australian Salt 

 Bush. 



A Forage Plant »or Alkali Soils, 

 and for Regions Subject to Periodic 

 Drought. (See Cut.) This is a 

 tnost wonderful forage plant, as 

 it will grow freelj' in arid and al- 

 Icali lands that will produce no 

 other vegetation, yielding a niar- 

 velously liberal foliage which is 

 eagerly eaten by all kinds of stock. 

 It is of creeping habit. Prom 20 

 to 30 tons of green fodder have 

 laeen harvested from one acre. It 

 has further been proven that after 

 three or four crops have been 

 grown on alkali land the soil is 

 then capable of producing any 

 other vegetation. In manj' sec- 

 tions of the states this is in itself 



of priceless value. This plant has been very extensively 

 tried at the California Experimental Station, where single 

 plants, grown on the poorest alkali ground, have reached 

 a, diameter of 16 feet in one season. One pound of Seed, 

 will sow an acre. It grows readily from seed and requires 

 -no cultivation. Pkt. loc, oz. 2oc, i=4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.35; post= 

 paid, 10 lbs. $12.00. 



ARTICHOKE ROOTS. 



fiianf Wllif^* (See cut.) The greatest hog food 

 YTllIL-C;. known, attracting much atten- 

 tion on account of their great fattening properties (over 

 one thousand bushels having been grown on one acre.) 



Thev need not be dug in the fall; the hogs should be turned 

 otv them, and will help themselves by rooting for them.. 

 They are also said to be a preventive of hog cholera and 

 other diseases; highly recommended for milk cows, increas- 

 ing tlie vield of milk. Three to five bushels will plant an acre. 

 Thev may be planted same as potatoes. Plant in April or 

 May, in rows 3 feet apart, and 2 feet apart in the row,, 

 and cover about 2 inches deep. Lb. 30c, 4 lbs. $1.00, by mail 

 postpaid; pk. soc, bu .$1.50, bbl. of 3 bu. (enough for 

 acre) $3 50 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Japanese, 11 



The most productive 

 and profitable variety 

 in cultivation. 

 Prom % bushel of 

 seed sown a crop 

 of 40 bushels has 

 been harvested. 

 Ln color the grain 

 is a rich, dark 

 brown. Flour 



AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. 



ARTICHOKE, GIANT WHITE. 



BUCKWHEAT JAPANESE 



from Japanese buckwheat is 

 fully equal in quality to that 

 from any other variety. It 

 ripens a week earlier than Sil- 

 ver Hull, and yields two or 

 three times as much. Excellent 

 for bees. Lb 25c, postpaid; pk. 

 soc ,bu Si. 25, 2 1=2 bu. $2.90. 



Silver Hull. 



An old standard sort that ri- 

 pens early and is a laeavy yiel- 

 der on all kinds of soils; seldom 

 affected by drought. The berry 

 is of a light, silver gray color. 

 The flour is whiter and more 

 lutrltious than that made of 

 Che common sorts. Lb. 2sc, 

 postpaid; pk. soc, bu. $1.25,2 1-2 

 bu. $2 90. by express or freight. 



NorthvilleS. D., reports 240 bushels 

 of Manshury Barley on 5 acres. The 

 heads are long, filled with plump ker- 

 nels, and the straw is extra strong. 

 It is a six rowed variety, and, tested- 

 with other sorts sold at high prices, 

 it has outyielded all of them, and we 

 believe it the very best sort that can 

 be grown for general crop. It seems 

 to succeed on all kinds of soils, but 

 tests show that it gives the best 

 results on lands that are more sandy 

 and much lighter than those adapted 

 for wheat. It ripens very early, gen- 

 erally a week or ten days ahead of 

 the common six rowed variety, and 

 is consequently exceedingly desirable 

 for the Northern states. It is 

 superior to any other variety for malt- 

 ing, and is consequently always 

 in demand and invariably brings a 

 high price. Sow 2% bushels to the 

 acre. Lb. 2sc, postpaid; pk. 40c, , 1>u. 



Si. 10, 5 bu. or over$i.oo. 

 per bu. by exp. or freight. 



New Beard- 

 I less Barley. 



' The earliest barley 

 known; if sown the 

 twentietli of March will 

 . ripen about the tvventy- 

 - eight of June; straw 

 same length as common 

 barley, will stand up 

 on any land; has pro- 

 duced 80 bushels per 



. acre. Sow as early as 



you can, frost will not hurt it. 

 It is beardless, handles as easy as 

 oats, and makes a stronger feed. 

 Lb. 20c, postpaid; pk. 40c, bu. $1.25, S 

 bu or over Si. 10 per bu. by express or 

 freight 



Highland Chief Bar= 



IgV tiew and distincttwo rowed 

 • variety. A very robust, vig- 

 orous grower. Straw strong, up- 

 right; yields from 50 to 60 bushels 

 per acre; usually weighs over 50 

 pounds to the measured bushel. 

 Less liable to be damaged by wet 

 than other kinds. 



Lb. 20c, postpaid; pk. 40c, bu $1.25, 

 5 bu. or over $1.10 per bu. by express 

 or freight. 



Manshury Barley. 



THE HEAVY CROPPING MAN= 

 SHURY BARLEY. 

 The famous variety so highly re- 

 commended by Prof. Henry, of the 



Wisconsin Agricultural College. 

 We believe' no variety ever in- 

 troduced has given such perfect 

 satisfaction in all parts of the 

 country as Manshury Barley Pro- 

 fessor Henry says in his report 

 that Manshury still haads the list 

 in productiveness. Yields of from 

 50 to 60 (li; 

 bushels 

 per acre 

 are often 

 reported. 

 A leading 

 farmer of 



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MANSHURY. 



