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FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS 
Farni and Field Seed Department 
QUALITY FAR ABOVE ANY LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED 
STATES OR CANADA 
LOOK! 
Farmers and 
Planters who re- 
quire large quan- 
tities of field 
seeds, please mall 
us a list of your 
actual require- 
ments and we will 
take pleasure in 
making you spe- 
cial prices. 
BROMUS INERMIS 
BROMUS INERMUS 
Drought-defying, frost-resisting; yields enormous crops 
of splendid hay and affords early and abundant pasturage. 
Adapts itself to almost every condition of soil and climate 
to which grasses may be put. equaling in quality and 
rivaling in yield almost any other grass. It is an abun- 
dant producer of leaves and is much relished as pasture 
and hay. It is about equally nutritious with timothy. 
Sow in spring, 20 pounds per acre. Va Ibnshel, 40 cents; 
\i bnshel, 70 cents; H bushel, $1.30; bushel (14 lbs.), 
82 50 
FANCY RED TOP— Solid or Hulled Seed 
Ye bushel, 40 cents; 14 bushel, 70 cents; ^ bushel, 
$1.30; bushel (14 pounds), $2.50. 
ENGLISH, OR PERENNIAL, RYE GRASS 
One of the best and most nutritious grasses for perma- 
nent meadows and pasture. Endures close cropping, and 
recovers quickly after cutting. Does best in strong, rich 
soils, 14 pounds per bushel. bushel, 30 cents; % 
bushel, 50 cents; H bushel, 8S cents; bushel, $1.45. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS, SUPERIOR 
One of the first grasses to start in the spring. Much 
relished by all kinds of stocic, and succeeds on a great 
variety of soils, particularly on rich, moist lands. Fancy 
cleaned seed (14 pounds per bushel, '/s bushel, 35 cents; 
% bushel, 60 cents; Yz bushel, $1.10; bushel, $2.00. 
MILLET, TRUE TENNESSEE GERMAN OR GOLDEN 
GERMAN, OR GOLDEN, MILLET 
German Millet is very sweet, palatable, and when fed 
to dairy cows produces a large amount of milk. On good 
rich soil it grows 4 to 5 feet high. It is very tender if 
cut at the right stage, which is when it is in full bloom. 
About three-fourths of a bushel of seed is sown to the 
acre. A good yield is from three to five tons of hay to 
the acre. Ya bushel, 30 cents; % bushel, 50 cents; ^ 
bushel, 95 cents; bushel (50 pounds), $1.75. 
BROOM CORN 
IMPROVED SUPERIOR EVERGREEN 
The best variety for general cultivation on account of 
color and quality of brush. Ripens early. Grows about 
8 to 10 feet high. Brush good length, fine and straight. 
% bushel, 35 cents! 'A bushel. 55 cents; Yi bushel, 95 
cents; bushel, (46 lbs.) $1.75. 
BUCKWHEAT 
GIANT JAPANESE 
The greatest buckwheat in the world. Has all the 
valuable characteristics of the Japanese buckwheat, and 
in addition is earlier and will yield at least a fourth more 
Der acre. Don't fail to include this in your . order. 
Ye bushel, 35 cents; i/4 bushel, 60 cents; ^ bushel, $1.10; 
bushel (48 lbs.), $2.00. 
HUNGARIAN GRASS 
% bushel, 25 cents; !4 bushel, 45 cents; K bushel, 80 
cents; bushel (48 pounds), $1.50. 
HOME GROWN RE-CLEANED 
TIMOTHY 
As a crop for hay, timothy is probably unsurpassed by 
any other grass. It is greatly relished by all kinds of 
stock, especially horses. It yields more nutritive matter 
than any other grass or forage plant. Yr bushel, 60 cents; 
Yi bushel, $1.10; 14 bushel, $2.00; bushel (45 lbs.), $3.85. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO EVERY BUYER OF 
FIELD SEEDS 
Prices on all farm seeds are subject to change without notice. 
If prices are lowrer the day your order is received, 
more seed will be added; if higher, the amount will be de- 
creased. Safest Way. — Write us your quantity require- 
ments, give varieties, and we will quote you lowest mar- 
ket price by return mail, submitting samples for your ap- 
proval^ 
AMBER SUGAR CANE 
Northern Grown 
Sugar Cane 
SUGAR CANE 
CONDON'S IMPROVED EARLY AMBER 
Plant a fourth bushel of seed to the acre. The best variety for 
making sorghum syrup. Successfully grown even in our extreme 
northern latitudes. Not only is it valuable for fodder and pasture 
purposes, but it makes high-grade cane syrup or soighum. 
For fodder, dairymen find that the cows will give more and richer 
milk from its use, and it is claimed that as high as 50 tons of green 
fodder have been grown per acre. It can be cut several times during 
the season, if not allowed to get too high, and makes a good, sweet 
hay. Sow one to two bushels per acre if sown for pasture and fodder 
purpose, and 'A to 'A bushel per acre if sown for syrup. It is a 
profitable crop also to grow for the seed, which is also excellent for 
feeding poultry. Ys bushel, 30 cents; Y* bushel, 50 cents; ^ bushel, 
90 cents; bushel (50 pounds), $1.65. 
TIMOTHY 
Northern Grown 
