FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS 53 
Farm and Field Seed Department 
QUALITY FAR ABOVE ANY LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF^THE UNITED 
STATES OR CANADA 
\^ OATS 
Improved 
Swedish Select 
Considered by many 
to be the most valu- 
able oats raised In the 
Northwest today. It 
is known under other 
names, such as King 
Oscar, Wisconsin No. 
4, etc. This was orig- 
inally quite a late oat 
made early by grow- 
ing it in the high alti- 
tude in which it was 
developed. It possess- 
es striking features, 
the grain is short, 
plump, white, and very 
heavy, under favora- 
ble conditions aver- 
aging about 40 pounds 
to the measured bush- 
el. Owing to its 
great root development 
it stands very high 
for its drought resist- 
ing qualities. At the 
Wisconsin Experiment 
Station it has stood at 
the head of the list for 
several years, having 
been distributed by 
that station as Wis- 
consin No. 4. Prof. 
Moore of Wisconsin 
says of the Swedish 
Oat, "The most satis- 
factory of all." Prof. 
Carleton of U. S. De- 
partment of Agricul- 
ture says: "Probably 
the best American 
Oat." Piof. Shepard 
of the South Dakota 
Station says. "They 
are the best drought 
resisters of all our 
new plants." 
The Swedish Oat 
lias been recommended 
by experiment station 
and others for all soils. 
We are not inclined to 
agree in this. Its habit 
of growth is so vlgor- 
, ous that on heavy 
soils it is likely to 
lodge. Our seed is of 
the genuine parent, 
highly perfected to in- 
sure you most bounti- 
ful harvest. Order 
earlv please. Stock 
limited. !4 bushel, 25 
cents; V4 bushel, 40 
cents; bushel, 60 
cents; bushel, (32 lbs.) 
95 cents; 2 to 10 bushels, at 90 cents per bushel. 
SILVER MINE OATS 
This oat has made for Itself a reputation as an extra- 
ordinary heavy and reliable yielder. It is very hardy and 
prolific and yields beautiful white kernels. Which are 
especially desired for the manufacture of rolled oats. Oat- 
meal Is becoming as staple in the United States as it is 
in Scotland and our mills are handicapped by their inabil- 
ity to obtain good oats. 
The heads are very large in proportion to its stiff, 
bright, clean straw. The spangle top heads, although long, 
are borne low down on the stalk, which seems to prevent 
lodging. bushel, 20 cents; !4 bushel, 35 cents; Va bushel, 
55 cents; bushel, (32 lbs), 85 cents; 2 to 10 bushels, 80 
cents per bushel. 
COW PEAS 
Wonderful Soil Improver 
Improved Whipporwill 
Make poor land rich, make good land more productive, 
enriching the soil even after crop is cut. Green crops 
plowed under are one of the best and cheapest ways of 
improving the soil. For this purpose the Cow Pea is ex- 
cellent, especially for a medium or light soil. They should 
be sown in May or June, at the rate oi Wi bushels to the 
acre, and plowed under as soon as they have attained their 
full growth. While this crop is very largely grown 
wherever known, with the results obtained from It, the 
wonder is that it is not grown ten 'times as much as at 
present. There is no surer or cheaper means of improving 
poor soil than bv sowing Cow Peas. 
cow PEAS FOR HAY. If planted early, say the middle 
of May, in the central corn belt section, a crop can be 
cut and cured for hay the same as clover, then the stubble 
in a short time will put on a new growth to be turned 
under in the fall as a fertilizer. 
We suggest sowing Sugar Cane with this crop, at the 
rate of one peck to one bushel of the Cow Peas per acre. 
The Sugar Cane holds the vines off the ground, causing 
a better growth. ^ bushel, 50 cents; Yn bushel, 90 cents; 
bushel, $1.70; 1 bushel, (56 lbs.), $3.25. 
SOJA OR SOY BEANS 
This valuable forage and fertilizing plant is similar to 
clover in its habits of growth, but produces pods filled 
with nutritious beans, relished by all kinds of stock. 
For pasturing or feeding as green fodder it is very val- 
uable, and nearly equal to clover for fertilizing. Because 
of its erect habit of growth, they are far easier to harvest 
and cure than the Cow Peas. A larger crop may be se- 
cured by planting and cultivating like corn, cutting with a 
corn binder and curing in shocks. Yi bushel, 50 cents; 
Yi, bushel, 95 cents; Y% bushel, $1.80; bushel, (50 lbs.), $3.50. 
Write Jas. C. Wilson, Secretary Department of Agri- 
culture, Washington, D. C. for free Farmers' Bulletin 
No, 80 on Soy Beans. 
ORCHARD GRASS 
stands a drouth well and grows vigorously In the shade 
of trees and thrives well in poor soil. Sow at the rate of 
three bushels per acre. Yi bushel, 35 cents; Yi bushel, 65 
cents; Yi bushel, $1.20; bushel, (14 lbs.), $2.25. 
Write for Free Samples of Farm and Field Seeds. 
Free for the asking. 
CONDON'S "VELVET GREEN" LAWN 
GRASS SEED 
contains only the highest grade of grasses suitable for the 
purpose of making a beautiful, durable, lasting lawn. Our 
Lawn Grass Seed germinates quickly, roots deeply. This 
enables it to withstand the Intense heat of summer and 
the hard cold of winter, showing a beautiful, rich green 
from snow to snow. It contains no annual gi'asses for 
making a quick show, to the detriment of the permanent 
lawn, but has only those which are lasting and hardv. 
When a lawn is once established from our seed, it lasts 
for years. From six to eight weeks' time is all that is 
required to form a close, thick turf of rich velvety green. 
One pound sows 300 square feet very nicely. For a perfect 
and enduring lawn' of closely Interwowen, firm, elastic 
turf, which will flourish under varied conditions of soil and 
climate, and show a luxuriant growth throughout the yar 
plant Condon's Velvet Green Lawn Grass Seed. 5 pounds, 
$1.00; 10 pounds, $1.90; 25 pounds, $4.50; 50 to 100 pound 
lots at $17.00 per 100 pounds; single pound, postpaid, 28c. 
SHADY PLACE MIXTURE 
On nearly all lawns there are shaded, bare and un- 
sightly spots, on which the owners have difhcultv In get- 
ting a stand of grass. For such places this m'ixture Is 
adapted. It Is composed of grasses which naturally grow 
in shaded places. They are the finest and most costly of 
all grasses. 5 pounds, $1.25; 10 pounds, $2.35; 25 pounds, 
$5.75; 50 to 100 pound lots at $22.00 per 100 pounds; single 
pounds, postpaid, 35 cents. 
